Fusion Drive vs. external thunderbolt hard drives

[Vuddha]

Originally Posted by jarnold

You really think it's worth it? I've been on the fence about it. Trying to decide if I want upgrade every 2-3 years compared to every 4-5. Decisions...decisions lol and yeah this i7 won't really do anything for me so that is out for me as well.

I am incorrect but here is the Site:

Looks like 27" i5 and i7 have that option. Sorry

http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/

[joelhinch]

I wish there was a 256GB SSD/Flash + 1/2/3TB HDD option.. Im still on the fence about just 128GB of SSD/Flash...

[laserghost]

even though the price is steep, the 768 SSD option + thunderbolt HHDs would be pretty sick right?

[bgsnmky]

Originally Posted by bgsnmky

Hi all, I am also working on my specs for my iMac 27 inch when it is ready to be ordered. And I am NEW to mac's in general. I just got an Air about a month ago.
I have a few questions in the same regard to the drives.

Yuron your response intrigued me as when you said you want to store your videos and photos in the home folder can you explain what that means? and whenever someone says they are using 6 tb Thunderbolt, that means external right.

on my pc I currently have so trying to determine what I will need going forward.
1TB external drive and my pictures are taking up about 650 GB right now. And that will only increase.

500GB External that is 465 full

500GB internal that is at 465 GB used

in my new setup I am hoping to get organized and have all my photos in one place.

Is the idea you are keeping our hardware in your pc more clean of the pics/videos and keep them externally? You keep the internal storage more for programs etc.

If you are working on a set of of pictures do you move them to the pc you are working on (weather it e the air or the iMac). Example traveling figure you take your air and have pictures on their until you get home etc.

I don't want to move this thread off to the "picture" topic as I will start a new thread for that..but just trying to understand about the drive configuration...as I will have just what you have with the air and the iMac.

(I will also post in a new thread trying to understand time capsule vs regular external hard drives etc)

Just coming back to this thread..as I didn't see a response...Yuron..just seeing if you are out there as I was curious about your home drive.

Also - whent people use the terminology Thunderbolt HD - that is just the way it is connected right...so we have:
External Thunderbolt connection
External USB3 connection

SSD Internal
Fusion (1TB or 3 TB) Internal which is a mix of 128 gb SSD and regular Internal (1TB or 3TB
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