How-tos for Macs: drive health, speed tests and the numbers behind them.
- 4 minCrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo for Mac: oDisk does bothThe Crystal tools are Windows-only. oDisk, my Mac app, runs the same four speed tests and reads the SSD health log. Free download.
- 5 minHow to Test SSD Speed on a Mac (CrystalDiskMark-Style) and Read the ResultsRun a CrystalDiskMark-style disk speed test on your Mac, read SEQ1M Q8T1 and RND4K Q1T1, and find out why an external SSD slows down on long copies.
- 4 minIs My Mac SSD Dying? What the Health Numbers MeanCheck your Mac SSD's health and learn which numbers matter: available spare and media errors. Life used, TBW and unsafe shutdowns usually don't.