![]() ![]() In the case of Apple’s Fusion Drive, Samsung’s PM830 continues to be one of the best combinations of performance and reliability we’ve ever tested. Most OEMs ship with 8 - 24GB of NAND, and even then the drives rarely use a good controller. The size of the SSD used in Apple’s Fusion Drive is much larger than what we usually find in a caching setup. ![]() ![]() For my testing I used a 1TB Fusion Drive in a 27-inch iMac. In the Mac minis this SSD is a 2.5” drive, while in the iMacs it’s the same custom interface that’s used in the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display. In all of these cases, the Fusion Drive is a combination of a 1TB or 3TB hard drive (2.5” or 3.5”) and a 128GB Samsung PM830 based SSD. The 1TB option is only available on the upgraded Mac mini ($799) or any of the iMacs, while the 3TB Fusion Drive is a 27-inch iMac exclusive. In true Apple fashion there are only two Fusion Drive configurations available: 1TB and 3TB. Available as a build-to-order option on both the new Mac mini and the new iMac is Apple’s own take on SSD caching, Fusion Drive. ![]()
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