iMac - How hard is it to upgrade new iMac's hard drive?

markw10 · markw10 #1 (**permalink**)

10-17-2007, 02:42 AM

I plan to purchase one of the new iMac's and I assume that the hard drive is not user replaceable so I know there are warranty risks but a couple months ago I was able to upgrade the hard drive in my current generation MBP to a 250GB drive.
When I get an iMac I plan to get the more expensive 20 inch version and want at least 500GB since it'll be dual boot (BootCamp) Windows XP/Mac. Even the 750GB is tempting. I may go the route of the smallest hard drive and then buy a larger hard drive and upgrade myself to save money but is this hard to do?

illy5603 · illy5603 #2 (**permalink**)

10-17-2007, 12:19 PM

Yes it is a bad idea... You will void the warranty and not really save that much money. There are always NAS devices and external drives if you need more space. I run bootcamp on a 40 gig partition, I play one game and run a couple of small apps. All my music, movies and photos are on the Mac side.

Stretch · Stretch #3 (**permalink**)

10-17-2007, 12:21 PM

Well, if its anything like the previous generation iMacs, its VERY hard to do. I replaced the HD in my iMac, and I never want to do it again.

sprite · sprite #4 (**permalink**)

10-18-2007, 11:58 AM

deleted, sowwy, need to learn2read. :>

illy5603 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 19, 2007 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 116 Mac Specs: 2.4 ghz "new" 24" iMac	10-17-2007, 12:19 PM Yes it is a bad idea... You will void the warranty and not really save that much money. There are always NAS devices and external drives if you need more space. I run bootcamp on a 40 gig partition, I play one game and run a couple of small apps. All my music, movies and photos are on the Mac side. -Chad
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markw10 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 22, 2006 Posts: 218	10-17-2007, 02:42 AM I plan to purchase one of the new iMac's and I assume that the hard drive is not user replaceable so I know there are warranty risks but a couple months ago I was able to upgrade the hard drive in my current generation MBP to a 250GB drive. When I get an iMac I plan to get the more expensive 20 inch version and want at least 500GB since it'll be dual boot (BootCamp) Windows XP/Mac. Even the 750GB is tempting. I may go the route of the smallest hard drive and then buy a larger hard drive and upgrade myself to save money but is this hard to do?
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Member Since: Sep 29, 2007 Location: Surrey or Sheffield, UK.. or I might even be in Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 73 Mac Specs: iMac 24" (mid-2009 edition), 2.66Ghz, 4GB, 640GB HDD	10-18-2007, 11:58 AM deleted, sowwy, need to learn2read. :>
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