Can I upgrade my iMac Retina 4K SSD to 1TB SATA

Could i upgrade an i Mac retina 4K 2019 from it original SSD drive to 1TB SATA drive?


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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 14, 2024 12:00 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2024 12:30 PM

Yes. It's not a particularly easy process since the iMac is basically glued together so getting the case open and then reassembled later is rather a headache. You'll probably get close to the same performance with a lot less hassle if you just get an external Thunderbolt 3 drive. But if you want to go ahead with the internal swap, Other World Computing (aka OWC and MacSales) offers the drive, and the "fixit" type sites have instructions.


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Nov 14, 2024 12:30 PM in response to cami00

Yes. It's not a particularly easy process since the iMac is basically glued together so getting the case open and then reassembled later is rather a headache. You'll probably get close to the same performance with a lot less hassle if you just get an external Thunderbolt 3 drive. But if you want to go ahead with the internal swap, Other World Computing (aka OWC and MacSales) offers the drive, and the "fixit" type sites have instructions.


Regards.

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