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<blockquote data-quote="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1814593" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>Can you look at the About this Mac and give us more of the specifics about the machine? That will help us direct you better on the upgrades. And the reason I don't recommend a fusion drive is that you aren't really getting that big bang for your buck as you would going full SSD. The idea of fusion drive is that you couple a slow spinning drive with a fast SSD so that frequently accessed stuff will be in the SSD. But if you are constantly accessing different things, then they are constantly being fetched from the slower spinning media and you are totally negating the benefit of the SSD. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, go with just a large enough SSD and you'll be able to access files at the same speed regardless of when and how often you access it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1814593, member: 110816"] Can you look at the About this Mac and give us more of the specifics about the machine? That will help us direct you better on the upgrades. And the reason I don't recommend a fusion drive is that you aren't really getting that big bang for your buck as you would going full SSD. The idea of fusion drive is that you couple a slow spinning drive with a fast SSD so that frequently accessed stuff will be in the SSD. But if you are constantly accessing different things, then they are constantly being fetched from the slower spinning media and you are totally negating the benefit of the SSD. On the other hand, go with just a large enough SSD and you'll be able to access files at the same speed regardless of when and how often you access it. [/QUOTE]
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