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    Blu-ray Optical Drive for iMac

    For the 27-inch iMac I would like to be able to watch my Blu-ray discs on it and possibly burn the disc so I can include footage in my YouTube film reviews (that part is still up in the air for me since I don't know what kind of copyright infringements I could possibly get). Since the Apple USB...
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    Need a new addition for photography

    Hi all! I’m looking for a new computer for photo editing. I’ll also use it for every day basics, but that’s my main focus. I used to own an 27” iMac I purchased in 2016 and a MBP from quite awhile ago. When I moved to Europe from America last summer I chose not to bring the iMac for fear of...
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    Best Webcam for iMac

    Hello there! So I plan on getting an iMac as my primary workstation for creating YouTube videos (using Final Cut Pro X and the Blue Yeti) and I plan on purchasing a webcam to record my videos with. The only issue I have so far is that I don't know which webcam to get. I've looked at all the...
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    Single or Dual Rank for iMac

    According to the research I have done one can't combine single and dual rank ram. I am in the process of purchasing an iMac 27 inch late 2017 that comes with 8G Ram. I will be purchasing more RAM and would like to have it ready to install when I get my new machine. I have found what I want and...
  5. RightRyan

    2011 iMac 21.5" Screen Disable - Will it take a load off GPU?

    I've got a 2011 iMac 21.5" with the embarrassingly mentioned Radeon HD 6750M 512mb... shocker My question is: I found software to disable my iMac screen and use an external display as primary screen. Software link: Eun/DisableMonitor - https://github.com/Eun/DisableMonitor If I disable my...
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    Diagnosing a Display/GPU issue on 2012 iMac 27"

    So recently this grey/blue bar appeared on my iMac and hasnt gone away. Any idea as to what may cause it? Or how I should diagnose it?
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    Half my storage missing after fusion drive partitioning

    Hi, I have a late 2015 5K iMac with a 3TB fusion drive running High Sierra 10.13.6. Until now i was using it as one big HD but yesterday decided to partition it into two equal halves using Disk Utility, so that I could install MojaveOS onto the second partition. Everything was running smoothly...
  8. elavats

    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

    Greetings, My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere my search didn't turn up what I was looking for. I've inherited this iMac and I noticed that it's running 12 GB of RAM, 2-4GB slots, & 2-2GB slots for a total of 12 GB. I've searched for information on the max amount of RAM and have...
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    2013 iMac 27" Cracked Glass Replacement

    The glass on my 2013 iMac has cracked following an accident, and I was wondering if it was possible to replace just the glass and not the LCD. If so, how might I go about separating the LCD panel from the glass? Is it held on by glue/adhesive? Thanks.
  10. Pet2k

    Installing Windows 10 on iMac 11.1 without Bootcamp...

    Hello community, I've run into some problems while installing Windows 10 on my iMac 11.1. I already had Windows 10 up and running on my Mac with BootCamp and it worked kinda well. But some day I ran into some issues with my Mac and then i reinstalled the whole machine and deleted Windows in...
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    iMac Screen help!

    I saw this in the corner of my screen. It doesn’t seem to affect the picture and doesn’t seem to be on the screen. Any ideas?
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    Core i5 or Core i7

    I'm looking to buy a new 4k iMac, I currently have a mid 2012 macbook air 2ghz core i7 with 8gb 1600 mhz ddr3 ram and an intel hd graphics 4000 1536 MB. And i use this for editing videos i screen capture off of my original playstation 4. Now i want to buy a 4k imac to continue to edit videos...
  13. MacinMan

    Late 2015 27" iMac and APC UPS conflict

    Hey all, the topic of Macs and UPS systems have been discussed many times in different threads here. However, I haven't been able to find a current thread containing my exact issues and concerns so thought I would start a new thread. I have been having very frustrating issues over the last...
  14. friedeggs

    Imac 5k 2018 model (MUSIC PRODUCTION)

    I have an iMac 27 inch 5k 2018. This has a 1 TB fusion drive with a 24 GB of flash storage in it. This computer is used in a music studio and the hard drive performs terribly. It is excruciatingly slow. I was wondering if any one could help me with the following questions: Based on my...
  15. Jodeo

    More RAM or ext. SSD for New iMac?

    I have a new 5K iMac! 27" 3.8GHz model with the 2TB Fusion drive. My main uses are personal: Music, graphics, occasionally video. I just got Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro as well (never used either before so this could be interesting). Two Questions: 1: Where can I find performance scores on...
  16. bbridges

    what's best bang for buck used iMac?

    I think I'm going to get a used iMac and was just wondering if there is a particular year and version of imac that is a particularly good deal. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
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    Graphic problems/screen problem

    Hi there, I have a problem with my iMac early 2008 24inch (nvidia geforce 8800gs). After upgrading GPU to NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 1024 MB the main screen is gray (as showing on photo ) and the external screen is working properly. I installed the EFI Clover boot and extracted SDST...
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    2x 2.5" HD in RAID0 or 1x 3.5" HD in iMac

    Hello. I intend on upgrading my 27" late 2012 iMac with a blade SSD AND replacing the existing 1TB 3.5" HD. Originally I was thinking of replacing the 3.5" HDD with something like the 4TB Seagate Barracuda Pro (7200 RPM, 256MB Cache) which boasts sustained data speeds of up to 250MB/s...
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    2009 imac 27" HDD replacement with MBPR SSD query

    My iMAC (MB953LL/A) HDD (1TB) just died and I wanted to replace it with the spare 128GB SSD I have that came installed on a MacBook Pro Retina (Late 2012). 1. Can anyone guide me as to what is required to facilitate this transition to SSD (not sure what sort of SSD it is). What additional...
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    Bluetooth NOT Working After SSD Install [iMac Mid 2010 - 21'']

    Hi everyone, recently I replaced my old Superdrive (not even working anymore) of my iMac 21'' Mid 2010 with an SSD Drive. Unfortunately, even though the SSD is correctly detected by the machine, I’m not able anymore to use Bluetooth. For some reason the computer does not recognise the Bluetooth...