iMac - Buy Now?

MonkieMann · 30 May 2009 at 11:10

Hi All,

I'm thinking of getting a new 24" iMac today / tomorrow, and I'm just wondering what the chances are of Apple updating the iMac?

Also, can you upgrade the hard-drive and memory yourself in the new iMacs?

Cheers,

MonkieMann

Shaye87 · 30 May 2009 at 11:14

they only got updated last month so...

the ram you can, not sure about the hdd...

D D Danneh · 30 May 2009 at 12:28

Going on this thread on the mac forums, a couple of people said you can upgrade the 2009 iMac's RAM and HDD, so it looks like you can.

yashiro · 30 May 2009 at 15:12

Wait two weeks. WWDC is coming up. There may or may not be an update.

Replacing iMac ram is very easy. Replacing the HDD requires you to pull off the screen and open the entire case.
You really don't want to be doing that.

The 24" screen is a lot better than the 20". The integrated 9400M graphics ain't so great for desktop machine.
For finder and movies it's fine but not so good in games.
So, avoid the bottom end iMac and consider the discrete card options if you will be playing any 3D games.

steveo · 30 May 2009 at 19:27

the 4850 in the top end is a cracking card and runs l4d and tf2 at full res and full detail with 100+ fps am loving mine