http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2544+Teardown/11936/1
Didn't see it here yet so thought I would post it.
Didn't see it here yet so thought I would post it.
3/10p Repairability.. My god apple.
3/10p Repairability.. My god apple.
Adhesive? Yikes!
If Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake or Skymount are a drop in upgrade to the socket used by Ivy Bridge then I'll do it in say 3-5 years time.
Down from 7/10 for the previous model.
But the percentage of people looking to dig around inside these things is low single-digits, I'd bet.
All I wanted to do was be able to replace the SSD, HDD and maybe the CPU.
Looking at how much work it will take I may end up just getting a Fusion Drive, enlarge the storage via a USB 3 external drive.
If Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake or Skymount are a drop in upgrade to the socket used by Ivy Bridge then I'll do it in say 3-5 years time.
Now, if only they can ship before January.
I don't blame them for opting for the base model to tear down, not everyone is masochist enough to pay apple +$450 premium for the benefit of a small sized flash module in 2013, not even if thousands of people are going to be visiting their site for the tear down, lol...
Down from 7/10 for the previous model.
But the percentage of people looking to dig around inside these things is low single-digits, I'd bet.
Actually, I liked the fact that they chose the base model. If they had chosen the fusion drive model, we still would not know whether the base had the second SATA connector or not. Now we know it doesn't.
Another point which needs to be made. This isn't just about buyers wanting to get at the iMac's innards to do some user upgrades. What about how green this iMac really is? If it needs to be go in for repair it sounds as if the panel and glass will need to be replaced in order to make a half decent job of reassembly. How green is that?
Just saying cause I 've pretty much had it with apple cause you know what I expected? I didn't mind losing the odd or dropping the firewire and paying up for yet another ludicrously overpiced adapter. I wanted retina and was willing to pay for it, but I didn't expect they could run it with their sub par notebook components that they stuff most of the imacs with...
But at least I expected better panels from them (apparently since they now can't get their hands on samsung's superior plc panels it's back to 3 year old panels from lg...). And I expected a redesign with proper ergonomics, everyone and their cousins from the competition has adjustable AIOs, hell apple even has a patent on a rotating stand, they had one of the best ergonomics computer (the lamp mac) years and years ago, Jony Ive and Phil (instagram has jumped the shark for going android) Schiller can't bs me into believing that thin tapering the imac leaving a pregnant back is some sort of technological and design innovation. Hell, you can't even vesa mount it...
My only conclusion is Apple's slowly getting rid of Desktops and forcing prosumers to buy Mac Pro's with this release. The ML native support for PC parts, plus their crappy and pricey hardware options (including the mini) leads me to think they're gonna be selling just OSx in the mid future with limited hardware support. I hope Apple hear all the hate and whining it's going on about it or they're going down reducing their objective target to only fanboys
Nah, I 'll be much better off just opting for that kool aid, might be a bit pricy with that aluminum and glass enclosure, but it sure tastes good!Lucky for you it's the holiday season - you should be able to find "Righteous Indignation" on sale 2-for-1 somewhere so you can stock up.
They are an assembler (albeit one that's subcontracted this task to foxconn) of other people's hardware. An actual hardware company doesn't co-design (with arm) one cpu that they don't even manufacture. Thank god though for Intel, lg, samsung, toshi, texas intruments, qualcomm, nvidia, ati etc. cause otherwise apple would be selling a lot of aluminum and glass enclosures staffed with a conspicuous green or purple fluid.Repeat after me: Apple is a HARDWARE COMPANY.
Nah, I 'll be much better off just opting for that kool aid, might be a bit pricy with that aluminum and glass enclosure, but it sure tastes good!
They are an assembler (albeit one that's subcontracted this task to foxconn) of other people's hardware. An actual hardware company doesn't co-design (with arm) one cpu that they don't even manufacture. Thank god though for Intel, lg, samsung, toshi, texas intruments, qualcomm, nvidia, ati etc. cause otherwise apple would be selling a lot of aluminum and glass enclosures staffed with a conspicuous green or purple fluid.
It's funny how people compare apple to bmw or lamborgini, or porche sometimes, any of them could only wish they'd sell at apple's margins without ever designing a single engine, breaks or suspension system...