08-28-2018, 06:19 PM
MartyStickle wrote:
Mid 2011 27 in. iMac with 12 gig ram and a 1 TB platter drive.
Local authorized mac shop will put in a drive for about $400.
Did that include the cost of a drive or SSD? Just went through this with my Mom's iMac (also a 27" 2011). Hard drive was dying and the local shop wanted $300 to replace it (which I assume included a new 1TB hard drive, but didn't ask), and this is in Hawaii.
Since my dad gets pretty good FedEx rates, I had her ship it to me on the mainland and I put in an SSD and swapped the hard drive for an 8TB to use as a backup and shipped it back. Installing the SSD in addition to the hard drive is more involved. Simply swapping the hard drive for an SSD in a 3.5" bracket wouldn't be too hard, but it is intimidating removing the glass and LCD if you're not used to that. Plus the hassle of trying to get all the dust out when replacing the glass.
I will say, the internal SSD makes this iMac really snappy compared to the old hard drive!