Will Apple upgrade 21.5" iMac with a dual Crucial SSD

Will Apple retrofit an existing iMac with a dual SSD drive?

Many third party Apple resellers have the ability to add a drive and maintain your warranty if you have one.
This is just a user to user forum.  You'll have to contact your local reseller and retail store to find out if they will help you do that. 
http://www.ifixit.com/ offers instructions for many Macs that are out of warranty.

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    There will be no recall since there is not a hazardous condition.

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  • Will Apple Upgrade My Mini?

    Hi,
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    You should make a video and put it up on youtube since you make it sound as easy as it looks in the videos
    Also, you didn't mention anything about the black tape holding all these tiny parts in place?
    Video's also seem to leave/conveniently forget about that part too:(
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    p.s. I'd also love to see pics of the bottom of you mac mini after you opened it up although considering how quick you open it up your probably don't care about scratching it up?
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    Message was edited by: davi angel

  • Upgrading my old iMac with OSX 10.6.8

    Hello out there,
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  • Upgraded my 2009 iMac with ssd drive

    Hello
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    For awhile I seen myself listing this on eBay as a dead 27" late 2009 iMac for sale for parts.
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    Congratulations on not panicing and stating it like it is. Clearly upgrading the internals of an iMac is not for the faint of heart, I plan on keeping your post if for no other reason to show others why a do-it-yourself on an iMac is a pretty foolish thing to undertake.

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  • Will apple repair my Macbook Pro with my parts?

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    Hi,
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    The MacTel will have an Intel processor and another chip intended to limit OS X and Apple software to running only on MacTel machines. How difficult it will be for hackers to break that protection to allow OS X and Apple apps to run on WinTel and WinAMD boxes only time will tell but Apple does not intend to make it easy because they are first and foremost a hardware manufacturer and that is where their profit lies.
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  • Fusion Drive on a 2010 iMac with 2tb HDD & 256gb SSD

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  • When will Apple update Safari to work with Yahoo! business mail?

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