Does every imac need a different hard drive when replacing or are they pretty much the same?
Does every imac need a different hard drive when replacing or are they pretty much the same?
The 27" models (yours) use a standard 7200 RPM SATA drive while the 21.5" models used a smaller 5400 RPM SATA drive.
Hmmm...??? Both those different speed SATA drives have always been the same size (3 1/2") in my experience Charlie... or have I overlooked something??? Or maybe it's the virus bug I've been fighting off for almost a month now and it's affecting my brain...
- Patrick
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I think he phrased it awkwardly. It should have been "slower", not "smaller".
Hmmm...??? Both those different speed SATA drives have always been the same size (3 1/2") in my experience
I believe the older 27" iMacs had a 5" 7200 RPM drive. I'm not sure when Apple switched to 3.5" drives on all models. I'll have to look that up.
Yeah, I screwed up what I remembered what was in the older iMacs. Turns out you're correct. The 2012 21.5" iMac did come with a slower smaller drive than the 27" models of the same year. The larger 5.25" drives were used on the older PPC iMacs.
An older iMac that I owned was a 2013 27" and it had a 3.5" 7200 RPM desktop drive. My current iMac 27" 2017 has an Apple SSD. I have no idea what size it is or who even supplies them for Apple.
The first Windows desktop machine I built back in the early 90s had two bays that could each hold a 5.25" hard drive. Later on when Linux was becoming popular I ran Windows on one drive and Ubuntu Linux on the other. The desktop chassis was a monster compared to today's slick machines. I had a Sony Trinitron 14" CRT monitor attached to it. Both the desktop and monitor took up half my executive desk. I'm still using the same desk with the Mac and have plenty of space left over.
Times have changed.
The desktop chassis was a monster compared to today's slick machines.
I used to have a Sony Trinitron myself. GREAT monitor, although they had a horizontal line in them inherent to their screen tech that I could never quite forget was there.
Pretty vague question and you may want to repost including the details of what you are wanting to do and why.
- Patrick
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