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Due · 12-06-2012, 06:18 PM

Is booting on the super fast 10 Gbps Apple thunderbolt port any faster than the internal 6 Gbps SATA3 ?

I'm thinking that I can get extra performance out the 10 Gbps port rather than the old and slow PC based "SATA" technology

edgeprod · 12-06-2012, 06:27 PM

As opposed to just going Solid State, you mean? Or is there some reason you don't want SSD?

Due · 12-06-2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by edgeprod

As opposed to just going Solid State, you mean? Or is there some reason you don't want SSD?

I think both my Macbook Air and Pro w/retina use Flash SSD or so but I think they still use the Sata3 controllers which is only 6 Gbps.

With Thunderbolt I guess I should be able to get up to 10 Gbps speed to the disk drive(s) ?

TrustedJ · 12-06-2012, 06:41 PM

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shake · 12-06-2012, 07:08 PM

I would think either interface would be faster than a mechanic disk if that is what you're using, so it wouldn't make a difference. I would stick with internal just so that you don't have to worry about your disk getting unplugged.

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