Apple is making its recently-released iMacs more easily upgradeable, with retailer OWC confirming the base specification 27-inch 5K iMac can be fitted with up to 64GB of RAM, while an iFixit teardown reveals both the memory and the processor used in the 21.5-inch 4K iMac can be removed and replaced.
[...] an upgradeable iMac is a big shift in direction from Apple. The last 21.5-inch iMac with expandable memory was the 2013 model, while the last to include a modular CPU came in 2012.
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(Score: 4, Informative) by KGIII on Saturday June 10 2017, @02:55PM (2 children)
Technically, you can upgrade them. It takes cutting some adhesive to remove the screen (as I recall - I read the iFixIt article the other day). Then, you have to pull a bunch of stuff out and remove a sticker that warns you that you're going to void the warranty. (Which, depending on your jurisdiction, isn't actually true.)
But, yes, you can technically upgrade the RAM and even put in a faster CPU. I believe they gave it a 3/10 for repairability.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 2) by JNCF on Saturday June 10 2017, @06:15PM (1 child)
Technically, you can build your own iPhone from parts [youtube.com] (sort of).
(Score: 3, Funny) by KGIII on Saturday June 10 2017, @06:59PM
Right? How feasible is it, for the *average* consumer that would be interested in doing so, to perform upgrades? Therein lies the question and I suspect it's not all that realistic. Can it be done? Absolutely. I can also build a rocket that's capable of going to the moon - maybe even while supporting human life during the transit. Well, I could... It'd just require another half-dozen years of school, billions of dollars, and many man-hours.
There's also no laws of physics that prevent me from inventing cold-fusion. Though, I admit, that's a wee bit more difficult than upgrading the iMac.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."