Not just an apple thing. The general term is hybrid drive. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive
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mercano@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
10-15 years ago, Apple had a product built around this concept, the Fusion Drive. It was one physical device containing both types of storage that appeared to the user as a single drive. The OS would decide what files when on which storage medium based on usage. Unfortunately, it’s been long enough that they went to all SSDs all of the time that Apple is removing support for it in this year’s OS release.
CptBread@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
valkyre09@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You used to be able to DIY those yourself. Any ssd and hdd combo worked.
Here’s the guide I followed all those years ago: …jinx.de/…/2012.10.20.fusion-drive-on-older-macs-…
2012? Wow. Life really creeps up on you