I put my SSD underneath the SuperDrive and routed the cables around the mounting bracket for the drive, using the velcro to mount the SSD to the iMac casing. I thought this mounting configuration ...

I have a 2019 iMac with the 21.5″ Retina display and a 1 TB Fusion Drive. It’s a 6-core monster and the slowest computer I’ve used in probably a decade. How do I make it suck less? The first step will ...

If you bought your iMac 3-5 years ago, there’s probably nothing so seriously wrong with the hardware that you need to consider replacing the machine. Sure, the new iMac with 5K Retina Display looks a ...

Yesterday, we noted that Apple's new 27" iMac for the first time allows users to configure their machines with a second hard drive, offering a 256 GB solid state drive as an option for the second bay.

You’re interested in a 27-inch iMac, but you’d rather fare for that additional solid state drive from a third party manufacturer in hopes to save money and gain performance speeds. Well hold your ...

When I wrote a series of How-To guides showing how easy it was to swap old Mac hard disks for new solid state drives (SSDs), I focused on raw upgrades — slow mechanical drives for fast chip-based ones ...

Other World Computing has introduced a $45 kit to help adventurous iMac owners add an SSD to their all-in-one. Other World Computing has introduced a $45 kit to help adventurous iMac owners add an SSD ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. It’s been quiet on the This Old iMac front lately, because I don't have ...

The Z68 chipset used in Apple's new iMacs supports new SSD-caching technology, but are the iMacs able to take advantage of this? Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

Apple’s macOS 15.1 Sequoia now lets you install and use applications acquired from the Mac App Store directly onto an external drive. Did you know that Apple’s macOS 15.1 Sequoia now lets you install ...