fujitasenpai

I own a 2013 iMac with a 32GB RAM and an HDD.  In my country the Apple distributor doesn't stock any SSD iMacs or the higher spec ones, so I had no choice.

After so many OS upgrades it has become really slow to work with design softwares so last year I upgraded it to SSD,  and it's fast like a totally brand new machine. I love that I can at least squeeze another 3+ years of life to it, not because of the money (the machine has pretty much paid for itself already), but because I don't have to throw away a perfectly good machine every 5-6 years because it slowed down to a crawl. It's just better for the environment.

When the new apple chip macs hit it's 2nd generation in 2023, and everything's stable I'll upgrade. I don't know if 7 years after that a storage drive faster than the SSD will be available, but I'd definitely love the option to be able to upgrade it so that we can use the machine longer and create less electronic wastes.

JWSC said:

So genius, tell me how easy it was to move manufacturing to China under Deng Xiaoping starting in the early ‘80s, when China had zero infrastructure to begin with? If they coyuld do that, I struggle to see why the reverse could not happen.

mobird said:

What drives did you populate the +918 with and what configuration are you using (Raid, etc.)?

Did you install any SATA M.2. SSD'S?

I populate the 918+ with Seagate Ironwolf 4TB HDDs, and I use the Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) to give me a fault tolerance of 2 drives. This effectively gives me 7.27TB of space, which is quite enough for my needs in a distant future. 

I didn't install any M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD because when I researched it, most people said that it will not increase performance.

I must add that during working hours there are usually 3 computers connected to the NAS working on different files and so far I have never seen any slowdowns, so I'm quite happy with this solution.

mobird said:

For the regulars here on AI and the drive by visitors, do you back up and what is your method?

I'm a graphic designer. I saved all my projects data on a Synology DS918+ and always work off it directly thru LAN. I use Cloud Sync on the Synology to create an exact copy to a Dropbox account. I also use Carbon Copy Cloner on my mac to create another copy of the data to a portable drive.

My clients files are very important for my work, so if something bad happens (data corruption, fire, floor or anything), I hope my data are protected.