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Fusion drive - were audio issues fixed?

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cltd

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May 22, 2014
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Hello,
It was a lot of horror stories about fusion drive and audio issues. I'm into home recording, I use DAW software, plugins, audio interface etc. I'm going to buy brand new iMac 27 (Yosemite) but I'm afraid to get lemon with fusion drive.
Can anybody confirm that all audio issues caused by fusion drive were fixed?*
 
If you're going to spend money on an iMac, its better to save a bit more and buy the flash storage. Fusion drive is not much faster than a normal HDD. Sure, a few applications may launch faster, but overall usage will seem the same. I have two mac minis, one with fusion, and the other with aftermarket SSD. The difference is huge.
 
So, I bought iMac 27 (3.5 ghz i7; 1 tb fusion drive). I have no problems with fusion drive and audio. iMac works with Focusrite Saffire 24 DSP without hassle.

SSD-part of the fusion is deadly fast - NI Komplete 9 instalation from mounted iso images took about 20 minutes only! iMac boots in few seconds, applications just pop up on the screen etc.

Yes, I know, pure SSD is better - but 512 is still too small for me, 256 is rubbish novaday, and I couldn't justify to pay for 1 tb SSD in Apple store as much as for base iMac. On the other hand, OS and audio software with libraries almost eat all 128 gb, so I'm afraid HDD will kick in shortly.
 
That's not really how fusion works. I would advise against running the Montaigne libraries from the system drive if performance is a priority. Manually added a 2.5" ssd. Yes it voids warranty, but I'm prepared to bare that. Even running sample libraries from an external 2.5" hdd @7200prm is a better choice
 
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