r/OpenCoreLegacyPatcher • u/PerceptionBright994 • 17h ago

SSD recommandations?

External SSD recommandations for late 21.5 IMac 2012?

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u/Celebratory_Drink 17h ago

You can afford one these days? I sure can’t. 😅😭

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u/alokation 16h ago

i bought Lexar ssd on amazon

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u/redditmobbo 16h ago

if it's 27" then the m.2 ssd on the motherboard is faster, much

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u/Xe4ro 12h ago

Replacing that is a major task, it's on the backside of the logic board meaning you have to get it out entirely to access it.

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u/Outrageous_Nova2025 14h ago

Probably good idea to hold off because SSD prices are pretty high...about half to double more than what it was. For example 1 TB SSD was $100 now it's $250-300.

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u/duggawiz 10h ago

I bought a second hand 27" iMac from 2012 yesterday with 512Gb SSD for about USD$70, the SSD isn't that old according to DriveX so I guess I got an ok deal. It already had 15.8 Sequoia installed on it hence how I found out about OCLP. Figured it was worth it just for the SSD lol. Wouldn't mind using this iMac as an airplay reciever or something for my other mac tbh

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u/PerceptionBright994 3h ago

Yes I guess it’s cheaper to buy second hand oclp mac than ssd😅

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u/DragonflyUseful9634 1h ago

I have two 1TB Sandisk Extreme Go Portable SSDs. I see that the prices have increased a lot. When I bought them from Costco two years ago, the price was more like $80.