SSD's in the fusion drives

[mreg376]

If you are buying a 2018 iMac (not the 2017 model being sold as of this posting) then I agree you should pure SSD.

Why should when you buy an iMac determine whether or not to get an SSD?
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The 2017 iMac with a 1 TB Fusion Drive comes with a 32 GB SSD, not 24 GB. And there is nothing slow about the 1 TB Fusion Drive – for predictable workflows, it is noticeably faster than a standard 1 TB hard drive. Apple places the operating system and the most popular apps you use on the SSD, so your most commonly used apps launch quickly each time. I have a 1 TB Fusion Drive with a supposedly piss poor 32 GB SSD which for the past nine months remains as fast as day one and I happen to be using 280 GB storage. Unless you're working with large files all day as a photographer or video producer, there is nothing patently slow about the 1 TB Fusion Drive.

People need to stop spreading misinformation about what the Fusion Drive is and what it is not.

I think it's now been repeated here several times, correctly, just what a fusion drive is, and where it stands between a standard hard drive and a pure SSD. Its advantages are that it's a way of saving money, getting more storage and getting the speed of an SSD for certain types of workflows. It's disadvantages are that it does not currently support APFS, it's a more complex arrangement, its spinning hard drive is a more common point of failure, and it is slower than a pure SSD for workflows dealing with very large files or a large assortment of applications. I see people talking about the relative merits of the various storage options, some more accurately than others, but I see no one intentionally "spreading misinformation." The fusion drive is not a victim...

 

[Hexley]

Why should when you buy an iMac determine whether or not to get an SSD?

Because it's 2018 and not 2008.

Yes, it does not answer your question but it really does.

 

[mreg376]

Because it's 2018 and not 2008.

Yes, it does not answer your question but it really does.

Ha. Maybe if you WERE comparing 2008 to 2018, but 2017 to 2018?? I think not.

 

[Fishrrman]

At this point, it's unknown if Apple will even include a fusion drive option in the 2018 iMacs...

 

[mreg376]

At this point, it's unknown if Apple will even include a fusion drive option in the 2018 iMacs...

True enough, although Apple seems to be attached to those fusion drives. Remember that the entry level 21.5" iMac STILL sports a regular HD. If they're still obsessed with fusion drives and want to make them more attractive as a real option for people with high storage needs they might pair them with larger SSD portions.

 

[Glockworkorange]

Perhaps 128 but in system report it shows 121.33 with 120 given to the system for storage so I called it a 120.

Fair enough