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27" iMac late 2012 HDD to SSD?

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Will/\

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Dec 25, 2012
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Hi, just wondering if it is possible to replace the hdd in the 27" iMac late 2012 for a ssd. I was wondering because I didn't order a fusion drive?
 
snugja said:
Just be careful . . .

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1049431/
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I know it's a first world problem but I am debating on taking mine into an apple store and seeing if they will put in their $1300 768ssd for me, I got just the regular 1TB drive and it's setup nicely, and right now I am booting off thunderbolt for my ssd for osx, I use the 1tb for windows 7 (200GB) as well as time machine (800GB). It works, but I want all of my stuff to just be internal.
 
jmcgeejr said:
I know it's a first world problem but I am debating on taking mine into an apple store and seeing if they will put in their $1300 768ssd for me, I got just the regular 1TB drive and it's setup nicely, and right now I am booting off thunderbolt for my ssd for osx, I use the 1tb for windows 7 (200GB) as well as time machine (800GB). It works, but I want all of my stuff to just be internal.
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If you can afford it, go with the SSD. No warranty issues in the future, and no potentially severed cables. Learned my lesson the hard way a long time ago with upgrading a macbook pro myself. Never again.

I got the SSD. It's awesome.

If you can return it, that might be the best option. You'll probably have to wait even longer for an iMac, but it'd be worth it. I bootcamp as well on my imac, and the SSD has proven nice.
 
snugja said:
If you can afford it, go with the SSD. No warranty issues in the future, and no potentially severed cables. Learned my lesson the hard way a long time ago with upgrading a macbook pro myself. Never again.

I got the SSD. It's awesome.

If you can return it, that might be the best option. You'll probably have to wait even longer for an iMac, but it'd be worth it. I bootcamp as well on my imac, and the SSD has proven nice.
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Thanks guys, wondering whether apple store would upgrade it in the future?

Anyway won't upgrade it yet. Just gonna enjoy it first. :)
 
iMac Upgrade

I have the same model iMac that I just installed an SSD on a bracket kit above the HDD.

Here is a link to the post I made about it:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=18971875#post18971875

Here are the pictures I took of the install:
http://imgur.com/a/SdlZn#0

I'm using the 250GB SSD for Windows 8.1 so I can play Battlefield4 (totally worth it). Only issue I'm having is the fan speed in OSX boot. It's not running on full but a halfway (1600 RPM). I think I've found a solution and if it works I'll add to my original post about it.
 
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