That said, hardware is not my area of expertise and I generally get twitchy about opening up iMacs. So it sounds like, in theory, you could perform this upgrade on a 27″ iMac, and the instructions from iFixit for upgrading the 21″ would probably be helpful in this regard. They conclude that they won’t be performing the upgrade before iFixit or OWC provide a proper “kit”. Adding/replacing the blade SSD requires pulling out the main logic board. You’ll need a proper mounting bracket (e.g., an Icy Dock) to mount a 2.5″ SSD in place of the 3.5″ drive. Replacing the disk requires cutting open the display and removing the left speaker. Unlike the new 21″ iMac, you can upgrade the RAM on the 27″ w/o cutting the machine open (there’s an access hatch on the back). The 27″ iMac holds one 3.5″ drive (unlike the 21″, which uses a 2.5″ drive), and one “blade” SSD like the new MacBook Pros use. Grab the iFixit upgrade kit and level up your iMac today. Plus, your iMac will run cooler and quieter. SSD Upgrades for Apple iMac 27-Inch Late 2013 - 2019. Upgrade your iMac with a new SSD to dramatically speed up your machine: faster boot times, application loading and switching, and file read/write speeds. However, there’s a page on their forums where people are discussing associated teardowns and the possibility of such an upgrade. How to Add An SSD To The 27' iMac (Late 2015) - iFixit Repair Guide. (iFixit usually tear down new hardware within a day or so of release, and have a lot of tutorials for things like hardware upgrades and repairs).Ĭurrently their page for the 27″ model doesn’t have such a tutorial. It can be done, but I’m not sure which SKUs it applies to, or that it’s particularly advisable.īoth the 2.9 GHz and the 3.1 GHz 21.5″ iMacs have space for a second drive bay, and there’s an iFixit tutorial explaining how to install a second drive.
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