I must admit I don't know how to make one bootable disk with my system and my datas in one opeation with the external storage option![]()
Sorry, I don't follow? You just set it in TM settings?
And I just don't wan't to buy a +3K computer with the capacity of computers that were sold 10 years ago. If Apple offer the FD as an option, I'm sure that it fits the need of some people better than a (very) small SSD... Or the (very) expensive 1TB.
I don't mean this to come across rude - but you're thinking 10 years ago too! External and network storage is much, much more broadly used now, and much faster.
and the heat argument, it's very funny... A HDD consume less than 10W nowaday, the 295 GPU it's more than 100W...
Yep, so an increase of 10% in the iMac.
Like I said, I can hear my Seagate spinning in my external Lacie drive, but I can't hear the HDD in the iMac, just because the noise is more contained in the iMac chassis.
Ah, I assumed you meant an Apple TM.
And yes, an external SSD is silent, but very expensive if you wan't big capacity. I have 3TB in my machine (I love my FD!!), if I wan't that on an external SSD volume, it's not just 40$ like you said![]()
We can't really compare an external SSD against your Fusion drive, though. The SSD would blow it out the water, and thus you pay a price. I do get your point, though.
Wow man. Some people DON'T want external hard drives, yet you keep arguing your point like it works for everyone. Network storage?? Just no.
Thanks for the insight. Many others in the thread have also commented on the obvious choice of an SSD.
For your reference:
Network storage = 162MB/s
Fusion drive HDD = ~180MB/s (last benchmark I can find is actually 80MB/s, but 5400rpm)