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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: A.T.A. drive or Fusion drive?
Date: 24 Jul 2015 15:56:50 GMT
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On 2015-07-24, Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> wrote:
> Salut Tom
>
> In article <2015072307182152788-tomevans9890@yahoo.ca>,
>  Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> I'm considering buying a three-terabyte Imac to replace my one-terabyte 
>> Imac that's almsot full.
>
> so you are thinking of a 27" iMac or an iMac Retina...
>> 
>> Should I buy one with a Fusion drive or is an A.T.A. dirve sufficient?
>
> You can't buy a current iMac with ATA drive, they come as SATA nowadays.

Well both SATA and PATA drives are ATA drives. ; )
 
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