What storage solution would be the best?

[Dx3me]

I'm getting myself a new 2012 iMac (27 inch) within a few months, but I'm not sure what storage I would be getting...
Money is not really a big issue here, as I'm not buying a new system on an annual base anyway, so I want to buy a system that will last for a few years.

I want to have the fastest solution available, but I've read several reviews, that makes me doubt about the Fusion Drive...
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I'm going to use my upcoming iMac mainly for video editing, music mixing, graphics design.
Of course I want the fastest solution, as I'm not planning to buy my next system anytime soon... but stability is also a HUGE factor here, since I'm running a business.
My system needs to be running safe and stable at all times, and I don't want my system running into any form of storage errors (hardware or software related).

- Do you guys recommend me to go for the 3TB Serial ATA solution, or is it safe enough to go for 3TB Fusion?
(and is Fusion really that much faster??)

 

[Fausty82]

As Karen says, there?s no comparison in speed between an SSD and a mechanical HD (SSD wins by large margin).

There is also no comparison in capacity between an SSD and a mechanical HD (HD wins by a huge margin).

The biggest issue here is the prohibitive cost of 2-3 TB SSDs. The Fusion drive would be an easy compromise. The issue that remains to be decided is the reliability of the Fusion drive. Hybrid drives (standard mechanical drives with small built-in SSDs for caching recently/often used files have been around for a while now and have proven reliable... but, as I understand it, Apple actually uses separate SSD and mechanical HD for the Fusion configuration. Aside from any down time related to problems/failure, Apple will fully warrant the setup...

So, to answer your questions, yes the Fusion setup will really be that much faster. And if I were purchasing a new iMac, I would not think twice about the 3TB Fusion drive. I?d go for it.

Good luck.

 

[Dx3me]

Ok, thanks guys!
Fusion it will be...