This transfer of applications are completely automated and you don’t have to worry about that part. Later on if you use the same app lesser than before, then it will be automatically moved to the HDD & the same pattern will be followed. For example, if you are accessing a specific application be it browser or any kind of application, it will be stored in the SSD as you open it often. Once it analyzes the user’s usage pattern, the most frequently used applications will be stored in the flash drives/SSD. The Fusion Drive works according to your usage patterns, it analyzes your application usage pattern right from which application you use the most to which application which you use the least. Flash Drives – Advantages and Disadvantages SSDs have it’s own advantages in every aspect right from the insane speeds to copy/writing speeds which you can get from an SSD (Solid State Drive). So either way, whether it is Flash Drive or SSD, they both are the same. If you didn’t know SSDs have been using the Flash storage interface to enhance the speed & the performance. These can be found in ultrabooks, premium laptops and other high-end laptops including Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, etc. They don’t perform as good as Flash Drives/SSDsįlash Drive or Flash storage, they’re the same.Fusion drives are louder compared to SSDs.They have better boot times compared to the HDDs.

They work in a logical manner by maintaining the user experience without affecting load times of applications.They come with high storage capacity namely 1TB, 2TB, and 3TB.It’s much quieter than traditional hard drives and comes head on head with SSD.Apple Fusion Drives are much cheaper than traditional SSDs and a bit expensive than normal HDDs.Fusion Drives – Advantages and DisadvantagesĮven though the Fusion Drives might sound all fancy and techy, they come with their own advantages and disadvantages. And not to forget, you can also use the SSD along with the fusion drive to get the maximum performance off the beasty iMac. While purchasing an iMac you get an option to choose a 1TB fusion drive whereas when you purchase an iMac with the Retina display you get an option to choose a fusion drive sized between 1TB to 3TB. The Apple operating system will automatically manage the content depending upon its usage, meaning the frequently used application, files, etc are stored on the NAND flash drive and the infrequent items stay on the hard drive thereby giving you the opportunity of a fast environment to access your apps and files. This basically means a single hard drive containing both the Hard drive & the Flash drive as a single drive.

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