Alternatively, I'm considering the $699 Mac Mini with HDD only and replacing it with a SATA SSD 1TB. Samsung EVO and Crucial M550 are now in $400 range. I'll end up paying $200 more than a Fusion Drive but will have a full 1TB of SSD storage vs. 128GB and no spinning drive inside the Mini! I think this is a much better deal. What do you think?
Anybody with the PCIe SSD *only* option that can confirm if the SATA ribbon is there so that a SATA SSD or HDD can be added? I'm not convinced of the Fusion Drive with 128GB PCIe SSD. I'd rather buy the 256GB PCIe SSD option, add a SATA HDD (even 7200 RPM!) for cheap and build a much better Fusion Drive. The assumption is that the SATA ribbon will be there.
Please help me confirm that. That's the only doubt holding my order. Thanks!