If you’re buying new, definitely get it with a fusion drive. You won’t be able to easily install an aftermarket SSD and will void the warranty doing it.
Regards Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 11 Dec 2018, at 12:29, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Derek and Sam! > > Really helpful. > > We'll treat ourselves to new, rather than refurb. Especially for the Mini > (although would consider a refurb iMac if better spec than current base/mid > models for similar price). > > Good to know that you think Fusion will be ok going forward with Mojave etc. > > So, as for the MX500... > > 1. Are you proposing I have that put in to new iMac? Or perhaps just as and > when it's needed in future? (just wondering about warranty and ease of > install as I heard the new iMacs more fiddly) > 2. I hear Apple SSDs are nice and fast, but sounds like you're satisfied the > Crucial SSD speeds are good, too? > > Thanks again > > Adam > > > On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 9:27:14 AM UTC, DerekC10001 wrote: > I agree with Sam, belt and braces! > Might be worth looking using Lightroom for processing and cataloguing your > images. > The Adobe Photography plan includes the latest version of Photoshop and > Lightroom for use on two computers for about £10 a month. > Derek > >> On 11 Dec 2018, at 09:22, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected] <>> >> wrote: >> >> See below >> >> Sam >> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. >> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >> >> Sam Mullen >> +44 (0)7747778022 <> >> [email protected] <> >> www.macambulance.co.uk <https://www.macambulance.co.uk/> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration >> number 8466597 >> >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain >> privileged or confidential information. >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete >> the email immediately. >> >> >>> On 11 Dec 2018, at 09:17, mac98aop <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>> >>> Morning all >>> >>> Just working out what we need spec wise as a family computer (wondering >>> about Mini or iMac). One thing is storage… >> Is this 2nd hand or refurb? That will dictate your upgrade options >>> >>> We have 100GB in iPhoto, and that'll only increase. I'd prefer all SSD, but >>> not a cheap upgrade. Fusion looks good but wondering how future proof it is >>> with macOS etc. >> You can get a 500GB MX500 very cheaply on Amazon currently, even 1TB isn’t >> massively expensive. Fusion Drive is very future proof, APFS is now natively >> supported on Fusion Drives in Mojave, it’s not going anywhere >>> >>> Anyhoo... >>> >>> I'm also wondering about whether it's worth putting all our photos in to >>> iCloud, to enjoy them from every device? We already have the 200GB Family >>> Plan, so we've enough for now. >> I do that and it’s convenient, a good backup too >>> >>> Has anybody done this? >>> Is it recommended? >>> Does iCloud store the full hi-res version of each photo? >> Yes, you can select to keep the Hi-res versions on your mac or just low-res >> then download the higher when the image is opened >>> >>> Alternatively, I keep iCloud for our iOS devices and the DSLR shots on the >>> Mac can just stay local. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> And whilst you're kindly reading, any thoughts about Backup? Currently done >>> locally to an external HDD. Works fine. But just wondering if it's worth >>> heading to a cloud based solution for ease and peace of mind all round? I >>> hear good things about BackBlaze, but perhaps a combo of something like >>> TimeMachine and DropBox and iCloud Drive is a more economically efficient >>> way ahead!?! >> I’d go for both, Time Machine is the quickest and most convenient, then >> iCloud Drive for offsite, to combine with your iCloud Photo Library >>> >>> Thanks so much, >>> >>> Adam >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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