Looks like most people prefer 1TB fusion to 3TB. Why?

Spoiled · Nov 30, 2012, 02:11 AM

After reading a few threads here it looks like most people are going for the 1TB fusion. Any particular reason you don't go for the 3TB? Besides money, or the lack of...

taylord22 · Nov 30, 2012, 02:15 AM

You get better bang for buck adding your own external drive. Same could be said for SSD...I went with the 1TB Fusion and am adding a 3TB external

Scrapula · Nov 30, 2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoiled

After reading a few threads here it looks like most people are going for the 1TB fusion. Any particular reason you don't go for the 3TB? Besides money, or the lack of...

No, it was not a money issue. I have a 320GB on my 2009 Mac Mini and it is still not close to being filled up. I just do not foresee having 3TB of data. I don't do anything with video.

WilliamG · Nov 30, 2012, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by taylord22

You get better bang for buck adding your own external drive. Same could be said for SSD...I went with the 1TB Fusion and am adding a 3TB external

You get even better bang for your buck by leaving the standard 1TB drive and adding an SSD via Thunderbolt externally.

tubbymac · Nov 30, 2012, 02:19 AM

These days a lot of us have external NAS devices with 16+ TB of storage already. Personally I keep most of my data on my external storage and use the internal drives just for the OS and apps.

Spoiled · Nov 30, 2012, 02:24 AM

Ok, so the reason is not Bootcamp related?

barefeats · Nov 30, 2012, 02:24 AM

Also, Boot Camp doesn't work on the 3TB Fusion Drive "at this time."

Chihawk725 · Nov 30, 2012, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Scrapula

No, it was not a money issue. I have a 320GB on my 2009 Mac Mini and it is still not close to being filled up. I just do not foresee having 3TB of data. I don't do anything with video.

Agreed. I have about 190GB of data right now, and do not see filling up the fusion 1 TB any time soon..if ever

Jazwire · Nov 30, 2012, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by barefeats

Also, Boot Camp doesn't work on the 3TB Fusion Drive "at this time."

You gotta be &*^*&^*& me...

I ordered a 3TB Fusion.

I don't really "NEED" BootCamp for what i do with Windows, I usually use Parallels 8 but I use it with a BootCamp Partition, just in case I need it.

I just went for the 3TB because with edu discount it wasn't that much more imo.

But I would of just bought the 1TB if I'd of known about the Bootcamp issue.

Oh well..

MetzoPaino · Nov 30, 2012, 03:04 AM

A 3TB FD will allow me to move everything internally. Have a 250GB HD at the moment and it is painfully constrained as I have a lot of media.

Might revise the order if teardowns show that the new iMac is simple to open and replace the drives.

imacanon · Nov 30, 2012, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamG

You get even better bang for your buck by leaving the standard 1TB drive and adding an SSD via Thunderbolt externally.

this is exactly what i'm gonna do as soon as my bank account recovers from this stab wound I just gave it

boto · Nov 30, 2012, 03:25 AM

I won't come close to filling up 1TB of space with my Animation work and even if I do, I got external HDs to store data. If Apple added more SSD space in the 3TB option than I would justify the purchase.

stringent · Nov 30, 2012, 03:27 AM

Ordered 3TB. Rather have more than not enough.

Plus less stuff cluttering the outside.

Donza · Nov 30, 2012, 03:28 AM

As the SSD is same size in all Fusion Drive configurations, you get best bang for the buck by getting the 1TB Fusion and adding more non-SSD storage with external Thunderbolt/USB3.0 drives later on (if even needed)...

ucas98 · Nov 30, 2012, 03:28 AM

I got a 1tb Fusion simply because I want to run Windows through BootCamp.

While I'm sure an official solution will come along eventually, I don't want to have to wait for Apple to provide it (may take ages).

I'm sure there'll be hacks too, but I'd rather avoid those.

Spoiled · Nov 30, 2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ucas98

I got a 1tb Fusion simply because I want to run Windows through BootCamp.

While I'm sure an official solution will come along eventually, I don't want to have to wait for Apple to provide it (may take ages).

I'm sure there'll be hacks too, but I'd rather avoid those.

But do we really know that BootCamp doesn't work on 3TB? And also, do we really know that it does work on the 1TB FD? After all, the whole fusion thing is new to all of us.

GunZi · Nov 30, 2012, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamG

You get even better bang for your buck by leaving the standard 1TB drive and adding an SSD via Thunderbolt externally.

that's what i'm going to do.

jedolley · Nov 30, 2012, 08:11 AM

I have no need for anything above 1TB right now. I had a rMBP for a short time and was doing fine with a 512GB SSD. If they had offered that option, I probably would have done that over the FD. I also have a 3TB USB3 External drive that I keep all my chunky media files on, so my FD will be for OSX and my applications/games.

bflowers · Nov 30, 2012, 08:12 AM

Price mostly for me. I may feel cramped on a 250GB MacBook, so I wanted at least 1TB, got the Fusion for the speed. As it is a desktop, I don't mind externals, so I got the smaller Fusion option. I have picked up a 3TB external each of the last two Black Fridays for $99 each, and it is USB3, so I should be good on actual storage.

sukai · Nov 30, 2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazwire

You gotta be &*^*&^*& me...

I ordered a 3TB Fusion.

I don't really "NEED" BootCamp for what i do with Windows, I usually use Parallels 8 but I use it with a BootCamp Partition, just in case I need it.

I just went for the 3TB because with edu discount it wasn't that much more imo.

But I would of just bought the 1TB if I'd of known about the Bootcamp issue.

Oh well..

The discount did help a lot. I was originally going for the 1TB fusion but with the discount it allowed me to go for the 3TB which came out around same price of 1TB without the discount.

Also i got it knowing Boot Camp doesn't work currently, but i plan on waiting, not really in a hurry to install windows yet. That will give me time to decide either W7/8

mchoffa · Nov 30, 2012, 08:16 AM

I went with a 1tb fusion as well. I'm using about 500GB currently in my old iMac, but 150GB of that is photos and 150GB of that is videos. I use the photo library a lot, as well as a lot of work files, so I'll be doing an external 512GB SSD once I can buy/build one for under $300 (right now it's about $400) just for photos/work, and the 128gb SSD part of the fusion will more than handle the OS, apps and other frequently accessed files that I'll actually leave on the iMac. If I decide to do more video work (now that I'll have a monster machine that can handle it) then I'll just get a really big fast thunderbolt drive.

ucas98 · Nov 30, 2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoiled

But do we really know that BootCamp doesn't work on 3TB? And also, do we really know that it does work on the 1TB FD? After all, the whole fusion thing is new to all of us.

Very true. I'm only going by Apple's official documentation, that states BootCamp will work on 1tb, but not 3tb.

I suppose we'll wait 3 weeks and see.

photoz · Nov 30, 2012, 08:34 AM

Part-time photographer here, already have close to 1TB of images/edts on my PC, went with 3TB Fusion for more flexibility from the start.
Also, MKV movies take up a lot of space ;-)

msg362 · 08:57 AM

It always amuses me, someone will spend £2000 ( $2600) on a top spec iMac and then try to save a few quid( dollars) and have wires wandering around. I could understand it if the answer was 'not good to store all your data on a 3TB drive, what happens when it fails?'
I edit video and have just ordered the top spec 27" with a 3 TB fusion drive. That way I hope everything will be fast.
I've got F/W drives to use as back ups/archives and one 1TB USB drive.
The extra cost here in Thailand was less than £100 ( but in Baht!!). On a buy of £2000. less than 5%, for so much more convenience. someone please tell me I've made a mistake!! I could have saved £30!

forty2j · Nov 30, 2012, 09:14 AM

1) I may need to Bootcamp
2) I don't have that much stuff (~150GB)

A 3TB would be simply a waste of money for me.
If 256GB SSD or 512GB Fusion options existed, I would go for those.

Nov 30, 2012, 02:11 AM	#1
Spoiled macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	Looks like most people prefer 1TB fusion to 3TB. Why? After reading a few threads here it looks like most people are going for the 1TB fusion. Any particular reason you don't go for the 3TB? Besides money, or the lack of...
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tubbymac macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2008	These days a lot of us have external NAS devices with 16+ TB of storage already. Personally I keep most of my data on my external storage and use the internal drives just for the OS and apps. __________________ rMBP 15 / 21.5 iMac 2011 / iPad Mini / ATV2 / TimeCap / Nexus 4 / PS3
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Nov 30, 2012, 03:28 AM	#14
Donza macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Finland	As the SSD is same size in all Fusion Drive configurations, you get best bang for the buck by getting the 1TB Fusion and adding more non-SSD storage with external Thunderbolt/USB3.0 drives later on (if even needed)... __________________ iPhone 5 16 GB ; iPad 3rd gen. WiFi + 4G 32 GB
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:56 AM	#24
msg362 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Thailand	Why?? It always amuses me, someone will spend £2000 ( $2600) on a top spec iMac and then try to save a few quid( dollars) and have wires wandering around. I could understand it if the answer was 'not good to store all your data on a 3TB drive, what happens when it fails?' I edit video and have just ordered the top spec 27" with a 3 TB fusion drive. That way I hope everything will be fast. I've got F/W drives to use as back ups/archives and one 1TB USB drive. The extra cost here in Thailand was less than £100 ( but in Baht!!). On a buy of £2000. less than 5%, for so much more convenience. someone please tell me I've made a mistake!! I could have saved £30! Last edited by msg362; Nov 30, 2012 at 08:57 AM. Reason: typo
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Nov 30, 2012, 09:14 AM	#25
forty2j macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	1) I may need to Bootcamp 2) I don't have that much stuff (~150GB) A 3TB would be simply a waste of money for me. If 256GB SSD or 512GB Fusion options existed, I would go for those. __________________  2012 iMac 3.2GHz 27" 680MX Fusion  iPhone 5  Apple TV 2  iPad 2 
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Nov 30, 2012, 02:15 AM	#2
taylord22 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012	You get better bang for buck adding your own external drive. Same could be said for SSD...I went with the 1TB Fusion and am adding a 3TB external
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Nov 30, 2012, 02:24 AM	#6
Spoiled Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	Ok, so the reason is not Bootcamp related?
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Nov 30, 2012, 02:24 AM	#7
barefeats macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2000	Also, Boot Camp doesn't work on the 3TB Fusion Drive "at this time."
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Nov 30, 2012, 03:04 AM	#10
MetzoPaino macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	A 3TB FD will allow me to move everything internally. Have a 250GB HD at the moment and it is painfully constrained as I have a lot of media. Might revise the order if teardowns show that the new iMac is simple to open and replace the drives.
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Nov 30, 2012, 03:25 AM	#12
boto macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	I won't come close to filling up 1TB of space with my Animation work and even if I do, I got external HDs to store data. If Apple added more SSD space in the 3TB option than I would justify the purchase.
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Nov 30, 2012, 03:27 AM	#13
stringent macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London	Ordered 3TB. Rather have more than not enough. Plus less stuff cluttering the outside.
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Nov 30, 2012, 03:28 AM	#15
ucas98 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	I got a 1tb Fusion simply because I want to run Windows through BootCamp. While I'm sure an official solution will come along eventually, I don't want to have to wait for Apple to provide it (may take ages). I'm sure there'll be hacks too, but I'd rather avoid those.
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:11 AM	#18
jedolley macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009	I have no need for anything above 1TB right now. I had a rMBP for a short time and was doing fine with a 512GB SSD. If they had offered that option, I probably would have done that over the FD. I also have a 3TB USB3 External drive that I keep all my chunky media files on, so my FD will be for OSX and my applications/games.
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:12 AM	#19
bflowers macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	Price mostly for me. I may feel cramped on a 250GB MacBook, so I wanted at least 1TB, got the Fusion for the speed. As it is a desktop, I don't mind externals, so I got the smaller Fusion option. I have picked up a 3TB external each of the last two Black Fridays for $99 each, and it is USB3, so I should be good on actual storage.
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:16 AM	#21
mchoffa macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	I went with a 1tb fusion as well. I'm using about 500GB currently in my old iMac, but 150GB of that is photos and 150GB of that is videos. I use the photo library a lot, as well as a lot of work files, so I'll be doing an external 512GB SSD once I can buy/build one for under $300 (right now it's about $400) just for photos/work, and the 128gb SSD part of the fusion will more than handle the OS, apps and other frequently accessed files that I'll actually leave on the iMac. If I decide to do more video work (now that I'll have a monster machine that can handle it) then I'll just get a really big fast thunderbolt drive.
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:34 AM	#23
photoz macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2006	Part-time photographer here, already have close to 1TB of images/edts on my PC, went with 3TB Fusion for more flexibility from the start. Also, MKV movies take up a lot of space ;-)
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