768GB Flash down to $900 - Page 3

itsamacthing · Feb 14, 2013, 11:45 PM

I'm in the middle of an Image Retention issue... still have the original machine and deciding what to do. Looks like I will have a talk with Apple. Either way, I will get my difference back. Return this one, and buy a new one, or exchange this one for a new one and get a credit - it's up to them.

itsamacthing · Feb 15, 2013, 03:32 AM

Just spoke to my rep at Apple. This is a great example of why you should always try to buy directly from Apple and not a reseller.

They refunded me the difference because I was within 14 days of the price change (it's within 14 days after you received your product, please check the T&C of your particular country)

And, they recommended to me that I take a replacement since I have seen IR.

So I not only have a new machine coming, but also a nice refund. So while LG sucks, Apple rocks. Can you imagine this with Sony or some other brand?

The Norseman · Feb 15, 2013, 11:06 AM

WOW, thanks so much for the heads up on this thread. I ordered a 27" imac with the 768 flash storage at the end of January, and it's still in processing mode. I called Apple today, and got a $469 refund. Without this thread, I never would have known. Thanks.

Mac32 · Feb 15, 2013, 01:57 PM

Wow, good news for new iMac buyes. If you got the money, I would definately get the SSD-only option.
No hard feelings here (early iMac late 2012 buyer here). I couldn't imagine waiting 3 months extra just to save a few hundred bucks...

heinzgruber · Mar 5, 2013, 03:02 AM

ordered in dec 2012 and get the imac end of january 2013.
called apple end of feb. and now i get 100€ (130 us-dollar) back

Bemidjiboy · Mar 5, 2013, 08:06 AM

So, what I wonder is this: how long until the HDD disappears completely from the lineup? Seems likely that the Fusion is the transition to all flash drives, eh? I can imagine the price dropping like a rock over the next year. To wait or not to wait...

Mike in Kansas · Mar 5, 2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bemidjiboy

So, what I wonder is this: how long until the HDD disappears completely from the lineup? Seems likely that the Fusion is the transition to all flash drives, eh? I can imagine the price dropping like a rock over the next year. To wait or not to wait...

500GB and 1TB SSDs that are affordable are on the horizon; 3TB SSDs are another story. I think the FusionDrive technology has more than a year left; as a matter of fact, just because you can get an affordable 500GB SSD, why WOULDN'T you want to "fuse it" with a 3TB HDD?

For many, a 500GB or 1TB SSD may be all that they ever need; heck, there are quite a few folks who are good with a 256GB SSD on a MBA and never need an external drive. However, for the person who has a good-sized iTunes library, Aperture library, and a bunch of games, the FD technology is great. It allows you great speed plus large storage.

xgman · Mar 5, 2013, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by heinzgruber

ordered in dec 2012 and get the imac end of january 2013.
called apple end of feb. and now i get 100€ (130 us-dollar) back

I guess it depends on who you talk to. They told me no such credit for my similar timed order. Oh well . . . .

flynz4 · Mar 5, 2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike in Kansas

as a matter of fact, just because you can get an affordable 500GB SSD, why WOULDN'T you want to "fuse it" with a 3TB HDD?

I would speculate that most people who are buying the current large SSD option (768 GB)... have a need to control location of some data. That indicate (to me) that creation of a FD of such a setup would be very undesirable.

I am being careful to try to not let my personal usage dictate my recommendation. However... I have a 768GB SSD + 8TB Tunderbolt Pegasus array. A spectacular combination that allows me to have screaming fast data on the SSD + very fast bulk data on the Pegasus.

/Jim

jetjaguar · Mar 5, 2013, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flynz4

I would speculate that most people who are buying the current large SSD option (768 GB)... have a need to control location of some data. That indicate (to me) that creation of a FD of such a setup would be very undesirable.

I am being careful to try to not let my personal usage dictate my recommendation. However... I have a 768GB SSD + 8TB Tunderbolt Pegasus array. A spectacular combination that allows me to have screaming fast data on the SSD + very fast bulk data on the Pegasus.

/Jim

that is the setup i wanted but ended up with 1tb fusion

still looking into getting a pegasus

Krrrt · Mar 5, 2013, 02:12 PM

SSD 768Go apple is fast like crucial M4 ?

BeeJee · Mar 5, 2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Krrrt

SSD 768Go apple is fast like crucial M4 ?

Faster. They're Read/Writes both hover around 500mb/s

Mar 5, 2013, 08:06 AM	#56
Bemidjiboy macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	How long till fusion is gone, then? So, what I wonder is this: how long until the HDD disappears completely from the lineup? Seems likely that the Fusion is the transition to all flash drives, eh? I can imagine the price dropping like a rock over the next year. To wait or not to wait...
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Feb 14, 2013, 11:45 PM	#51
itsamacthing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011	I'm in the middle of an Image Retention issue... still have the original machine and deciding what to do. Looks like I will have a talk with Apple. Either way, I will get my difference back. Return this one, and buy a new one, or exchange this one for a new one and get a credit - it's up to them.
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Feb 15, 2013, 03:32 AM	#52
itsamacthing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011	Just spoke to my rep at Apple. This is a great example of why you should always try to buy directly from Apple and not a reseller. They refunded me the difference because I was within 14 days of the price change (it's within 14 days after you received your product, please check the T&C of your particular country) And, they recommended to me that I take a replacement since I have seen IR. So I not only have a new machine coming, but also a nice refund. So while LG sucks, Apple rocks. Can you imagine this with Sony or some other brand?
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Feb 15, 2013, 11:06 AM	#53
The Norseman macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	WOW, thanks so much for the heads up on this thread. I ordered a 27" imac with the 768 flash storage at the end of January, and it's still in processing mode. I called Apple today, and got a $469 refund. Without this thread, I never would have known. Thanks.
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Feb 15, 2013, 01:57 PM	#54
Mac32 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2010	Wow, good news for new iMac buyes. If you got the money, I would definately get the SSD-only option. No hard feelings here (early iMac late 2012 buyer here). I couldn't imagine waiting 3 months extra just to save a few hundred bucks...
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Mar 5, 2013, 03:02 AM	#55
heinzgruber macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	ordered in dec 2012 and get the imac end of january 2013. called apple end of feb. and now i get 100€ (130 us-dollar) back
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Mar 5, 2013, 02:12 PM	#61
Krrrt macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	SSD 768Go apple is fast like crucial M4 ?
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