![]() ![]() Originally I thought this might be SSD caching but after poking around the new iMacs and talking to Apple I have a better understanding of what's going on.įor starters, the 128GB of NAND is simply an SSD on a custom form factor PCB with the same connector that's used in the new MacBook Air and rMBP models. The Fusion part comes in courtesy of Apple's software that takes the two independent drives and presents them to the user as a single volume. The new iMac and Mac mini can be outfitted with a Fusion Drive option that couples 128GB of NAND flash with either a 1TB or 3TB hard drive. With Fusion Drive, Apple is attempting to offer the best of both worlds. End users have to choose between performance or capacity/cost-per-GB. Apple offers either solid state or mechanical HDD storage in its iMac and Mac mini. ![]() For the iMac and Mac mini, Apple introduced a new feature that I honestly expected it to debut much earlier: Fusion Drive. The 13-inch MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac mini all got updated today. During its iPad mini launch event today Apple updated many members of its Mac lineup. ![]()
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