I have an iMac 2019. Still works great for general internet access, but I want more FPS, CPU speed and SSD HD. However, I want a Mac that will accept upgrades so I am not stuck with only the model I purchased with no possibility for future upgrades as technology advances. Is there such a Mac that I should consider?
Mac Studio (M4 Max, 2025)
As explained iMacs are not intended to be "upgradeable" which is consistent with other All in One computers such as HP, Dell etc... If you want an upgradeable Mac it will be expensive as you are asking about the Mac Pro which is intended to be upgradeable and is really designed for professionals that need that.
If you are a typical user (surf the Internet, E-mail, download and edit home photos, minor music production, write letters, do spreadsheets and other similar types of work) then an iMac, Mac Mini or the Mac Studio are all great however you have to think ahead and purchase the amount of RAM and Storage you will need now and in the foreseeable future as they are not upgradeable after the initial purchase.
As explained iMacs are not intended to be "upgradeable" which is consistent with other All in One computers such as HP, Dell etc... If you want an upgradeable Mac it will be expensive as you are asking about the Mac Pro which is intended to be upgradeable and is really designed for professionals that need that.
If you are a typical user (surf the Internet, E-mail, download and edit home photos, minor music production, write letters, do spreadsheets and other similar types of work) then an iMac, Mac Mini or the Mac Studio are all great however you have to think ahead and purchase the amount of RAM and Storage you will need now and in the foreseeable future as they are not upgradeable after the initial purchase.
ANolte wrote:
Is there such a Mac that I should consider?
No. If you are concerned about getting the maximum possible life out of it, then max it out at the time of purchase.
You can always add external storage, but you can't increase the internal storage, RAM, CPU, etc. on any modern Mac.
if you are a visual-learner, this a picture of an M1 Mac Processor/GPU/RAM system-on-a-chip (silver heatsink with dark Apple logo). Processor with embedded GPU left, RAM on the same carrier right.
M-series Macs are strongly optimized for maximum performance. There is no way to replace any of its components. {CPU, GPU, RAM}
in addition, on most Macs, the Boot drive has also been soldered to the mainboard for maximum reliability. it is also not replaceable, but external drives can be freely added.
None. If you want an upgradable system, then you should get a gaming tower.
You have the last updatable iMac 2019 - m series iMacs all have integrated ram, cpu, video
ive done the de-fusion NVMe SATA SSD and ram upgrades
once you get the ram to your sweet spot — main board battery replacement — the ssd/hdd upgraded
your post is short on detail…
what type of internal drives does your 2019
are your drives original Apple ssd, SATA hdd — are they fused together
what screen size, what processor, what gpu
What workflow are you setting up for… what macOS and apps do you require
Thank you everyone. At the pace Technology is changing, I want to be able to change with it. After being a lifetime Apple user, I think it is time to change to a PC. Thanks again for the responses.
FPS is not a hardware device you can change, though it's short for
frames pr. second as to how many images the system is able to render each second.
of cause even if a system is able to render 200 frames then if the display connected is running at 60Hz then only 60frames will be shown.
Which Mac allows for FPS, CPU, and SSD upgrades?
