Solid-state hybrid drive

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A solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD), or simply hybrid drive, is a storage device that combines the speed benefits of a solid-state drive (SSD) with the more cost-effective mass storage space of a hard drive.SSHD: Guide to Hybrid Drives, ebuyer. 2015-07-06.
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==Adoption by Apple==
In 2012, Apple introduced a their propietary implementation of hybrid drive in the form of a Fusion Drive as an option in the Intel-based iMac.All-New iMac Features Stunning Design, Brilliant Display & Faster Performance, Apple Inc. 2012-10-23. This option was discontinued from the 27-inch iMac with Retina display in 2020.iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) - Technical Specifications, Apple Support. 2021-01-13. Fusion Drives were also offered in the Mac mini from 2012 to 2018.Mac mini (Late 2012) - Technical Specifications, Apple Inc. 2021-05-25.Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications, Apple Inc. 2021-05-26.
Users of older MacBooks and MacBook Pros can swap their internal hard drive for a 3rd-party hybrid drive to gain the speed benefits, limited only by the bandwidth of the SATA connector. However, more recent notebook models from Apple have switched to faster SSD storage without the physical space to accommodate a hybrid drive.The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs by Cody Henderson, Beetstech. 2017-06-06. With the dropping prices of storage devices, SSDs have become a more appealing option than SSHDs.Why You Should Avoid A Fusion Drive by MacFinder, Create Pro. 2020-08-18.
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==External links==
* at Wikipedia
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