Am I right to assume that the BTO iMacs will come with Blade SSDs instead of 2.5" SSD Drives? Can anyone verify this for me? Would this be true for both the 21.5" and 27" iMacs? Any feedback is much appreciated.
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BTO iMacs with Flash SSD option
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dan1eln1el5en
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BTO SSD (blades) is situated on the left in this pic, then you would still be able to fit a standard SSD/HDD on the right side:
http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-conten.../10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-10.34.56-AM.jpg
http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-conten.../10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-10.34.56-AM.jpg
What I mean is if I were to order a BTO iMac with the flash storage option, would it be delivered with an empty HDD bay which I can eventually use to install a second SATA drive? Would this be the case on the 21.5" iMac as well?
Yes, if you order a pure flash iMac, it will have an empty HDD bay. Theoretically you should be able to add a second drive, but you may need to find a SATA cable with one Apple's proprietary connector.
Remember when you open up the iMac to add the drive, you will be voiding your warranty.
Perhaps.
If you remove whatever components you have added and take care re-assembling it (and you use the proper Apple foam tape) then how will they know you have ever opened it.
Fatboy71
macrumors 68000
The last time I was reading the "rip the iMacs apart thread" (which was a while ago). The adhesive foam tape type that Apple uses on the iMac's, wasn't known at that point.
Has there since been conformation as to what type of adhesive foam tape Apple is using?
Yes, you can buy the Apple genuine kit on ebay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/iMac-27-i...ther_Computing_Networking&hash=item3f28552b93
Fatboy71
macrumors 68000
Thanks for that Chippy.
Nice to know that we can now buy the genuine tape that Apple uses in the factory. 🙂
Yes indeed. It's more encouraging if you want to upgrade your Mac, knowing that you have a chance at least of not invalidating the warranty, provided you put it all back how it was pre-upgrade, very carefully.