Make Your iMac Blazingly Fast with This!

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Ditch your iMac’s Fusion drive and add a NVMe M.2 drive instead. This will greatly speed up your iMac! In this video, I discuss why I did so, how you can do this upgrade for yourself, and what to look out for during your attempt.
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@VictorMendezuBetchya 2 жыл бұрын

For some people who have commented facing some slow drive issues. Definitely make sure that your Evo SSD is update to date with the latest firmware with Samsung. YES, you will need a PC with an available M.2 slot in order to upgrade.

@peterscheepers5780

Thanks for this video, you are the first I have seen that actually shows the performance gain. I had similar results on my 2013 MacPro and some Macbooks but I have shied away of doing the iMac. I tried separating the fusion drive and use the original M2 SSD as a boot drive and sure got some performance gain, but not much more than using an external SSD via USB 3 or Thunderbolt as it is the SATA interface that limits the speed. But seeing your results I think I will do the operation as I also use a lot of VM’s.

@bernRA 2 жыл бұрын

i have a late 2013 iMac... and i got an external SSD. using USB. its actually sort of spectacular. ;) video was excellent, BTW.

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@apawstate 2 жыл бұрын

I did the upgrade on my 2013 iMac, replacing the 3 TB HDD portion of the Fusion drive with a 240 GB SSATA SDS. Once I did this, I had a still usable 120GB NVME drive (only the 3TB Fusion drive had this).

@carlosamon4243 Күн бұрын

Hello! I have a question. How will the iMac react if you replace the Fusion Drive ssd let’s say with a 256 gb ssd? Will it prioritize it or how can I ensure that the iMac uses this one and not the hhd like before. Is there any sense in replacing both with an ssd the hhd with a sata ssd and the pcie slot one with just a more capacity name ssd ? And how can I format the to work together for example if I would like to use the hhd or if I upgrade it the sata ssd to store Fotos but fotos only and the nvme ssd only for data and apps is there a way to achieve this or will the iMac just decide on its own where what will be stored. Thanks for the help. Great video btw.

@binodbasukala597

Great video but just noticed the sintech adapter in your description does not support samsung 970 evo plus. Have you had any issue. I am about to update my 2017 Imac and wish if you could share your thoughts on compatible NVME drive available in the market now.

@scottadams1119 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! However, given the extensive work required to replace the blade SSD, do you think it's really worth it when compared to simply replacing the spinning HDD with an appropriate SSD and using that in lieu of the Fusion drive setup? Replacing the HDD seems like a much easier process IF you don't require the added performance of the NVMe drive. Welcome your thoughts. Thanks and keep up the great work!

@wche9 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I've got the exact same 2017 5K iMac as you. Will the Crucial P2 NVME 1TB work running Mac OS?

@munlive5130 Жыл бұрын

Can I upgrade 2TB blade to late 2015 iMac 27 inch model?

@gianlucab9204 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Victor, what is the temperature of the NVME when it is quiet and under stress? do you need a heatsink?

@genem6380 3 жыл бұрын

Will my Late 2014 iMac will recognize this PCIe Samsung SSD with adapter and I will be able to format it to run OS Catalina? I just installed PCIe OWC 1Tb and it gives me only about 700 Mbs read and write compare what they advertised is higher. Also my boot time is twice as long as I had on my original 128Gb PCIe SSD. Thanks

@shahria6759 2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate

@pedrojacome. 3 жыл бұрын

You could connect the nvme ssd externally with a Thunderbolt 3 case. Than you could clone your sistem drive to it.

@arthurm14215 2 жыл бұрын

???? Will this nvme drive work with my 21.5 inch imac 2017 4k retina ????

@peterlanephotography 2 жыл бұрын

Still no reply on my question bellow.

@justinodelvalle6142 3 жыл бұрын

¡Hola Victor! If I install a SSD external drive on my 2020 iMac (27") will I have to download all my apps again and will I lose my settings? Any other advise I should take into consideration? Thanks.