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<blockquote data-quote="cptkrf" data-source="post: 1636889" data-attributes="member: 134861">I just got an i5 iMac 5k, to replace a lightning struck older i7 27 incher.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is considerably faster than the older model and twice as fast as my maxed out Mini i7.&nbsp; &nbsp; I just got the standard model with the 1tb fusion drive (but I upgraded the memory to max aftermarket) and use a pair of USB 3 5tb drives for offline storage.&nbsp; I have lots of data, but little need for instant access of it.The externals are FAST, especially after using 2.0 2tb drives for years.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know that the Thunderbolt connection would be about 4x faster, but I can't imagine doing anything that would justify the difference in cost and complexity.&nbsp;&nbsp; In my opinion, you would have to be an EXTREME power user to justify the cost to need to load a file in 4 seconds, rather than 16.And the fusion drive gives you most of the speed of an SSD with much more space for the money.Anyway, my 2 cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cptkrf, post: 1636889, member: 134861"] I just got an i5 iMac 5k, to replace a lightning struck older i7 27 incher. It is considerably faster than the older model and twice as fast as my maxed out Mini i7. I just got the standard model with the 1tb fusion drive (but I upgraded the memory to max aftermarket) and use a pair of USB 3 5tb drives for offline storage. I have lots of data, but little need for instant access of it. The externals are FAST, especially after using 2.0 2tb drives for years. I know that the Thunderbolt connection would be about 4x faster, but I can't imagine doing anything that would justify the difference in cost and complexity. In my opinion, you would have to be an EXTREME power user to justify the cost to need to load a file in 4 seconds, rather than 16. And the fusion drive gives you most of the speed of an SSD with much more space for the money. Anyway, my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]

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