SSD upgrade for late 2012 27" iMac

[ravinder08]

Was hoping to get some advice on what SSD to get for upgrading my iMac. I'm thinking of a 1TB but have no idea which brand etc to go for and should I ask Apple to do it or take it to an authorised dealer? Any advice would be welcomed.

 

[Fishrrman]

Fastest, easiest, cheapest, safest way to add an SSD:

Buy a USB3 external SSD, plug it in, initialize it to Mac OS extended with journaling enabled, and set it up to become your "external booter".

It will run at 85% (or better) the speed an internally-installed SSD will.
And... you don't have to pry it open and risk breaking something inside.

A Samsung t5 would do the job very well.
You can velcro it to the back of the iMac's stand, up and out-of-the-way.

Either install a new version of the OS onto it, or use a cloning app (CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper) to clone over your existing installation (the one that's on the internal drive).

Again -- fastest, easiest, cheapest... and safest.

 

[ravinder08]

Fastest, easiest, cheapest, safest way to add an SSD:

Buy a USB3 external SSD, plug it in, initialize it to Mac OS extended with journaling enabled, and set it up to become your "external booter".

It will run at 85% (or better) the speed an internally-installed SSD will.
And... you don't have to pry it open and risk breaking something inside.

A Samsung t5 would do the job very well.
You can velcro it to the back of the iMac's stand, up and out-of-the-way.

Either install a new version of the OS onto it, or use a cloning app (CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper) to clone over your existing installation (the one that's on the internal drive).

Again -- fastest, easiest, cheapest... and safest.

Excellent advice
Thank you Fishrrman

 

[harleymhs]

Fastest, easiest, cheapest, safest way to add an SSD:

Buy a USB3 external SSD, plug it in, initialize it to Mac OS extended with journaling enabled, and set it up to become your "external booter".

It will run at 85% (or better) the speed an internally-installed SSD will.
And... you don't have to pry it open and risk breaking something inside.

A Samsung t5 would do the job very well.
You can velcro it to the back of the iMac's stand, up and out-of-the-way.

Either install a new version of the OS onto it, or use a cloning app (CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper) to clone over your existing installation (the one that's on the internal drive).

Again -- fastest, easiest, cheapest... and safest.

You advised me on this last month... Working Fast and Perfect! No Issues.... CCC bootable back in business with the OLD platter HD as storage! Thanks!

 

[Fried Chicken]

I did exactly this.


Look up my old threat; Feel free to PM me if you have any questions