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Upgrade to SSD ThunderBolt Dock or Pursue a PC/Mac Slave?

NathanTiemeyer

NathanTiemeyer

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Hey guys, I'm currently looking for options to give my 2014 Macbook Pro ( 2.5 I7, 16GB RAM) more breathing room when it comes to CPU / overall performance.

I currently stream my samples off 2 external SSD drives that run of a USB 3.0 dock.

Would upgrading to a thunderbolt dock make a significant difference in overall performance? Or am I better off just biting the bullet and putting that money towards a PC/MAC slave?

Thanks in advance! Any other hardware related performance increase tips are gladly welcomed! :)
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with 2 external drives the USB interface won't be much of a bottleneck.
A slave computer won't help much either - your CPU still has to process everything regardless where it comes from.

Like BassClef said, best option is to get more RAM if you can - that will give you more fluent performance instantly.
 
BassClef said:
I think your external SSDs are not a problem... seems like you would be better off spending resources on more ram in your Macbook Pro.
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Wunderhorn said:
with 2 external drives the USB interface won't be much of a bottleneck.
A slave computer won't help much either - your CPU still has to process everything regardless where it comes from.

Like BassClef said, best option is to get more RAM if you can - that will give you more fluent performance instantly.
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Thanks for the input guys!
Unfortunately, I don't think my Ram is expandable internally for my MBP model. :thumbsdown: Otherwise I would've done that already lol. So I might have to go a different route for increasing performance. Any other possible recommendations?
 
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