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Interpreting and using disk performance data

What’s our purpose? What factors confound the results of tests, and how to eliminate them? Which tests? What should we believe, and where do we go from here?

May 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Thunderbolt

Fundamentally a combination of PCI Express and DisplayPort, with substantial power supply, there are several reasons why you won’t get the whole 40 Gb/s from external storage.

April 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Are Thunderbolt SSDs more consistent than USB?

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Armed with just a couple of flashy Thunderbolt NVMe SSDs and his home-made benchmarking app, we discover whether Thunderbolt is any better than USB 3.x.

April 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Which external storage?

Internal or external? Hard disk or SSD? USB or Thunderbolt? Cooled or compact? Branded or separates? An external boot disk? Do you have a return and refund option?

April 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Why M1 Macs don’t have full support for USB-C

M1 Macs don’t support SMART monitoring over USB-C, forcing us to choose between Full Security without SMART, or Reduced Security with SMART support.

April 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: S.M.A.R.T. and disk health

Apple wants us to run our Macs at Full Security and not use third-party kernel extensions, but refuses to build S.M.A.R.T. access into USB in macOS.

April 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Big Sur 11.2.1 update is broken

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How to install macOS on your M1 Mac’s external SSD. But it comes with a snag: you can only install 11.2 and can’t update it to 11.2.1.

February 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

When you’ve got more USB-C devices than ports

Even with 4 ports on my Mac, I’m running out. What about putting a couple of my 1 TB SSDs into a single enclosure? Here’s a cost-effective answer.

August 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Having problems with USB 2.0 audio devices and a T2 Mac?

I’ve heard of a wide range of audio problems with Macs. Among the most common occur in Bluetooth […]

February 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Can’t install the Mojave beta on an external drive? Try this

Many developers are reporting that they have been unsuccessful in getting the initial beta-release of macOS 10.14 Mojave […]

June 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

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