Quite. Although this site is full to the brim with anecdotal evidence.
Both fail. That's what backups and warranty is for.
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Core i7 and 780M important? 1TB SSD too much?
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Both fail. That's what backups and warranty is for.
Indeed, however many impressionable people on this site take what people write as absolute gospel.
As for why the maxed out specs on Processor and GPU are worth the bother for me is the longevity of the machine. I am moving up from a maxed out mid '07 24". Only now do I feel that "another computing experience" is out there ... so I bought one. A maxed out Mac performs for years and handles several iterations of hardware expectations from software and networking. My Macs have always performed flawlessly until retired.
I don't know this because I never tried, but can you install applications such as games, etc to a non-boot drive in OSX? In windows I'd always have C: windows boot files, most applications, etc. Then, I'd have a D: just for big applications like games and audio editing stuff/scratch disk stuff.
I've never tried to install stuff to 'external' drives under OSX, but I always remember the little circle icon of where you want to install it to never seeming to allow an external drive as an option.
I've never tried to install stuff to 'external' drives under OSX, but I always remember the little circle icon of where you want to install it to never seeming to allow an external drive as an option.
So its safe to assume that you don't have/use Fusion? Like I was saying, I haven't found too many folks who have Fusion and dislike it. From all the posts and reviews that I've read, Fusion is a hit among those who have it and not so much for those who don't.
For me, the choice between Fusion 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD vs. 256GB Flash was an easy one but I will freely admit I am no expert. Guess we all have to go with our gut on this one...
If the app is distributed as a disk image with the app and a link to Applications, drag it anywhere you like. If it comes in the form of a package installer (which is disgusting, by the way), you're sometimes screwed. Occasionally it comes up with all drives in a selection panel, yet you might not be able to choose anything but the boot drive anyway. But many apps will let you drag it anywhere after installation, because the developers are simply in a Windows mindset.
Every game I have is happy to run from anywhere. Nearly every app is too. The quick test is to move an app to a different folder than /Applications (on the same drive) before the first run. If it works fine from there, move it to whichever other drive you want and keep using it normally.
For every article that says one thing, you can find another that says the opposite.
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imac-27-inch-2013-review-30299611/
Its the best review I've seen so far...
The 1TB flash drive is only $900 if you are a student, or have access to an epp account. Try buying a 1TB PCI-e SSD from newegg, they start at 1300 and up. So it's actually a good deal. I have a 256GB ssd in my laptop as a boot drive, and for games. I would never go back to a traditional hard drive. SSD = No noise, less heat, less power draw, weights less, is more compact, not to mention is also way way faster, and SSDs don't need defrag type maintance that traditional hard drives do.
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When I get my iMac, I'm going to compare throughput of my SSD vs their published Blackmagic benchmark. I'm interested in seeing if I got anything extra for my $.
You are right and I'll restart my decion with an open mind today. I posted another topic about it.