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| From | "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac |
| Date | 2025-10-30 11:04 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mmgv2bFfo9uU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 30/10/2025 09:25, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > On 30 Oct 2025 at 06:20:41 GMT, "Alan B" > <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote: >>> On Oct 29, 2025 at 8:47:06 PM EDT, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote: >>> >>> Absolutely. Replacing a spinning disk with an SSD is the best upgrade ever >>> for older PCs. >> >> How easy is that? A compromise might be to purchase a USB SSD and clone the >> system to that using say CCC or SuperDuper and configure it as the boot >> drive. > > Hard. Delicate work and the screen glass is easily shattered (guess how > I know). Oops! > Since it's an Intel desktop you can just get a fast USB3/TB3 external > SSD and whack it in the back, clone and boot off it. No fuss about 'only > boot from internal' like the Mseries do. That is exactly what I have done on the iMac from which I am sending this message! The SSD part of my Fusion drive failed. (2017) > Does yours actually have a spinning disk in? 2019's I thought were SSD > first and only have spinners as an option, but it's a while ago and I've > barely thought about Intel Macs since going M1 in 2020 :) > > Cheers - Jaimie
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RAM advice - 27" iMac Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-29 12:02 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-10-29 15:28 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-10-29 18:24 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-29 17:40 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-29 18:01 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-10-30 00:47 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-10-30 00:55 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-10-30 06:20 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-10-30 07:08 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-10-30 09:25 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-10-30 09:34 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-10-30 11:04 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-10-30 11:33 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-10-30 16:39 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-31 16:14 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-31 16:37 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac "David B." <BDonBlockNews@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-31 16:37 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-10-30 09:22 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-10-30 11:02 +0000
Re: RAM advice - 27" iMac Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-11-13 14:59 +0000
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