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TJCarlos Author

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If I purchase an imac and upgrade the fusion drive to ssd will the fusion drive still be there on the system?

it comes with 2tb fusion drive by default but when i pay extra to get 1 tb of ssd will the fusion drive still be there?

Posted on Oct 19, 2019 10:58 AM

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den.thed

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Oct 19, 2019 11:24 AM in response to TJCarlos

Keep in mind that a Fusion Drive is a vary small SSD, plus a large HDD and that the SSD upgrade is much faster.

click on "How much Storage is right for you" at > 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display - Apple

Besides, you can easily add additional fast storage by using USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt 3/USB-C external drives.

den.thed

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Oct 19, 2019 11:03 AM in response to TJCarlos

No, the 1T and 2T SSD options replace the Fusion Drive.

TJCarlos Author

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Oct 19, 2019 11:08 AM in response to den.thed

Man that sucks! I was expecting more storage since it is by default part of the system.

Apple is getting on my nerves lately.

Oct 19, 2019 11:14 AM in response to TJCarlos

Apple's specifications on that very obvious.

How does that get on your nerves?

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