Congratulations, John!
The Fusion Drive¡¯s speed will become evident after a while. ?The solid state part of it will ¡°learn¡± which files are used most often and store them.
Firewire went out quite a time ago, as did the built-in Superdrive. ?USB3 is probably faster than FW800 and an external DVD/CD writer costs about ?15.
I have the Apple Superdrive (external) and I use it about once every couple of months.
In case you¡¯re wondering, I have my files store in iCloud, making them accessible anywhere on the Internet.
Cheers
Chris
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Just got a new iMac:
Went for fusion drive. Can't say I noticed much difference in start up time. NB it has no fire wire & no superdrive. You can get an external one.
Can't say I particularly like Catalina either
John