I'm not exactly sure what you are defending. You are quite thick to avoid what I am saying though. You didn't have to go hunting for evidence to discredit what I am saying, as I repeated what you are now quoting in speaking with you directly. I'll try to sum it up in a few sound sentences for you.
Fusion Drives and SSDs are faster than traditional mechanical drives. However, I am currently satisfied with the fluidity of my system that is using a traditional mechanical drive. If I were purchasing a Mac desktop today with my usage, the BTO upgrade costs of a SSD (which also sacrifices storage) or Fusion Drive would not be worth the cost to me for the improved read/write speeds that they provide even though they are noticeable.
How is this so hard to understand? I don't do anything intensive. I don't care for spending $200+ so my computer starts up x number of seconds faster or Chrome opens up in a half bounce/instantaneously instead of one. If I were doing more intensive work that required or would benefit from much higher read/write speeds then it would be worth the cost.
You may think "well what's $200 in regards to a $1200+ desktop" but when you look at the Mini, $200 is a large percentage of its entire cost.
I get what you're saying. To you it's not worth the price. No one on planet earth is going to argue that and win.
My point is if you don't feel the SSD/Fusion is a worth while upgrade then no upgrade must be worth it in your eyes. You said "fusion drives and SSDs provide much better of an experience".
So we are both in agreement that it's a much better experience. Now whether or not thats worth $200 to someone who is going to be using a computer for maybe 5 years, 365 days a week is an entirely different conversation. Remember this is macrumors so it's geared more toward people who want more cutting edge tech.