Can I install solid state on iMac?

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• Anonymous3698 Dec 25, 2018
  As long as the interface pair can be removed, it can be replaced
• Anonymous3699 Dec 25, 2018
  I now have an external ssd installation system from imac, and the experience is better than the built-in hybrid hard drive
• Anonymous163 Dec 25, 2018
  There are too many YouTube videos. As long as you have strong hands-on skills, it is much more difficult to replace an iMac with solid state than a notebook and Mac mini
• Anonymous3421 Dec 25, 2018
  So rich that I dismantled all five of the company's units Just remove the screen. However, adhesive tape is used to paste the screen, which is a little troublesome. The hard disk is sata3 port If it is a mixing plate and you are pursuing m.2 ports, you need to disassemble it to the bottom ps. Low configuration, not very suitable for the disk, no m.2 port, hardware castration interface The ps2.17 model can also be replaced with memory modules and CPU
• Poster Dec 25, 2018
  @ Anonymous3421 Can it be external? I heard it's not easy to dismantle Is @ Anonymous3699 stable.. I only have mechanical @ Anonymous163 didn't dare to dismantle it, because someone who used it before had dismantled it, but it didn't work
• Anonymous3700 Dec 25, 2018
  If you have poor hands-on skills, just install the system externally. Install the system directly in the usb mobile hard disk, which is ssd of course. Not much slower than the built-in. If you have enough budget, use the pcie ssd with the Thunderbolt 3 interface, and the speed can take off.
• Anonymous8380 Dec 25, 2018
  I directly search for an iMac on Taobao to replace an SSD, and take it to Zhongguancun. I bring my own SSD and bracket. The adhesive strips are generally sold there for 80 yuan, and the manual cost of dismantling the screen and replacing the hard disk is 300 yuan. If you have strong hands-on skills, buy your own adhesive tape and disassemble the screen yourself. What can't be changed.
• Anonymous3701 Dec 25, 2018
  There is a disassembly tutorial on iFixit, so you can start preparing the matching double-sided tape and solid-state drive. I replaced the SSD for iMac Late2013 a year ago and it feels good
• Anonymous3702 Dec 25, 2018
  Disassembled, the double-sided tape is made of 3M, and the machine is still alive. ps: If the double-sided tape is not pasted firmly, the back may be buckled down when using the screen...
• Anonymous3703 Dec 25, 2018
  Currently using akitio's thunder to esata converter, you can use the imac lightning port to connect two sata3 ssds. The disadvantage is the high price, the converter costs 700 +
• Poster Dec 26, 2018
  @ Anonymous8380 company computer, there is another bad place caused by someone trying to change the hard disk last time. On the screen, there was a big crack. I'm not in Beijing either.
• Poster Dec 26, 2018
  Or prepare to apply for an external hard drive. ahah
• Poster Dec 26, 2018
  @ Anonymous3421, emm.. Someone disassembled it before, but it failed, leaving a wound of failed disassembly. I dare not do it. Let's get an external one
• Anonymous3421 Dec 26, 2018
  @ Poster It's easy... It takes three minutes to disassemble the screen and visually inspect it. The main thing is the guitar pick, swipe it all the way, slice all the adhesive strips, and then you can take it off directly... Changing memory and CPU is laborious... To disassemble the power supply, motherboard, all the way to the bottom, memory and CPU on the back, to disassemble the whole PCB, visually inspect this will take an hour and a half...
• Poster Dec 26, 2018
  @ Anonymous3704 Forget it, there is another problem with the gadget, so I will take the blame. My previous colleague did it once and the screen was broken
• Anonymous3421 Dec 26, 2018
  @ Poster There is no problem with external use. The usb3 has a speed of 5Gb, and the built-in sata3 is only 6Gb. I won't consider the thunderbolt port for the time being. It's too expensive However, many external boxes are of average quality, and some don't know trim... I don't use the company computer now. I have an itx myself, which I leave at the company on weekdays and go home with my backpack on weekends. z390-i 9900k 970pro 4000mhz ddr4 Four times faster than the company's 17 standard 4k iMacs....
• Poster Dec 26, 2018
  @ Anonymous3421 Hao is inhuman
• Anonymous3705 Dec 27, 2018
  It can be replaced, and it is very convenient to disassemble. Buy a kit of tools, disassemble the screen directly, and replace it with the ssd directly after disassembly. I replaced it before Double 11, 500G Samsung 840, which greatly improved my happiness.
• Anonymous2937 Jan 3, 2019
  Absolutely, the built-in SATA3 interface is much faster than the external one, I just disassembled the iMac 2017 5K a few days ago.... I will post a tutorial if necessary
• Poster Jan 3, 2019
  @ Anonymous2937 ahaha, thank you, but I dare not disassemble it