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  1. ZapNZs

    VMWare Fusion 8.5.8 + APFS VMs

    If you have Fusion, they just released 8.5.8 a few days ago, although it appears they are yet to publish official documentation as the release notes are blank. I just tried upgrading a Sierra VM to High Sierra with APFS as it looked like some non-English site said 8.5.8 supports it. Where as...
  2. F

    iMac late 2013, Fusion Drive lost partition after BootCamp fail

    Hey everyone, so, I had to use my iMac for a project and I had to install Windows on it to run some software. Fired up bootcamp, downloaded all I had to, but once it restarted everything got stuck (I let it run for about 4 hours). So I had to reboot it, and that's what probably caused the...
  3. patearrings

    Running 2009 iMac off an SSD in the optical drive only?

    Hi guys, A few years ago i added an SSD drive to the optical bay of my 27" 2009 imac and made a do it yourself fusion drive. Over the past few weeks however, the original mechanical drive (still in its original bay) has started failing. As it is such an old computer I didn't want to spend...
    • patearrings
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    • failing fans fusion hdd imac
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  4. Zilthy

    Fusion Drive Question

    I have a late 2013 iMac that I just repaired tonight. The 3gb HDD portion of the fusion drive was dead, as well as the clutch for the hinge (long since dead, was coping using a block to support it). Although it is my understanding that the hinge could have been covered, I figured as long as I...
    • Zilthy
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    • fusion ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  5. T

    Plain SSD vs. Fusion Drive ?

    Options: system and users on same fusion drive or system in separate ssd and users on fusion drive. Which is better and why?
    • toke lahti
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    • config disks fusion system
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  6. AlexGraphicD

    External Drive with Usb 3.0 or TB 2? Which is best for backup?

    I need to purchase an external drive for time machine for my late 2015 fusion 2tb, m395 i5 iMac. I just don't know what is the best choice for me. usb 3.0 or TB2? HDD or SSD? The heavy files I work with are mostly photoshop, illustrator and to a smaller degree, iMovie, FCP for casual video...
    • AlexGraphicD
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    • external drives fusion m395 ssd
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: iMac
  7. ZapNZs

    Running Windows VMs on a MacBook...will it work for me?

    My 2011 MBP15 has a defective GPU, and while I will eventually purchase another MBP15, I would prefer to wait until an option with 32GB of RAM becomes available, as I often run multiple VMs at the same time on both of my 15-inch MBPs (plus it gives me time to save for a large expenditure as...
    • ZapNZs
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    • fusion macbook sql virtual machine vmware windows
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook
  8. ccrunner_tj

    Problem with automatic tabs in Sierra

    I'm having an issue with the tabs feature in Sierra - I use VMware Fusion to run a Windows VM at work, and sometimes I like to use both of my displays for the VM in full screen if I'm hunkering down in the Windows environment. So I turn on the option in VMware to use all displays in full screen...
  9. H

    Mac Mini 4308U Fusion vs. 4278U SSD

    Hi, I want to buy a mac mini and I have an opportunity to buy one with i5-4308U(2.8GHz) + Fusion drive(1TB) or one with i5-4278U(2.6GHz) + SSD(256GB) for the same price. I believe that 256GB of SSD would be quite sufficient for me. I am a java developer and I just want to make most out of it...
  10. X

    Fusion Drives reliability durability

    My fusion drive has died after 3 years. Has it been shown that fusion drives are less reliable than normal drives? All that moving around of files between the SSD and HD adds miles over time. I read that on average drives fail after 3-6 years. Is that a researched figure, or just by thumb? Is...
  11. Miqs

    Ram, Fusion, SSD. What does it all mean?

    I intend to get a new non retina 21.5in iMac shortly but am a little confused. I use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom regularly on my old iMac (2007 running Lion OS with 2.5gb ram) which chugs along a little slow at times. I have researched the new iMacs but now confused with ram v fusion. I...
    • Miqs
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    • fusion imac ram ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  12. circatee

    To Partition, or not?

    After conversing with others on this forum, a question popped into my head. With a 1TB fusion drive, that is preconfigured with Mac OS, etc. can one partition that drive? I was under the impression that doing so would cause issues with the fusion, thus breaking the fusion between the SSD and...
    • circatee
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    • 1tb fusion sata ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  13. circatee

    Fusion Drive - Partition

    Sorry, I know I'm asking a lot of question, but, then again, that's how one can learn, right? With the iMac 1TB Fusion Drive, can I wipe it and create partitions (I'm using an external SSD for the OS). Then, I'd use one partition for Time Machine backups, and the other for cloned backups. The...
    • circatee
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    • fusion partition ssd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  14. soivex

    Inconstant disk read speed.

    So, i have my late 2015 iMac with 1Tb fusion (5K version). Sometimes i've noticed that transferring some files over the lan from my mac were slow. At first, i'm blaming the network setup, cables, etc... but the mac itself. But after running BlackMagic's disk speed test, i've noticed that the...
  15. jojofromkokomo

    Do I really need the Fusion drive?

    I'm looking into getting a Mac Mini. I don't want an iMac because I want two monitors and can't afford to spend an extra grand on a monitor (and I need to have the monitors uniform because of aesthetics and I'm a little neurotic like that). The Mac Pro is way more than I need. I'm looking at the...
  16. eajimoba

    RiMac Bootcamp Questions

    Hello all, I just bought my RiMac stock with the m395 version and I managed to install bootcamp. I have been using a rMBP late 2013 and wanted to go a little more mobile while retaining some power use at home and so will be getting the 12" rmb later this month. Turns out I cannot access my mac...
    • eajimoba
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    • bootcamp corestorage fusion rimac
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  17. Mr. Retrofire

    VMware Fusion: VMware lays off developers

    VMware has decided to lay off the entire Fusion and Workstation teams. See also: http://blog.chipx86.com/2016/01/26/a-tribute-to-vmware-workstation-fusion-and-hosted-ui/ and https://twitter.com/jdotk/status/691771635771244545
  18. W

    iMac 1TB Fusion & iMac 2TB Fusion Compared

    About a week ago I purchased a Late 2015 iMac with the following specs... 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB DDR3 Ram AMD R9 M390 2048MB 1 TB Fusion Drive I loved the screen, but was honestly a little underwhelmed with the speed. I was not surprised at all when I read that Apple had switched the SSD...
    • wepiii
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    • 1tb 2tb fusion imac speed ssd
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iMac
  19. alexdeepsoup

    Reseting fusion drive iMac.

    I have a fusion drive on my iMac (HDD+SDD). Anyways I screwed it up by formatting my SSD while trying to bootcamp my imac. I reinstalled OS X on the SDD and started fresh. I used third party recovery tools, to recover what I needed from the HDD. Now I want to clear my entire computer and start...
    • alexdeepsoup
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    • factory reset fusion fusion drive hdd hybrid imac osx sdd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
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