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I have been looking at purchasing a new 2011 iMac but recent news has been talking about proprietary HDD Sata interfaces. Is this a real thing? It's important from a purchasing standpoint because i just purchased an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD hard drive (a $500 drive) to be used in the Mac that I get. I've used it in a new Macbook 2011 with no issues so I'm hoping this isn't true.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Unless Thunderbolt and Facetime HD camera are important I would get a refurb 2010 model.
Here is an article from OWC, a trusted vendor:
OWC HD and SSD article 2011 iMac
In short if you want an internal SSD or larger HD you need to purchase the ones Apple provides when ordering.
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iMac 2011 Proprietary HDD's
