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Upgrading RAM on 21.5 inch

Jack25

Jack25

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Probably been asked already, but is it possible at all to upgrade ram on the new 21 inch iMac myself, or would I have to pay the ridiculous price for Apple to do it for me?
 
Yes but you'll have to crack the case open to do it.

I'm sure iFixit will publish a stripdown as soon as they get hold of one and they'll rate how difficult it is.
 
Jack25 said:
Probably been asked already, but is it possible at all to upgrade ram on the new 21 inch iMac myself, or would I have to pay the ridiculous price for Apple to do it for me?
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Take a look at teardown photos. Upgrading RAM looks like piece of cake, with slim fingers and manual skills you can probably even do it without removing logic board.
 
Don't you have to get to the other side of the logic board.
Meaning pull it out. Looks like it by the photo.
 
bbkr said:
Take a look at teardown photos. Upgrading RAM looks like piece of cake, with slim fingers and manual skills you can probably even do it without removing logic board.
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I was thinking that too. Looks like it may be possible. Judging by the photos from that Japanese website, if you unscrew the 3 screws holding the fan in place, you can get right into the ram without removing anything else (at least thats how it looks from the photos).

Also in those photos, I noticed the slot where the blade style SSD could be used. Too bad there wasn't a closer look at the pins. It's a white connector above the ethernet port, running the width of the I/O section.

After seeing that the screen pops out nicely, I am going to just opt for the Fusion Drive as the only option and will just put more ram in myself once warranty expires. Maybe even a different disk too depending upon what is found out in the upcoming days - either way this iMac looks EASIER to access the insides than the previous model!
 
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