The new 21.5" iMacs have upgradeable processors and RAM

08 June 2017
A surprisingly open approach by a traditionally closed-off company.

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  • ytx
  • 09 Jun 2017

Still wish Apple have ports for easy upgrade but all those ports and connectors add side and cost.

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    • w7n
    • 09 Jun 2017

    Let's not kid ourselves here. The only gateway to the circuit parts is through the screen, that is glued, fused & sealed. This is as good as not user replaceable or upgradeable. What do you intend to use to glued it back as new?

      blalabblalba, 08 Jun 2017"it’ll cost you, though" Yeah, cause otherwise, buying a... moreI think he meant, it will be more expensive than your normal GPU, where we have an option to choose according to our liking and budget.

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        • Anonymous
        • AIA
        • 09 Jun 2017

        What a waste of time

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          • Anonymous
          • 043
          • 08 Jun 2017

          AnonD-11164, 08 Jun 2017i would hardly call this upgradeable...with some work, it is possible and it at least is better than what we had before. Also, this adds up for repairability. It would still be great if we saw the RAM being placed like on the 27in version, which is really great.

          Attatching something to those thoughts: I think Apple just fell in love with modularity. First the announcement of a fully modular MacPro for next year, now a (more) modular iMac and Control Center. And this is pretty good.

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            • AnonD-11164
            • LaE
            • 08 Jun 2017

            i would hardly call this upgradeable...

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              • RHT
              • 08 Jun 2017

              this is lame.

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                • Anonymous
                • 043
                • 08 Jun 2017

                My heart just stopped working for a second

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                  • blalabblalba
                  • HCA
                  • 08 Jun 2017

                  "it’ll cost you, though"

                  Yeah, cause otherwise, buying a new GPU will be free. What's going on with this site? I thought you were being serious, guys.

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                    • m}J
                    • 08 Jun 2017

                    Amazing, these $3000 computers has DIMM sockets and a LGA socket for the CPU. What will they think of next? Removable batteries? ;)