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Which SSD drives will work in my iMac?

iMac 21.5" Mid 2011

Processor:2.5 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory:8GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Storage:500GB SATA Disk


I am running OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.4


I am wanted to have my local computer shop upgrade the storage from a 500GB SATA Disk to an SSD. I am not buying the SSD from them because I don't want to pay a marked up price. I was browsing amazon and I really like the Samsung Evo drives. Below I will leave a list of drives I like.


http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE256BW/dp/B00LMXBOP4/ ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1432998487&s…

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-512GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE512BW/dp/B00LF10KTO/ ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1432998487&s…

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref= sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1432998487&sr=1-…

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref= sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1432998487&sr=1-…


Please tell me which ones would work and if I need the Pro drive or not.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10), Yosemite 10.10.4 to be exact

Posted on May 30, 2015 8:12 AM

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May 30, 2015 8:30 AM in response to nbyron74

Make sure you get an SSD that does not require TRIM Enabler to run as third party TRIM enablers are not supported and will not run under Yosemite. That means you will always need to leave plenty of empty space on the hard drive for it to work properly.


I purchased mine (for my MBP) from OWC (macsales.com); they've stated that theirs do not require TRIM.

Which SSD drives will work in my iMac?

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