Thank you to everyone that replied to my Post.
 I will rebuild I think based on the information and advice that you have 
supplied.

Kind Regards

Tony Francis

Boddington.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 24 Jul 2018, at 08:57, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote:
> 
> I just rebuilt my late 2009 27" iMac with 3TB HD 250GB SSD and upped the RAM 
> to 24GB - hoping to get a few more years out of it ;o)
> 
> I didn't find the process too daunting though, of course, you do have to take 
> care with leads and connectors etc.
> 
> I do believe it gets progressively harder the newer the iMac - mine had the 
> glass held on by magnets not adhesive tape, for example.
> 
> I find the OWC installation videos excellent - pick your specific model of 
> iMac and watch the video - that should give you a good idea if it is the sort 
> of thing you will personally be comfortable with.
> 
> <https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos>
> 
> HTH
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 23/07/18, 12:51, "Peter" <wamug.org.au-wamug-boun...@lists.wamug.org.au 
> on behalf of petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
>    Yes, I think it is a cheap upgrade. I’ve done this to a number of MBP’s I 
> have, not sure how easy the retrofit is for an iMac though.
> 
>    Regards
> 
>    Pete.
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 12:23 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony,
>> 
>> Increasing the memory should certainly be a benefit.
>> The iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Model Identifier: iMac12,2
>> Maximum memory 16GB (Apple), 
>> Memory Slots 4-204-pin PC3-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis <antne...@icloud.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good Morning to one and all
>>> 
>>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit 
>>> in increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 
>>> 4GB of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, 
>>> just wondering.
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards
>>> 
>>> Tony Francis
>>> 
>>> Boddington
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