In past few years computer hardware were getting improved both horizontally and vertically. Processors were getting faster clocks as well as many cores while RAM was getting more GBs and improved data rate. But HDD was getting improved only horizontally.
Today we have couple of terabytes of HDDs, but their data transfer rate wasn’t improved much. This is a major performance bottle neck in computer hardware systems. Previously I was talking about importance of SSD to solve this problem.
But the price point of SSD is way too high compared to HDD. So the best solution I offer before is getting a SSD along with Terabyte HDD. But again it’s no easy job to decide which data should go in to SSD and which to HDD.
Apple, offer a very practical solution for this problem come with the name Fusion Drive. Today it’s under NOG spotlight.
Technology in Fusion Drive
Apple Fusions drive is available for Mac Mini as well as iMac computers. What its wrapping is 128GB SSD and 1TB or 3TB HDD which is the exact setup I proposed before. But what is the magic here?
The fusion drive is smart enough to automatically transfer frequently used data in to SSD and other to HDD. It’s taking that decision for you. So it’s combining lightning speed of SSD with humongous storage of HDD and dynamic file management to give you an awesome experience.
Fusion drive will obviously move OS and software for faster boot up and load time. In addition it will identify your interests, what are the files you use more frequently and then move those also to SSD as space permits.
How to Get a Fusion Drive?
When you are ordering a Mac Mini or iMac you have the option to configure it. For that go to product page, click buy now and select specific product you need. Then it will take you to configuration page. Under hard driver you can find the option to add fusion drive.
Once you order a Mac Mini or iMac with fusion drive it comes pre-configured. Off the shelf you can start using it.
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