Just saw this video and it has piqued my curiosity. I already know it’s possible to take out the HDD from a fusion drive, in an iMac, and then put in an SATA SSD. But what I didn’t know is that the remaining NVMe portion of the fusion drive could be fused with the new SATA SSD, to make a whole new fusion drive — that would, I imagine, be a lot faster that the original fusion drive!
What do you think? By way of disclosure, I recently did replace the HD in my 2017 iMac with an SSD. And I’ve been using the 128 gig NVMe portion of the old fusion drive as my boot drive, with the home folder on the SSD. But it’s a bit of a clunky way to go, and it seems to waste the potential of the NVMe.
Is there any reason I shouldn’t try to take this on?
What do you think? By way of disclosure, I recently did replace the HD in my 2017 iMac with an SSD. And I’ve been using the 128 gig NVMe portion of the old fusion drive as my boot drive, with the home folder on the SSD. But it’s a bit of a clunky way to go, and it seems to waste the potential of the NVMe.
Is there any reason I shouldn’t try to take this on?
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