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<blockquote data-quote="Dieter3" data-source="post: 1608426" data-attributes="member: 201904">Unfortunately, this is in a computer lab that needs to be more straight forward for less technical folks - so it's a simple set up that allows brain-dead switching between the OS's. Believe me, I'd run OS X solely if I could, but I can't. Some of this is user-based - diehard Windows users that are only just tolerant of using a device with an Apple logo on it.These machines are FUBAR for what I need to do. Totally my fault. I should have much more thoroughly investigated the details of &quot;fusion&quot; and the hardware that Apple has incorporated to accomplish this. Had I really known what I was getting into, would not have touched these with a 10-meter pole, nor will them upon my worst enemy. That said, running JUST OS X? They are fine, quite fast really. If you want that SSD speed with a bit more storage without using an external device, these ain't bad at all. BOOTCAMP? Terrible. These machines are actually quite slow running Win7. Their predecessors running Core i3s with 4GB RAM were far stronger performers and I don't know why. Bootcamp must create an awful lot of overhead with the fusion system. Any insight?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dieter3, post: 1608426, member: 201904"] Unfortunately, this is in a computer lab that needs to be more straight forward for less technical folks - so it's a simple set up that allows brain-dead switching between the OS's. Believe me, I'd run OS X solely if I could, but I can't. Some of this is user-based - diehard Windows users that are only just tolerant of using a device with an Apple logo on it. These machines are FUBAR for what I need to do. Totally my fault. I should have much more thoroughly investigated the details of "fusion" and the hardware that Apple has incorporated to accomplish this. Had I really known what I was getting into, would not have touched these with a 10-meter pole, nor will them upon my worst enemy. That said, running JUST OS X? They are fine, quite fast really. If you want that SSD speed with a bit more storage without using an external device, these ain't bad at all. BOOTCAMP? Terrible. These machines are actually quite slow running Win7. Their predecessors running Core i3s with 4GB RAM were far stronger performers and I don't know why. Bootcamp must create an awful lot of overhead with the fusion system. Any insight? [/QUOTE]

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