Fusion Drive or SSD??

[iMcLovin]

I'm gonna buy the full the fledged 27" BTO iMac when it's out. And there's only one thing I'm not 100% sure about - since both seem like a decent option.
765 gb SSD storage or 3tb Fusion Drive (I'm also buying a 6tb 2big Lacie Thunderbolt HDD connected to my iMac at all times)

So let me hear your thoughts. what would you choose?

 

[Dweez]

SSD for pure performance reasons.

 

[Apple fanboy]

If you have the cash, the SSD everytime. Especially as you have your external storage covered. No internal spinning disk, is one less thing to fail.

 

[iMcLovin]

But I heard that ssd disks often have a shorter life than hdd's but maybe I'm wrong?

Ok I guess ssd then I kinda knew the answer but needed to hear it

 

[fig]

No way I'm getting a Fusion drive till there's a lot more out in the wild that have held up over a period of time.

 

[gallo889]

When SSD's fail, they tend to do it without any warning and then become unrecoverable bricks. Spinning platters tend to have warning and can often be partly recovered.

 

[IGregory]

SSD vs. Flash Memory

Why does everyone keep saying SSD when Apple uses the term Flash Memory [Is there a difference]?

 

[StephenAndrew]

SSD is a Solid State Drive - it's essentially the same thing as flash storage.

 

[RoastingPig]

Sizzle Sizzle Drive

 

[excommie]

my plan is to get a 27 inch with a regular Hard Drive and use aftermarket SSD connecting it with Thunderbolt.

 

[IGregory]

I'm gonna buy the full the fledged 27" BTO iMac when it's out. And there's only one thing I'm not 100% sure about - since both seem like a decent option.
765 gb SSD storage or 3tb Fusion Drive (I'm also buying a 6tb 2big Lacie Thunderbolt HDD connected to my iMac at all times)

So let me hear your thoughts. what would you choose?

AnandTech offers this explanation of Fusion Drive. They recommend the SSD for power users.

 

[flynz4]

Absolutely getting the SSD.

But I heard that ssd disks often have a shorter life than hdd's but maybe I'm wrong?

I believe that SSDs are more reliable.

When SSD's fail, they tend to do it without any warning and then become unrecoverable bricks. Spinning platters tend to have warning and can often be partly recovered.

That is why god invented backup. I never trust my data to one drive. At a minimum... I dual backup all of my data. Once locally, and once to the cloud.

/Jim