apple logo spins 1 apple logo spins 2 apple logo spins 3 apple logo spins 4 apple logo spins 5 apple logo spins apple logo spins apple logo spins apple logo spins finished, 5 seconds...
you really have to remove the screen, to change the disc? haha, fuck apple, why do they make it so complicated? because they want yout to buy the SSD version, not doing it yourself...
boot time = time it take for your PC (PC = personnal computer, not windows) to open from the moment you push the power button, wich took 25 seconds... its no 5 seconds boot, its impossible to achieve on a Mac... cause you cant mod the OS... if you COULD modify the OS, then maybe it could, but.... nope, nowhere close to 5 seconds boot
also
/watch?v=CWFy1RWSUts&feature=related
THATS a real 5 seconds boot, and the only OS that can do that is Linux...
thnx for your cool video. now..did u have any problems with the fans spinning crazy?if yes how did u fix it? after did reinstall the OS from the dvd? or u can timemachine? plz advise
You're a brave man. I opted to get the SSD factory fitted on my machine, even if it only were that fitting it yourself voids the warranty (obviously) and dust is a bitch to remove from the glass plate.
I upgraded iMac 27 to SSD also. I got to the folder part (with Question Mark). When I boot up I try to point it to the USB or Install disk in CD drive by pressing C.
Not sure why.. it does not move from the Question mark folder.. Please Help..
Did you get it mounted properly in there? It looks like you have the brackets screwed in, but the SSD is just hanging inside....I have heard that with the new iMacs, however, installation of an SSD is not possible, but only in the factory when it is built.
Uhhh... the problem is that your boot time is closer to 30 seconds. Cold boots are measured from when you push the power button till when you are at a usable desktop. Its not measured from when you see a boot logo. If so then I have a 2 second boot time. I have 4 ssd's in a Raid 0 for 1TB total. My ACTUAL boot time is 28 seconds.
@Waltsmyhero not necessarily true. The P.O.S.T. is not part of the actual booting. Then you should refer to it as "startup" time in which case I'd agree with you.
This must be the late 2009 iMac i5 27" if so thats what I have and want to replace the HD with SSD or if possible replace the SuperDrive (CD DRIVE) with an SSD.
@Codylogian Wrong, very wrong. FACT: Your hard drive plays a huge part in page loads. It's the computers access time. When you view webpages and load them, information has to download to a 'HDD', then that information is presented visually through your web browser. Over time, you find loading pages become sluggish because that information is shared with all your files on your HDD. An actual hard drive is mechanical VS a SSD, no moving parts. Accessing information = almost instant.
@Codylogian btw, ran 'GeekBench' and scored 7605. My iMac on their site is listed at 6735. I was running a bunch of shit while running the benchmark as well. Defiantly out did the i7 MacBook Pro! =)
@Jullzzzz Yes, it did, until i swapped the DVD Drive fan socket to the HDD socket. Seems pointless to even have a sensor for the DVD drive, unless u plan on watching and burning like 20 dvd's per day.
Thanks for the awesome video. Is there any special screw drivers required to break it down? Did you use only + type screwdrivers so far, especially ones around the screen.
@ronmann606 the first seconds of bootup has nothing to do with the computer actually reading and using the hard drive. it's doing BIOS tests, etc. Only until the spinning circle comes is when it actually starts reading the hard drive.
@shizank you obviously don't know what you are talking about. If it takes 15 seconds to initialize hardware and POST and 5 seconds to load the OS your boot time is 20 seconds not 5. My iMac doesn't even show the loading circle sometimes but I don't say it boots in .2 seconds. That would be a lie just like yours is.
@zachroe I half agree with you. I can see the points made from both sides. if you say boot includes POST fair enough, the boot is from power on to a working desktop. nothing wrong with that. if you say POST doesn't count fair enough, all motherboards have different post times and it seems that POST times are getting longer, I can't speak for other motherboards whether if you pay $400 for a MOBO that might improve the posting bringing it down to 5 seconds. Boot time to some means just the OS load
@ibainesy It's not really what I think booting DOES include hardware initialization. Loading the OS is not the same as booting. It's no big deal he just didn't use the right term for the title. To more expensive motherboards booting faster not necessarily lots of high end Mobos actually take longer because there's more hardware to initialize lots bundle in for example a 6 gbit/s controller or USB 3 controller. Although supposedly lots of sandy bridge mobos boot faster due to UEFI.
@shizank No, not really. Try booting verbose mode (cmd-v during startup) - you will see it begins to load Darwin almost immediately. The time "lag" is the time drivers take to initialize - which is not I/O bound (and thus has nothing to do with disk speed.) The spinning wheel is the OS loading the window manager - something entirely I/O bound.
Nice! got the same model. Its cool to see a vid of the Glass/display removal process, done so quick and easy. Gives me way more confidence than pictures!
Gonna be replacing my optical drive with SSD in a caddy. I'm switching to a full-sized external anyway.Tested it against a PC DVD drive,was amazed how bad it really is. Wont miss it.
Supposedly to replace the org. HDD you have to short some temp. sensor wire that is not compatible with SSD, did you have any extra loud fans after installing?
@manxapple He doesn't mention fan problems but I know for a fact you have to ground the temp sensor found on the original drive or the fan speed goes to maximum all the time. Why he does not mention this is beyond me.
Nice video, looking at doing this to my iMac soon as well. Looks easier than I first thought, only a few plugs and it's exposed.
Don't take this wrong but timing the "bong" to desktop I'm timing 22 seconds. My stock 09 i7 boots in 31. That is still a very nice 33% increase in boot time, but I am curious if you went into your Sys prefs, startup disk, and pointed to the SSD? It will cut out a good bit of time prior to the Apple logo/spinning wheel showing up. Good job again. Nice video.
@bossxii I did this mod last week and the little spinny thing goes around a fair few times. I wasnt happy with the boot-up time to be honest but once it was up and running the apps ran superbly- until the fucking SSD died!!
I had backed up most stuff prior to doing the mod so i didnt lose much but fuck its annoying.
OK. Why does a new screen cost £160 then? Not the LCD. Just the 'glass' for it. I'm assuming you think it's plastic? What stops plastic from shattering?
I know it says uploaded Aug. 2010, but I'm wondering when you bought it? The 2010 27-inch iMacs have space for BOTH a HDD and SSD. I'm wondering why you removed the HDD, you could have kept both if it was a 2010 model.
can't they tell that you've swapped it if you swap it back to the original, basically i want to know about warranty. if there's nothing that indicates that you swapped it, then you don't have to worry about warranty, cause i have 2 intel x25m, i'd love to replace my hdd with one of them
They can't tell if u've opened the mac or not. There's no 'VOID' warranty sticker or anything, so you're good. If you ever need to take it in, just swap your SSD with the Original.
I couldn't find another Sata cable or connection from the motherboard available. I've been talkin' to a few tech'ez and some where saying you can split the cable, some say you can't. I haven't been able to find a Sata Y Splitter cable yet. If anyone knows where ones available, please let me know. I do want to keep my 1TB for content in my iMac, thanks. I am using an external right now, but to have it all in my Mac would be ideal...
On this iMac there is no slot to hold a SSD. I know on the new ones (apparently) there is space available. The 2.5's really tiny, I could easily make space to add it, but I need a Sata Y Splitter cable. Not the power cable (which can easily be found..)
@shizank ok i got mine and hooked it up and now i just bought another one that u have in the video and i do have the same imac only for one 3.5 hdd so im thinking of getting Rosewill RX-C201 Dual-bay 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD to 3.5" i just hope it works for me. and thanks for the video it helped me out and i cant stop restarting my mac it just turns on tooooo fast i took my mac to my friends i and was racing his imac it was funny
If you're dealing with DSLR 12MP (and up) images i would recommend a Quad Core processor. You could throw a SSD in u'r machine and get great speeds. A Quad Core would almost feel 2 times faster than your computer depending on usage. Thanks for watching my vid! :D
2.66Ghz i5 Quad Core iMac. I think it's worth it with a Quad Core depending on what you're doing. Multitasking with 1080p video's and making music is significantly faster than using the hard drive. VM Fusion runs with no lag with WIndows 7 Ultimate Edition.
You will notice a difference but do sacrifice on hard drive space. Remember to use your internal HD as an external for all your media (mp3's, video, pictures), etc.
Thanks. Never taken a iMac apart before so I kinda went through this blind. ONE MAJOR THING WHEN COMPLETED, DISCONNECT THE HDD FAN! THERE"S NO USE FOR IT ONCE A SSD IS INSTALLED. IF YOU DON'T, YOUR MAC WILL SOUND LIKE A VACUME!
Boot time is from the time you press to the power button until the time you can use your desktop, not just when you get your spinning wheel.
scottypit 1 week ago 2
how much does it costs?
kostmessigr 1 month ago
That was fuckin 30 seconds! I made a laptop with a SLOW SSD boot XP in less time!!
OrKaPcMaster 1 month ago
@OrKaPcMaster the video was made two years ago, the technology changes don't ya know
KrazyTea8 2 weeks ago
muh1h1 1 month ago 2
you really have to remove the screen, to change the disc? haha, fuck apple, why do they make it so complicated? because they want yout to buy the SSD version, not doing it yourself...
again, FUCK APPLE!
but the video is very good though!
muh1h1 1 month ago
boot time = time it take for your PC (PC = personnal computer, not windows) to open from the moment you push the power button, wich took 25 seconds... its no 5 seconds boot, its impossible to achieve on a Mac... cause you cant mod the OS... if you COULD modify the OS, then maybe it could, but.... nope, nowhere close to 5 seconds boot
also
/watch?v=CWFy1RWSUts&feature=related
THATS a real 5 seconds boot, and the only OS that can do that is Linux...
Shamanalaful 1 month ago
Why are you calling 15 second boot 5 seconds?
glickle 2 months ago
Great video! I have been wondering how to go about this .. you made it look easy enough for me to tackle it! Thanks
Al
sonny1597 2 months ago
thnx for your cool video. now..did u have any problems with the fans spinning crazy?if yes how did u fix it? after did reinstall the OS from the dvd? or u can timemachine? plz advise
moogman79 2 months ago
Do I have to reinstall OS Lion after the upgrade ? Comprende ?
tutoriales3minutos 2 months ago
You're a brave man. I opted to get the SSD factory fitted on my machine, even if it only were that fitting it yourself voids the warranty (obviously) and dust is a bitch to remove from the glass plate.
DJGahann 2 months ago
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Good day! nice video~
i have some questions about the ssd's
where do you install de OS.. in HD or SSD??
And so with other programs.. do you install them in HD or SSD in order to run faster??
So what do you do exctly with your 1TB HD??
thanks!
dudwls86 3 months ago
wow, massive surgery just to change a hd. i think only people careful and patient with the screwdriver should be replacing parts in these.
sputnikwood 3 months ago
"Yeah, I'm not going to put that on my computer."
Maybe put it on the back of your car, I heard the ladies love a man with SSD!
Josiah77 3 months ago
I upgraded iMac 27 to SSD also. I got to the folder part (with Question Mark). When I boot up I try to point it to the USB or Install disk in CD drive by pressing C.
Not sure why.. it does not move from the Question mark folder.. Please Help..
yadaname 3 months ago
Can you please send me the link to that wallpaper for macbook pro 15,4
RisenHolymordCZ 4 months ago
HA, this guy only has 80 gigs.
kevinscampoli 5 months ago 4
Is the instal process the same for a 24" iMac?
targethunter9 5 months ago
Why you think so? Five rounds not five seconds -0-"
My new Macbook Air just half round, that meant half second?
FrecoWong 5 months ago
Does this void warranty?
MagesticalMooses 6 months ago
looks like a easy task,
tony8999 6 months ago
Wow...it boots very long...my MacBook Pro spins the wheel 1 1/2 ;)
tunedIN101 7 months ago
Did you get it mounted properly in there? It looks like you have the brackets screwed in, but the SSD is just hanging inside....I have heard that with the new iMacs, however, installation of an SSD is not possible, but only in the factory when it is built.
wardcurry 7 months ago
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The Apple 1tb has those small "nub" like things that stick into the imac. Those do unscrew becasue in mine I had those and they unscrewed.
electrotech555 8 months ago
So that's the WD HDD that Apple sells more than twice the normal price.. oh wait, it has an Apple logo it, nvm.
lepetitaugustin 8 months ago 2
Warranty void... : D
ChannelJoeE 8 months ago 5
Your webpages load faster because of your internet speed not your SSD.
bashamseth 8 months ago 6
hello, i'm dust between the glasses, say hello to me!
thepixbits 9 months ago 4
@thepixbits hahahahahhaaa HELOOOOOO!!!!! :)
divedeepinside 8 months ago
tip: you should of air dust the screen before putting the bezel back on,
Rockadell 9 months ago
a MacBook Pro Mid 2010 at 2,4 Ghz with an SSD drive will spin the wheel for 6 seconds and it only takes 5 minutes to replace
ugleemaxx 9 months ago
alright, you're crazy - i mean that in a good way. thanks for sharing, and congratulations for still owning a functional imac.
TroyArn 9 months ago
Did you break any of the magnets when you took the glass off?
JustintheWhite 10 months ago
@JustintheWhite nope
shizank 9 months ago
,ight have a nice ssd but you still have a an 15 you shoulda have gotten the 17 with the sad
gonza035 10 months ago
@gonza035 i7's a configuration from Apple. I bought this at Futureshop (Best Buy in Canada)
shizank 9 months ago
@shizank Fellow iMac 27 user <3
TNTMinister 1 month ago
@gonza035 retard
Armaangandevia1 4 months ago
@gonza035 and its i5 and i7 not "17 or 15" RETARDED NOOB
Armaangandevia1 4 months ago
@gonza035 whats 15? and 17? retard its i5 and i7
Armaangandevia1 1 month ago
Why does a 5 second boot need a 9 minute video???
ibainesy 10 months ago 18
@ibainesy cause i'm showing how to install it (which no one has proven here on youtube)
shizank 9 months ago 29
@shizank
Uhhh... the problem is that your boot time is closer to 30 seconds. Cold boots are measured from when you push the power button till when you are at a usable desktop. Its not measured from when you see a boot logo. If so then I have a 2 second boot time. I have 4 ssd's in a Raid 0 for 1TB total. My ACTUAL boot time is 28 seconds.
Waltsmyhero 5 months ago 3
@Waltsmyhero not necessarily true. The P.O.S.T. is not part of the actual booting. Then you should refer to it as "startup" time in which case I'd agree with you.
DJGahann 2 months ago
This must be the late 2009 iMac i5 27" if so thats what I have and want to replace the HD with SSD or if possible replace the SuperDrive (CD DRIVE) with an SSD.
Clarkeness 11 months ago
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MrCodeFu 11 months ago
My buddy has a 27 iMac with a Intel SSD in it and it books around 20 seconds. How did you get it to boot in 5?
adryanv 11 months ago
good video,
i brought the ssd and planning to take it into a apple reseller (not apple) to install after that how much ram should i use
Jullzzzz 1 year ago
Those things do come out, all you need is a Torx T8 srewdriver
Skipperis 1 year ago
thank you
can I do that on imac27 and imac21.5 ? or 27 only
what about my old hard disk can I fix it over the hard ssd
ksasaad1 1 year ago
@ksasaad1 27'' only man
i think you can only install one ssd with no second hdd on imac 21''
Jullzzzz 1 year ago
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Codylogian 1 year ago
@Codylogian Wrong, very wrong. FACT: Your hard drive plays a huge part in page loads. It's the computers access time. When you view webpages and load them, information has to download to a 'HDD', then that information is presented visually through your web browser. Over time, you find loading pages become sluggish because that information is shared with all your files on your HDD. An actual hard drive is mechanical VS a SSD, no moving parts. Accessing information = almost instant.
shizank 1 year ago
@Codylogian btw, ran 'GeekBench' and scored 7605. My iMac on their site is listed at 6735. I was running a bunch of shit while running the benchmark as well. Defiantly out did the i7 MacBook Pro! =)
shizank 1 year ago
Hehehe love the porn voice ;)
estaban22 1 year ago
@estaban22 A new career option ;)
shizank 1 year ago
Next Time try filming at least a mile away from the highway.
WiiSpeakApple 1 year ago
@WiiSpeakApple sure, lemme just lift my house
shizank 1 year ago 7
@shizank It did sound nice in fastforward though...
attis222 1 year ago
@shizank what did you do with the thermal sensor ? did it go loud the fans?
Jullzzzz 11 months ago
@Jullzzzz Yes, it did, until i swapped the DVD Drive fan socket to the HDD socket. Seems pointless to even have a sensor for the DVD drive, unless u plan on watching and burning like 20 dvd's per day.
shizank 11 months ago
@shizank okay might do that when i get my mac back.
thanks
Jullzzzz 11 months ago
Thanks for the awesome video. Is there any special screw drivers required to break it down? Did you use only + type screwdrivers so far, especially ones around the screen.
puwazatza 1 year ago
@puwazatza thanks. Don't know the actual name of the bit, Tork screw maybe? it's the one thats a circle with all the edges sticking out.
shizank 1 year ago
its 5 seconds if you skip the first 24 seconds you lying asshole.
ronmann606 1 year ago 4
@ronmann606 the first seconds of bootup has nothing to do with the computer actually reading and using the hard drive. it's doing BIOS tests, etc. Only until the spinning circle comes is when it actually starts reading the hard drive.
shizank 1 year ago 9
@shizank ya i know. BIOS test is part of boot up
ronmann606 1 year ago
@shizank It doesn't matter if it's reading from the drive or not bootup includes how long it takes to POST.
zachroe 11 months ago
@zachroe i'm installing an SSD. We are talking about a SSD here, not a motherboard.
shizank 9 months ago
@shizank you obviously don't know what you are talking about. If it takes 15 seconds to initialize hardware and POST and 5 seconds to load the OS your boot time is 20 seconds not 5. My iMac doesn't even show the loading circle sometimes but I don't say it boots in .2 seconds. That would be a lie just like yours is.
zachroe 9 months ago
@zachroe I half agree with you. I can see the points made from both sides. if you say boot includes POST fair enough, the boot is from power on to a working desktop. nothing wrong with that. if you say POST doesn't count fair enough, all motherboards have different post times and it seems that POST times are getting longer, I can't speak for other motherboards whether if you pay $400 for a MOBO that might improve the posting bringing it down to 5 seconds. Boot time to some means just the OS load
ibainesy 9 months ago
@ibainesy It's not really what I think booting DOES include hardware initialization. Loading the OS is not the same as booting. It's no big deal he just didn't use the right term for the title. To more expensive motherboards booting faster not necessarily lots of high end Mobos actually take longer because there's more hardware to initialize lots bundle in for example a 6 gbit/s controller or USB 3 controller. Although supposedly lots of sandy bridge mobos boot faster due to UEFI.
zachroe 9 months ago
@shizank False. As soon as you hit the Apple Logo the HD is mounted, utilized and relaying information to the MLB.
TwistedKarma7 8 months ago
@shizank No, not really. Try booting verbose mode (cmd-v during startup) - you will see it begins to load Darwin almost immediately. The time "lag" is the time drivers take to initialize - which is not I/O bound (and thus has nothing to do with disk speed.) The spinning wheel is the OS loading the window manager - something entirely I/O bound.
blackrh1n0 7 months ago
@ronmann606 apologize now, come on, say it!
jesereyes 11 months ago
haha iMac fail
Beysl 1 year ago
Nice! got the same model. Its cool to see a vid of the Glass/display removal process, done so quick and easy. Gives me way more confidence than pictures!
Gonna be replacing my optical drive with SSD in a caddy. I'm switching to a full-sized external anyway.Tested it against a PC DVD drive,was amazed how bad it really is. Wont miss it.
Supposedly to replace the org. HDD you have to short some temp. sensor wire that is not compatible with SSD, did you have any extra loud fans after installing?
AdagioMS 1 year ago
You fucking moron
You started counting 20 seconds after you clicked ON
Total boot time until you can start a program is 28 seconds...
And then you show how fast your SSD is by opening pages in Chrome !!!
Chrome is fast on HDD too ....
Boot Microsoft Word/Excel/Oulook or iPhoto instead...
TheDivineCellphone 1 year ago
@TheDivineCellphone
word, excle, outlook... is booting much faster compared to a hdd. i got the 160gb postville in my macbook pro!
best upgrade ever!
phreak81 1 year ago
@phreak81 yeah, me too... same SSD... in my Lenovo T400
agree 100%... the best upgrade EVER...
TheDivineCellphone 1 year ago
all that hard work to install a new hard drive?
Fr3shB0iii 1 year ago
do you get any fan problems or is it fully SMART compatible?
manxapple 1 year ago
@manxapple He doesn't mention fan problems but I know for a fact you have to ground the temp sensor found on the original drive or the fan speed goes to maximum all the time. Why he does not mention this is beyond me.
Loustechworld 1 year ago
@Loustechworld Had that issue, just swapped my cd drive sensor over. Problem solved.
shizank 1 year ago
Nice video, looking at doing this to my iMac soon as well. Looks easier than I first thought, only a few plugs and it's exposed.
Don't take this wrong but timing the "bong" to desktop I'm timing 22 seconds. My stock 09 i7 boots in 31. That is still a very nice 33% increase in boot time, but I am curious if you went into your Sys prefs, startup disk, and pointed to the SSD? It will cut out a good bit of time prior to the Apple logo/spinning wheel showing up. Good job again. Nice video.
bossxii 1 year ago
@bossxii I did this mod last week and the little spinny thing goes around a fair few times. I wasnt happy with the boot-up time to be honest but once it was up and running the apps ran superbly- until the fucking SSD died!!
I had backed up most stuff prior to doing the mod so i didnt lose much but fuck its annoying.
jamesLG1 1 year ago
Very good tuto, thanks to share it !
loubano 1 year ago
From a cold boot? O.o obviously it will boot faster from cold O.o
IXKillfullXI 1 year ago
That screen ain't glass mate. It's not gonna shatter
jamesLG1 1 year ago
@jamesLG1 It is glass.
IXKillfullXI 1 year ago
@IXKillfullXI It's not man, i'm tapping my 27 inch mofo right now and aint glass
jamesLG1 1 year ago
OK. Why does a new screen cost £160 then? Not the LCD. Just the 'glass' for it. I'm assuming you think it's plastic? What stops plastic from shattering?
IXKillfullXI 1 year ago
I know it says uploaded Aug. 2010, but I'm wondering when you bought it? The 2010 27-inch iMacs have space for BOTH a HDD and SSD. I'm wondering why you removed the HDD, you could have kept both if it was a 2010 model.
I know mine has space for both drives.
EPS5000 1 year ago
@EPS5000
You're right. Mine was the version with the 512MB Graphics Card. Yours has the 1GB. Yours should be easy to install VS what i've done.
shizank 1 year ago
@shizank No it's alot harder than this. You either have to do this or remove EVERYTHING to put in an new SSD and keep the old HDD too...
IXKillfullXI 1 year ago
@EPS5000 no the new ones that come with a SSD have a drive that looks like a stick of RAM, it isnt a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive
lestweforget9210 1 year ago
@lestweforget9210 You're thinking of the AIR. Wrong computer... but nice try ;-)
EPS5000 1 year ago
thats 1 noisy road
adrianchen19888 1 year ago
Just because you pay a lot for it doesn't make it sexy...
AlphaNorcalli 1 year ago
sadly osx does not support TRIM so it will slow down your SSD by time pass.. i guarantee
rikkk26 1 year ago
@rikkk26 OSX does not require trim, look it up. It's not a windows based file system. Mac has been using ssd for a while now with no such problems.
Loustechworld 1 year ago
dude thanks so much for this video i really appreciate it.
can you just confirm how many cables you had to disconnect from the display? and was it pretty easy to work out where to put those cables back in?
thanks again!
rowanmmcdonald 1 year ago
can't they tell that you've swapped it if you swap it back to the original, basically i want to know about warranty. if there's nothing that indicates that you swapped it, then you don't have to worry about warranty, cause i have 2 intel x25m, i'd love to replace my hdd with one of them
Dahlheim 1 year ago
@Dahlheim
They can't tell if u've opened the mac or not. There's no 'VOID' warranty sticker or anything, so you're good. If you ever need to take it in, just swap your SSD with the Original.
shizank 1 year ago
Hi, can you have both SSD and regular HDD both in the iMac?
farjang 1 year ago
@farjang
I couldn't find another Sata cable or connection from the motherboard available. I've been talkin' to a few tech'ez and some where saying you can split the cable, some say you can't. I haven't been able to find a Sata Y Splitter cable yet. If anyone knows where ones available, please let me know. I do want to keep my 1TB for content in my iMac, thanks. I am using an external right now, but to have it all in my Mac would be ideal...
shizank 1 year ago
@shizank I saw the new iMac has both SSD + HDD together, so I think it's doable. Like you said we need the Splitter or something.
Also, I import 1080p movies into iMovie a lot, is it a lot faster with the i5?
Thanks for sharing.
farjang 1 year ago
ok im deff. getting one now but i want to keep my 1tb inside and i know apple sells the 1tb with there 2something ssd. so is there room or what?
lastseam2 1 year ago
@lastseam2
On this iMac there is no slot to hold a SSD. I know on the new ones (apparently) there is space available. The 2.5's really tiny, I could easily make space to add it, but I need a Sata Y Splitter cable. Not the power cable (which can easily be found..)
shizank 1 year ago
@shizank ok i got mine and hooked it up and now i just bought another one that u have in the video and i do have the same imac only for one 3.5 hdd so im thinking of getting Rosewill RX-C201 Dual-bay 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD to 3.5" i just hope it works for me. and thanks for the video it helped me out and i cant stop restarting my mac it just turns on tooooo fast i took my mac to my friends i and was racing his imac it was funny
lastseam2 1 year ago
@lastseam2
Good to hear! =)
shizank 1 year ago
@4YOUMAC
If you're dealing with DSLR 12MP (and up) images i would recommend a Quad Core processor. You could throw a SSD in u'r machine and get great speeds. A Quad Core would almost feel 2 times faster than your computer depending on usage. Thanks for watching my vid! :D
shizank 1 year ago
@4YOUMAC
2.66Ghz i5 Quad Core iMac. I think it's worth it with a Quad Core depending on what you're doing. Multitasking with 1080p video's and making music is significantly faster than using the hard drive. VM Fusion runs with no lag with WIndows 7 Ultimate Edition.
You will notice a difference but do sacrifice on hard drive space. Remember to use your internal HD as an external for all your media (mp3's, video, pictures), etc.
shizank 1 year ago
Amazing!
TheTechnoRat 1 year ago
@TheTechnoRat
Thanks. Never taken a iMac apart before so I kinda went through this blind. ONE MAJOR THING WHEN COMPLETED, DISCONNECT THE HDD FAN! THERE"S NO USE FOR IT ONCE A SSD IS INSTALLED. IF YOU DON'T, YOUR MAC WILL SOUND LIKE A VACUME!
shizank 1 year ago