What model HDD do you have in your fusion iMac? - Page 2

MSL · Dec 19, 2012, 07:27 AM

27" BTO - 1TB Fusion comprised of Samsung SSD and Seagate HD.

wehokev · Jan 18, 2013, 06:10 PM

27" BTO, i7 3.4, 3tb Fusion, 675 graphics.

It looks like I have the seagate too:

Media Name: APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 Media
Size: 3 TB (2,999,733,223,424 bytes)

Cheers

WilliamG · Jan 18, 2013, 06:11 PM

Just for a data point, my non-fusion 27" i7 BTO has the 1TB Seagate.

Sebby · Jan 18, 2013, 06:28 PM

My 21.5" BTO with 1TB Fusion drive is reporting the HDD as HTS541010A9E662.

Giuly · Jan 19, 2013, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by torana355

Im not 100% sure but i think the Hitachi drives would still be using their own technology. Just like VW owns other car company's but they don't use VW engines.

The base model Porsche Cayenne has a 3.2L VR6 engine from a VW Golf, the 3.6L V8 is the same as on the VW Passat, most Audis run (tuned up) VW engines, and so on, and so forth.

The reality is that a merge would have lead to a duopoly of WD and Seagate for 3.5" drives, which are now owned by Toshiba to prevent that, while WD took the 2.5" and SSD businesses.

JotaPe · Feb 12, 2013, 06:03 PM

arrived yesterday

3TB Fusion

Seagate and Samsung

beosound3200 · Feb 12, 2013, 07:02 PM

difference between seagate and wd drives?

WilliamG · Feb 12, 2013, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beosound3200

difference between seagate and wd drives?

WD is quite a bit slower.

FreemanW · Feb 13, 2013, 01:43 AM

3TB fusion, Samsung & Seagate.

APPLE SSD SM128E Media
APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 Media

. . . . the hungry Cheetah.

Macman45 · Feb 13, 2013, 01:48 AM

I have the 3TB FD, and the HDD is also a Seagate. Hopefully, we will not have the issue that plauged the old iMacs, but I was lucky there, and got the WD 1TB in my 2011 model.

Kroner · Feb 13, 2013, 02:24 AM

I got the ST1000DM003, so Seagate for me.

beosound3200 · Feb 13, 2013, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilliamG

WD is quite a bit slower.

thank you, but i know that much

can anybody here remember a web page that did the testing?

i think it was barefeats but couldnt find it

it was even posted here... google and mrgoogle didnt help me

kidwei · Feb 13, 2013, 10:34 AM

Sigh, I had to exchange my iMac a couple of times for screen issues and didn't notice that the one I ended up with had a Western Digital drive. It's a 27" BTO with 1TB fusion. My first two iMacs had a Seagate drive. I honestly can't tell the difference in everyday use, but it irks me that Apple would put two wildly differently performing drives in the same spec computer. Are they relying on the fact that the flash drive is going to mitigate most performance concerns of the magnetic disk?

I tried using blackmagic disk speed test and am getting 300 write/375 read, which seems pretty good. But that's probably just on the flash drive. How do I just test the magnetic drive?

Hexley · Feb 21, 2013, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by auwkeung

I also have a Seagate drive with my 1TB Fusion

I ordered it along with 680MX 2GB display card

Same here. Thank goodness for small blessings.

gaddster · Feb 21, 2013, 05:53 AM

Guys

I got my new 27" i7, 1 TB fusion, 24gb ram, 680mx on wednesday.

I have the WD hard drive and the blackmagic tests are showing in the region of 314mb write and 341mb read. (it has been up to 331 write and 421 read btw)

No problems so far so I cant complain really.. be nice to see a comparison

steinercat · Apr 18, 2013, 08:49 PM

About to order a high-end 27"

3Tb Fusion is still the only guarantee for the faster Seagate? Correct?

Really excited about this. Finally an all-Mac household.

Thanks for the confirmation!

zackkmac · 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steinercat

About to order a high-end 27"

3Tb Fusion is still the only guarantee for the faster Seagate? Correct?

Really excited about this. Finally an all-Mac household.

Thanks for the confirmation!

Might be...I have the 3TB Fusion and it also has the Seagate ST3000DM001.

jpmorais · Apr 18, 2013, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jido

slow WD? Fast Seagate?

Where did you get the info from?

BTW the WD Blue was found on a non-Fusion model.

WD read/write 130
Seagate read/write 200

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gaddster

Guys

I got my new 27" i7, 1 TB fusion, 24gb ram, 680mx on wednesday.

I have the WD hard drive and the blackmagic tests are showing in the region of 314mb write and 341mb read. (it has been up to 331 write and 421 read btw)

No problems so far so I cant complain really.. be nice to see a comparison

thats the ssd speed not hd

Raima · Apr 19, 2013, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JotaPe

3TB Fusion

Seagate and Samsung

Same

Jan 18, 2013, 06:11 PM	#28
WilliamG macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle	Just for a data point, my non-fusion 27" i7 BTO has the 1TB Seagate. __________________ iMac, MacBook Air, Mac mini, iPad, iPhone, 55-11 www.bighugenerd.com
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Jan 18, 2013, 06:28 PM	#29
Sebby macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London, UK	My 21.5" BTO with 1TB Fusion drive is reporting the HDD as HTS541010A9E662. __________________ iPhone 5 32GB \| iPad with Retina Display (4th Gen.) 32GB Wi-Fi \| Apple TV (3rd Gen.) \| iMac (Late 2012) 21.5"
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Feb 13, 2013, 01:43 AM	#34
FreemanW macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The Real Northern California	3TB fusion, Samsung & Seagate. APPLE SSD SM128E Media APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 Media . . . . the hungry Cheetah. __________________ iMac. iPhone 5. 2TB TC. 3TB TC.
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Feb 13, 2013, 01:48 AM	#35
Macman45 macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere Back In The Long Ago	I have the 3TB FD, and the HDD is also a Seagate. Hopefully, we will not have the issue that plauged the old iMacs, but I was lucky there, and got the WD 1TB in my 2011 model. __________________ Time And Tide Wait For No Man
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Feb 13, 2013, 02:24 AM	#36
Kroner macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Norway	I got the ST1000DM003, so Seagate for me. __________________ iMac 2012 with 680MX/i5/16gb ram/1TB HD, MBP 13" Base Mid-09, iPad 3, iPhone 5.
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Dec 19, 2012, 07:27 AM	#26
MSL macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brighton, UK	27" BTO - 1TB Fusion comprised of Samsung SSD and Seagate HD.
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Jan 18, 2013, 06:10 PM	#27
wehokev macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	27" BTO, i7 3.4, 3tb Fusion, 675 graphics. It looks like I have the seagate too: Media Name: APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 Media Size: 3 TB (2,999,733,223,424 bytes) Cheers
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:03 PM	#31
JotaPe macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	arrived yesterday 3TB Fusion Seagate and Samsung
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Feb 12, 2013, 07:02 PM	#32
beosound3200 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2010	difference between seagate and wd drives?
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Feb 13, 2013, 10:34 AM	#38
kidwei macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007	Sigh, I had to exchange my iMac a couple of times for screen issues and didn't notice that the one I ended up with had a Western Digital drive. It's a 27" BTO with 1TB fusion. My first two iMacs had a Seagate drive. I honestly can't tell the difference in everyday use, but it irks me that Apple would put two wildly differently performing drives in the same spec computer. Are they relying on the fact that the flash drive is going to mitigate most performance concerns of the magnetic disk? I tried using blackmagic disk speed test and am getting 300 write/375 read, which seems pretty good. But that's probably just on the flash drive. How do I just test the magnetic drive?
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Feb 21, 2013, 05:53 AM	#40
gaddster macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: liverpool, england	Guys I got my new 27" i7, 1 TB fusion, 24gb ram, 680mx on wednesday. I have the WD hard drive and the blackmagic tests are showing in the region of 314mb write and 341mb read. (it has been up to 331 write and 421 read btw) No problems so far so I cant complain really.. be nice to see a comparison
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Apr 18, 2013, 08:49 PM	#41
steinercat macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2013	About to order a high-end 27" 3Tb Fusion is still the only guarantee for the faster Seagate? Correct? Really excited about this. Finally an all-Mac household. Thanks for the confirmation!
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