Does my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) that came with a hard drive, come with a PCIe slot?

Does my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) that came with a hard drive, come with a PCIe slot?

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 9, 2020 9:39 AM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2020 10:50 AM

According to macsales.com and others sources. Yes the 2015 27" iMac HDD model has a PCIe slot.

see > https://blog.macsales.com/30510-unboxing-and-teardown-of-the-2015-27-inch-imac-with-retina-5k-display/


The Late 2015 27" iMac Hard Drive model can also be upgraded to a 2.5" SSD using a specific HDD to SSD kit.

For the kit and video, see > https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/K27IM12HP1TB/


As you can tell from the contents of the kit and the video, opening and upgrading an iMac is not something that just anyone can or should do.


A less expensive and invasive option, is to run just your 2015 27" iMac from an external Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 SSD.

see > https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-storage#drive-configuration:single-bay

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