TLDR; yes, it is possible to add an SSD to a 2011 27" iMac without going through too much hoopla. Between everyone having issues finding parts, non-workable guides (due to parts), and general ...

I'm using a fairly middle of the road 27" iMac at work - i5, 8GB, spinning HD. The machine itself is fine, but the lack of SSD is killing me. I wouldn't want to risk an internal upgrade on this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. A few weeks into this series, I got an interesting email from ...

When I wrote a series of How-To guides showing how easy it was to swap old Mac hard disks for new solid state drives (SSDs), I focused on raw upgrades — slow mechanical drives for fast chip-based ones ...

Apple’s long-awaited refresh of the iMac lineup finally happened, and it brought about incremental, but nonetheless worthwhile, enhancements to the lineup. Along with new 6-core and 8-core Intel ...

While the standard-configuration models of Apple’s iMac offer impressive performance, if you choose a couple of build-to-order (BTO) options, you can have a 27-inch iMac with a 3.4GHz Core i7 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. This article is more than 9 years old. When it comes to breathing ...