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[sarahmosmith]

How hard is it to replace the hard drive? I have a disaster recovery company step up to get all my info off of it if they can. But I really dont want to spend the money to have someone pull out the HD and put a new one in if I can do it myself.

I have experience building pc towers but I haven't ever pulled apart an iMAC.

Its an iMac 23(or 24) inch from Dec 2007 (I don't have the model info on hand as the box is in storage)

 

[Hellhammer]

Check Youtube, there are great guides how to do it. It ain't hard if you've been inside comouter before and do it with brains and time

 

[mperkins37]

The Imacs are pretty straight forward once you get the back apart.
Seen a few youtube vids to show you how.

 

[sarahmosmith]

Ok so what is the best HD to buy and where to get it?

Thanks!

 

[Hellhammer]

Ok so what is the best HD to buy and where to get it?

Thanks!

Get it from NewEgg. I've always liked Western Digital's HDs so I can warmly recommend you to get one. I don't know how big you need/want but I would get at least 1TB because it's just 85$