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New iMac compatible with SSD?
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@300D. I don't think it voids it. Apple has always had an Open-Up policy. They wont repair it and will probably want to put an Apple HD in if it needs repair. All you have to do is switch in the original one if it needs service.
That's news to me. I thought that Apple designated certain components as user serviceable.
In the iMac, that would only be the RAM. Thats why there is an external door to access it.
News flash: You're both wrong to some extent.
MB Air: You open you're f'ed (if they can tell)
MB Unibodies: Some "geniuses" will say that only the hdd is listed as a user-upgradable feature, however, we know the memory is also user upgradable. Depending upon which douche I mean genius you speak to, they'll give you one of the two stories (I've had this happen to me).
Desktops: Most of them are user upgradable (open up policy) exists for memory and HDDs. Nothing more really afaik. I think this excludes the iMac, though I've yet to see someone's warranty voided as a result of a replaced HDD. (then again I never paid attention either)
Mini: As I understand you're not supposed to open that either. I think.
SSD in an iMac, that should be fine and not void your warranty, but as someone else said, you probably want to put your old drive back in should you ever encounter an issue. Maybe it's not because it's not Apple's drive but more so that they will blame the SSD for every issue you present them with. Such is life when I put Crucial Ram in my MP, they said the fans were running 24/7 due to faulty ram. They eventually replaced my machine ... it wasn't the ram.
I digress.
I think if it is "sealed" you can't or shouldn't touch it. iMacs, MB Airs, Mac Minis seem to fall into this category.
MB Air: You open you're f'ed (if they can tell)
MB Unibodies: Some "geniuses" will say that only the hdd is listed as a user-upgradable feature, however, we know the memory is also user upgradable. Depending upon which douche I mean genius you speak to, they'll give you one of the two stories (I've had this happen to me).
Desktops: Most of them are user upgradable (open up policy) exists for memory and HDDs. Nothing more really afaik. I think this excludes the iMac, though I've yet to see someone's warranty voided as a result of a replaced HDD. (then again I never paid attention either)
Mini: As I understand you're not supposed to open that either. I think.
SSD in an iMac, that should be fine and not void your warranty, but as someone else said, you probably want to put your old drive back in should you ever encounter an issue. Maybe it's not because it's not Apple's drive but more so that they will blame the SSD for every issue you present them with. Such is life when I put Crucial Ram in my MP, they said the fans were running 24/7 due to faulty ram. They eventually replaced my machine ... it wasn't the ram.
I digress.
I think if it is "sealed" you can't or shouldn't touch it. iMacs, MB Airs, Mac Minis seem to fall into this category.
From another thread re: the warranty:
Video Guide: Install hard drive in 20" 24" flat screen intel imac
My hard drive took a dump a month after my warranty expired. I made this video for anyone that go screwed by apple and doesn't want to pay someone to fix your brand new mac.
Remove your hard drive in less that 6 minutes!
Warranty Talk:
Unless the manual that comes with the mac says 'no user serviceable parts' they can't void the warranty for servicing a 'user serviceable part', such as the hard drive. Notice the literature with a western digital hard drive says 'no user serviceable parts' because there is nothing inside the hard drive you can fix!
There are stickers on the motherboard that say 'warrant void if removed'. THOSE ARE NOT serviceable parts.
If you do it carefully, they won't know you even opened it. Just don't bend anything, and clean the screen thoroughly before replacing the cover (don't leave finger prints and stuff!). If you have to take it in for warranty, just put the original parts back, take it in, and deny you ever opened it (they can't prove it!!!). The only thing noticeable would be removed tape, and the hard drive thermometer, but you don't have to take the tape off, and you can use special glue to get the thermometer back on.
