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New 27-Inch iMac Disassembled, Aftermarket SSD Install Deemed Difficult
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if i had the money to buy a mac pro, i wouldn't care about upgrading. people like to upgrade because it's CHEAPER than replacing your whole system (or paying an arm and a leg for apple's upgrades).
people who want to upgrade to save cash can often only afford the non-upgradeable iMacs.
selfish elites who don't care about saving a few bucks can afford the upgradeable mac pros. makes a lot of sense.
Haha, labor? It's Chinese wage-slave factory workers, the labor is dirt cheap for them. You're also missing the point, they make user-installation quite tricky when it doesn't really need to be.
I'm sure the factory workers gets fair wages and good working conditions. I'm sure Apple would NEVER deal with slave labor.
I'm sure the factory workers gets fair wages and good working conditions. I'm sure Apple would NEVER deal with slave labor.
Slave-labor was hyperbole. Apple is company like any other, profit is the main concern and motivator; just look at the conditions at the factories (such as Foxconn) where Apple products are manufactured.
I don't see why everyone here is making this seem bigger than it really is, that Apple is leaving out the connector solely because they want you to buy theirs. Has anyone here ever thought that just maybe they didn't want to waste time a d money on a bracket and connector that probably wasn't going to be used? If you ordered an SSD then they'll install one, if you didn't why should they bother installing provisions for you? If you really want to install your own SSD then replace the HDD in the regular bay. Remember the iMac didn't even have dual drive slots until now, so it must've been difficult to shoehorn a 2nd bay in there.they shouldn't be expected to put a 2nd bay in there unless it's necessary (in the case if someone ordering a2nd drive)
In your dreams, maybe.
I think they'd love to "lose" like they did in the last 3 years
User installation of a second drive is exactly the same or easier as with the previous model. There's a lesson to be learned here: Make something better, by adding the option to buy the computer with two drives installed, and people will find something to complain about. If Apple didn't offer the iMac with two drives, nobody would complain. So this is totally irrational.
I just Apple would build-in an easy way to change out the hard drive in an iMac design! I just think they never will because of the tight design the iMacs now have.
Anyone who has been using computers these last five years can confidently say hard drives WILL fail. I guess apple wants to drive third-party houses business or sell another iMac to a user with a bad hard drive in it an iMac.
Anyone who has been using computers these last five years can confidently say hard drives WILL fail. I guess apple wants to drive third-party houses business or sell another iMac to a user with a bad hard drive in it an iMac.
best of all worlds
I decided I wanted the best of all worlds so installed an intel ssd 160gb for operating system, 2tb 3.5inch for storage, a USB adapter onto my optical drive and an esata port off the optical drive sata connector. I ran the cables for esata port and the usb for the optical drive out through the oval shaped holes in front of the ram slots so i didn't have to make any holes in my imac. Wasnt as hard as I thought it would be and iMac retains full functionality and looks. Love it
I decided I wanted the best of all worlds so installed an intel ssd 160gb for operating system, 2tb 3.5inch for storage, a USB adapter onto my optical drive and an esata port off the optical drive sata connector. I ran the cables for esata port and the usb for the optical drive out through the oval shaped holes in front of the ram slots so i didn't have to make any holes in my imac. Wasnt as hard as I thought it would be and iMac retains full functionality and looks. Love it
i dont see why they dont have just a regular mid tower computer. like mac pro mini or something. upgradeability but not insanely expensive. maybe an i5 or i7. sell it for like $1000
Jesus Christ, why ppls always make things so complicated.
Just installed SSD Vertex 3 Max Iops 240Gb and also replaced HDD with WD Caviar Black 2Tb. Since Apple enabled SATA III, why not use full potential of hardware.
bought cable (Slimline 13 pin SATA Female to 22 Pin SATA Female Cable) from Microcables - $8.75 and installed SSD under DVD-Drive.
Cloned everything on SDD. Install HDD Fan Conrtol.
took me aprox 1 1/2 hour for everything.
HDD aprox 140Mb/s read/write
SSD aprox 470Mb/s read/write
Everytihng is flying
And that I'm thinking is where I'm going next...I love the iMac, and always go top spec, but I'm now starting to think that a Pro, with it's far more flexible and easy upgrade / addition configuration may be where I go next.