Nobody can fix welded parts.
I can't believe there are people on these forums who see Apple offering 5400 rpm drives instead of 7200 as a good thing.
Wow.
Maybe they can improve the next generation of iMacs by selling them with 4200 rpm HDs.
Wrong.
Returns from users who thought the thinness would make an impact on their lives.
iFixit seemed to have no problems getting inside of the thin iMac. The case opens, apparently, just as easily as my 2007 Core 2 Duo iMac.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2544+Teardown/11936/2
Hard drive appears to be easily replaceable, though you do need to use a heat gun to get past the adhesive holding the screen on. On the 2007 iMac you had to take a ton of stuff off JUST to get to the hard drive. The new thin one, just take the screen off and there is the hard drive.
I dont know why people are so stuck to this idea that the system is "welded" shut.
iFixit seemed to have no problems getting inside of the thin iMac. The case opens, apparently, just as easily as my 2007 Core 2 Duo iMac.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2544+Teardown/11936/2
Hard drive appears to be easily replaceable, though you do need to use a heat gun to get past the adhesive holding the screen on. On the 2007 iMac you had to take a ton of stuff off JUST to get to the hard drive. The new thin one, just take the screen off and there is the hard drive.
I dont know why people are so stuck to this idea that the system is "welded" shut.
The iMac G5 could be opened extremely easily.
No, it is not soldered on, just click on the linked iFixit report. There is just no access hatch for it like on the 27" model, ie, you have to take of the screen and the motherboard to get to it.The RAM is soldered on, isn't it? And the GPU? I did expect the hard drive to be replaceable. The iMac G5 could be opened extremely easily.
On an Intel iMac or only on the G4 and G5 iMacs?
iFixit seemed to have no problems getting inside of the thin iMac. The case opens, apparently, just as easily as my 2007 Core 2 Duo iMac.
I don't know about the other iMacs, but the 2006 Intel iMac had a replaceable GPU. However, it was under a lot of stuff, so it was annoying to get to. The only thing not held together only with screws was the screen, which had a small amount of duct tape (WTF?) holding it, but it was easy to get past.
Then buy a Mac Pro.
The iMac has never been user-upgradable. And tbh, anyone with a bit of common sense can open the current iMac - it's taped shut, not "welded".
So I suppose you pay Apples insane prices if you want a bigger hard drive?
Actually Apple's 5400 rpm drives run quite quickly. They're amongst the fastest in that category.
Apple does not manufacture hard drives. They buy OEM drives like everyone else.
Apple's prices are not insane.
The RAM is soldered on, isn't it? And the GPU? I did expect the hard drive to be replaceable. The iMac G5 could be opened extremely easily.
Apple's prices are not insane.
On Apple's online store, upgrading from the stock 500GB drive to a 750Gb drive costs $160NZ. Looking on somewhere like Ascent, the difference between the average 500gb drive and the average 750gb drive is about $30NZ, and in many cases less. That means Apple charges a $130 premium on the upgrade from a 500gb to a 750gb drive, which is totally ridiculous.
Actually Apple's 5400 rpm drives run quite quickly. They're amongst the fastest in that category.
Actually Apple's 5400 rpm drives run quite quickly. They're amongst the fastest in that category.
Maybe so, but I don't think It's right for Apple to forget It's pro or creative customers, we want the ability to make upgrades down the line. It would have been wise for Apple to consider both category of users.
They're not even made by Apple, by the way.
I didn't care for the drive speed really. Barely know the difference. But the speed of the 21" I bought was just too freaking slow. And I returned it.