On the Overview tab you’ll see your Mac’s exact model. I travel daily with this setup with all my music and stuff. To find out what you have, click the Apple logo in the top left corner of the menu bar and select the About This Mac option. Consider this a proof of concept (tape is enduring nearly one year :-) So there is enough room for improvement.

Thunderbolt is the fastest DAS (direct attached storage vs network attached storage) but USB 3 is no slouch either.īe sure to tape the connector and cables as well to prevent jiggle disconnects. I propose a third option: external storage. You would want an iSCSI initiator for the fastest storage, but NAS would be just fine for large files and folders you access infrequently. Apple riled do-it-yourself upgraders when it launched M1-based Macs with seemingly non-upgradable memory and storage, but theres apparently a way to improve your system if youre willing to. Your 2nd option will tie your laptop to the network providing the NAS for full operation. macOS Ventura or later: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Storage on the right.

The last one to offer that was the Mac Pro which had no-tool, user swappable hard drive bays. You could probably go with your 1st option from an Apple Service provider or DIY, but Apple doesn't upgrade storage on any shipping Mac.

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