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OWC publishes 2020 iMac breakdown, highlights changes, similarities, and expansion options

The cool cats at OWC have performed a full teardown of the new 2020 27-inch iMac and found some very cool things. In addition to the 10th-generation Intel Core processors, AMD Radeon Pro 5000 series graphics, up to 128GB of RAM, up to 8TB of storage, a 1080p front-facing FaceTime camera, a True Tone display with a nano-texture […]

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iFixit releases 5K iMac Pro teardown

The cool cats at iFixit have completed and posted their full teardown of the long-awaited 5K iMac Pro and discovered the following nifty features and components: – The iMac Pro features a massive dual fan cooler to help keep the CPU and GPU cool. The computer is also notably quiet, even when performing intensive operations […]

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2015 27-inch iMac RAM can be doubled to 64GB, OWC now offering upgrade kits

This just came in and it offers some additional clarification. Following up on yesterday’s story, it appears that the 2015 27-inch iMac still uses plug-in RAM, so you’re free to upgrade it on your own after purchase. And while Apple limits you to a maximum of 32GB, OWC has just announced that it will shortly […]

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Teardown of low-end 21.5-inch iMac finds RAM soldered to the motherboard

You won’t be able to upgrade the RAM on the new, low-end 21.5-inch iMac. Per MacRumors, the cool cats at Other World Computing have performed a full teardown and discovered that the 8 GB of RAM that the iMac ships with is permanently soldered to the motherboard.

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iFixit posts full teardown of mid-2012 Retina Display MacBook Pro, finds significant changes in architecture

Well…that was speedy. Late Tuesday night, the cool cats at iFixit posted a full teardown of the new Retina Display MacBook Pro. The company apparently had little trouble maneuvering past Apple’s proprietary pentalobe screws and by Step 6 in the process, the inside of the unit was unveiled for all to see online. Among the […]