Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

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alasdairw in reply to @Dom
1. Don't need suction cups, its just magnets holding the screen on so get your fingernails out.
2. personal choice. I know on the 27" iMacs theres a bit of dead space behind the main board which you can use so you'd have an SSD, HDD and disc drive, but its a pita and I don't think you can on this one
3. You'll need an adaptor as the SSD probably won't come with one
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/TRIXES-Mounting-Adapter-Bracket-Holder/dp/B00HFSMHDI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1417041772&sr=8-5&keywords=2.5+3.5+adapter
4. If you're just swapping HDD for SSD no additional cables, with optical drive you'd need an extension i'd imagine and some re routing and you have to set up the SSD as the main drive.

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Dom in reply to @alasdairw

Thanks! Will get on and order an SSD and adapter today then.

Anyone got a preferred drive for these machines? If not I'll go by best Amazon review.

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alasdairw in reply to @Dom

I've fitted 2 Samsung 840 EVO's, nice but pricey.

Its the most straightforward thing if you use time machine or CCCloner. The faffy part is setting up a USB install disk, I used Diskmaker X. Then it just takes hours to restore everything. I had a few problems both times, once I with a timestamp error on the SSD and another I will just never know.

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