24" iMac has a removable video card

[SpankyPenzaanz]

I was just putzing around on gizmodo and read that apple is using mxm. They had a link to this

http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.p...d_in_24_inch_imac_are_apparently_upgradeable/

Will apple then offer upgrades down the road or even third party options that we can pick up from retailers

 

[balamw]

This has been reported widely, but I still haven't seen the Mac geek pr0n of a disassembly of the 24" showing the MXM module.

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[SpankyPenzaanz]

good point they could make it very difficult to access

 

[thechris69]

Oooooo No! Is this only for the 24inch model? Because I ordered the 17 inch model yesterday morning... Its ok tho because I only had enough money for the 17 inch anyway...

 

[XyliX]

If Apple intend to sell upgrade graphic cards for the iMac 24" the MXM module must be easy accessable just like the RAM modules. I doubt that. I think Apple choosed this standard to make it easier for them to test/install future upgrades and to make the assembly of the different 24" iMacs faster/cheaper.

 

[suneohair]

Remember EFI

I am going to guess that the third party cards are going to have to be EFI compatible. This may be a ways off.