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Quote: Originally Posted by Tesselator CCC, SuperDuper, D&D, Disk Utility, and TM all copy files on a dos level tho. So they don't actually "clone" the drive. I've not used them, and wasn't sure if it was or not. What I'm using actually loads a Linux Kernel to do it, rather than DOS. Not a lot different, but at least it's UNIX. Quote: Originally Posted by Tesselator TM may compress files I...

If you have no backup and your data are priceless you should find professional help ASAP. Do not run the disk.

Quote: Originally Posted by gotzero The SSDs will not last right now if you are writing over them constantly. Right, they will only last a few decades of average use. Intel's X25-M SSD claims a lifetime of 5 years even if you average writing 20GB a day. By that time, $/GB will have more than halved and reliability will be even better than it is today. Write lifespan is not a limiting factor.

Quote: Originally Posted by nanofrog In a clone, it's 1:1 (no compression or calculations, as its a direct copy of the drive), and the only thing I can think of is random access of small files. If there's enough of them, it could get to the 60's MB/s range. For TM or other backup software, the compression employed could slow you down as well. CCC, SuperDuper, D&D, Disk Utility, and TM all copy files on a dos level tho....

Another data point is how many ppl hang around the iMac and MP forums here @ Macrumors. On average, I'd say the ratio is 2-3 (in favor if the iMac, ofc). If we assume that both types of users are equally likely to seek advice/share experiences on a popular site like Macrumors, I'd say gugucom's estimate is on a low side. Then again, majority of the iMac users are probably ppl who have never heard of Macrumors, whereas MP crowd...

I wouldn't say the test is a joke... but like most early CPU engineering sample reviews, results are (of course) not fully representative of the final product, however it's interesting to see early benchmarks to get a feel for what workloads might benefit the most from these new CPU's so buyers on the fence about buying a 2009 Mac Pro vs. waiting for the 2010 Gulftown version can make a somewhat informed decision. BTW,...

yeap, but with version 1.2 of my tool, the updates are downloaded automaticaly

Quote: Originally Posted by pprior Step back and take a breath and answer this one question: Why are you doing raid? Raid5 and Raid0 have completely different goals in mind. Rarely does anyone consider the two in the same situation. raid0 (which really isn't raid...) with 4 striped drives will give you much better performance, but do you NEED that performance? Are you editing uncompressed HD video? Raid5 will give you redundancy in case...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tesselator I personally have not used TM but there's a very good poster/user here who does and he says he can restore the total system from a TM backup - and that it's safe and easy. I trust him so that's that for me. I'd like to read that thread. Not sure how TM works at restoring the OS on a new drive. Wouldn't one have to install OS and then recover from backup TM restore? From a clone...

They must have a solution for those covered by Applecare but who who do not have a mini DisplayPort connection. I wouldn't be surprised if they had 23" stock remaining.