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Dom
So I'm looking to upgrade my girlfriend's mid-2011 2.5 GHz (Core i5) iMac next week, I'm going to replace the mechanical drive with a 256GB SSD and add another 2x2GB sticks of RAM, bringing the total from 4GB to 8GB.

@amey @Soul you guys mentioned you've done the HDD/SSD swap; I have a couple questions if you don't mind?
1. Did you guys buy the suction cups? Care to point me in the direction of some that'll do the job?
2. Did you replace the optical drive or the hard drive?
3. Did you require a 2.5>3.5 drive adapter? Any recommendations? The reviews for those on Amazon are terrible.
4. Will I require any additional cables or can I reuse the existing one(s) from the mechanical drive?
Cheers for any help!

PS. I'll be following this guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2428+Hard+Drive+Replacement/5954

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amey in reply to @Dom

I have done this with a couple of 27" imacs; one of them I use at work with Kingston HyperX 256gb
I used suction cups; if you can collect and drop in central London you are welcome to borrow.
Did not need adapter or any extra cables.
I use yosemite with SSD fan control and TRIM enabler.
Its faster than my colleague's newer/thinner better processor iMac with optical drive.
Since its you I dont have to tell you to do it in a clean dust free environment ;)
I'll post some screenshots tomorrow. Benchmark, trim, SSD fan control etc.
My next work mac is going to be retina iMac. Pictures of bikes will never be same ..

On a diff note; I have a 27" decent spec with ssd imac at work with USB issues i.e. the thing doesent turn on if anything is plugged into USB and powers off if anything is plugged in after. Anyone had any similar issues?

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Dom in reply to @amey

I used suction cups; if you can collect and drop in central London you are welcome to borrow.

Thanks Amey! I will have a bash without the cups and if I don't get anywhere I'll head over to you :)

I'll post some screenshots tomorrow. Benchmark, trim, SSD fan control etc.

Please do! Let me know the TRIM and SSD fan control you're using.

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