That's a good idea Shamrock. The machine itself is still in good condition. I've seen videos about doing an upgrade. They seem to involve removing the screen but that mightn't be as daunting as it looks.Really depends on current specs of MAC but a memory upgrade will help but biggest improvement in terms of speed etc would be installing an SSD drive. 2nd hand/refurbished Macs are fine but price up cost of a memory/ssd upgrade v a refurb one.
but biggest improvement in terms of speed etc would be installing an SSD drive.
Thank you for pointing that out, my mistake, but it changes nothing.It's not a laptop
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It may change everything as the OP may well be looking at fitting a 2.5" SSD into an internal 3.5" drive bay.
That was exactly my point, which seems to have been missed by some.I'd imagine it's more to do with the data bus options available than where to stick the drive.
Limited internally to the original 6.0 Gbps SATA connection. Externally, USB, Ethernet, and Thunderbolt are options, and while simpler to fit and much cheaper, an external hard-drive will always be slower than an internal SSD.I'd imagine it's more to do with the data bus options available than where to stick the drive.
Thanks mathepac. I've been away for a time and didn't see this. Thanks to everyone else too for all the help. Here's what my system looks like.If the upgrade path is too costly, maybe have a look at Apple Ireland's refurb store for systems with Apple warranties intact.
Refurbished Mac
Buy a refurbished Mac from the Official Republic of Ireland Apple Store today. Buy online and get free shipping on selected items.www.apple.com
If you could screenshot your system information and pate it in here maybe we can provide further opinion.
As already highlighted, the two key areas are memory and disk space for routine home/home-office type work.
Click on the "Storage" and "Memory" buttons on your system information window and paste them in here.
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The examples above are from my own late 2012 Macmini.
OWC is what you need, all EveryMac does is provide links to what OWC already publishes for their hardware upgrade customers.Everymac is what you need here...
Looks like this model.
Consequently, EveryMac.com cannot recommend that one upgrade the internal storage themselves, as doing so is difficult and time consuming.
However, for highly skilled individuals, it is quite possible to upgrade the storage, but the available upgrade options vary depending on the system.
As first determined by site sponsor Other World Computing, the 21.5-Inch "Late 2013" iMac models do have the connector for a PCIe-based "blade" but subsequent 21.5-Inch models -- like the entry-level and the 21.5-Inch "Late 2015" models -- do not have the connector for a PCIe-based "blade" SSD if one is not installed at the time of initial system purchase.
or the 27-Inch "Late 2015" Retina/5K iMac models, OWC was first to report that these models have a second PCIe connector (PCIe 2.0 x4 NVMexpress interface) that accommodates the SSD if the system is configured with a "Fusion Drive" by default. A reader kindly shared that the connector is present as well even if the system only is configured with a hard drive at the time of initial system purchase. Consequently, it is possible to add a compatible "blade" SSD to these models later, too.
....the physically larger 27-Inch models use a 3.5" hard drive. All of these 27-Inch models are equipped by default with a "Fusion Drive" and the corresponding small "blade" SSD via a PCIe connector. As first noted by OWC, if the 21.5-Inch models are not equipped with a "Fusion Drive" at the time of system purchase, this secondary storage PCIe connector is not present.
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