Thanks as ever Sam, but given that: a) I'm nervous (to say the least) about opening up my shiny and just-out-of-warranty mid-2011 iMac and sawing bits up inside it - I only have one Mac should I screw up!
b) I don't know of anyone around here to do it for me why is it "better" to get someone to fit an internal drive rather than simply plug in an external drive via the Thunderbolt connector? Just curious ... Of course I could always "book you in" next time I come to Brighton :) Regards, Stephen On 15 Oct 2012, at 21:29, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Stephen > > LaCie and OWC both have SSD thunderbolt enclosures. But you'd be better off > getting someone to fit an internal SSD drive. If you have a pre-2011 > thunderbolt iMac you can buy the SSD pressure wall to mount the SSD drive > under the motherboard. If you have the mid-2011 model then you either have to > saw down the pressure wall to fit, or mount the SSD drive under the optical > drive (did this for a client last week and it worked brilliantly). > > There are guides available if you can't find someone in your area to do the > install. > > Regards > > Sam > Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life...that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals...that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, or ego satisfaction, in consumption. We need things burned up, worn out, replaced and discarded at an ever-increasing rate.' Victor Lebow, US Retail Analyst, 1950 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
