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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1029424" data-attributes="member: 24098">Well, I will tell you that Apple does iMac owners no favors as it relates to serviceability.&nbsp; The machine is really designed to be disposable, which is a pity when you consider the prices of those machines.The two most common hardware failures in computers in general are hard drives and fans.&nbsp; Both are very straightforward to replace in a Mac Pro.&nbsp; The iMac is a different story.&nbsp; I'm not sure if the Aluminum iMacs are any better than the plastic models that preceded them, but it was a bear to do and included having to cut aluminum foil EMI shields and do some creative mounting of heat sensors just to replace a hard drive, which would normally be a ten minute affair.Had Apple wanted these machines to be serviceable, they could easily make an access door on the back, with a minimum of seams or exposed screws.&nbsp; Instead, they try to make it as difficult as possible.&nbsp; This is very telling to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1029424, member: 24098"] Well, I will tell you that Apple does iMac owners no favors as it relates to serviceability. The machine is really designed to be disposable, which is a pity when you consider the prices of those machines. The two most common hardware failures in computers in general are hard drives and fans. Both are very straightforward to replace in a Mac Pro. The iMac is a different story. I'm not sure if the Aluminum iMacs are any better than the plastic models that preceded them, but it was a bear to do and included having to cut aluminum foil EMI shields and do some creative mounting of heat sensors just to replace a hard drive, which would normally be a ten minute affair. Had Apple wanted these machines to be serviceable, they could easily make an access door on the back, with a minimum of seams or exposed screws. Instead, they try to make it as difficult as possible. This is very telling to me. [/QUOTE]

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