I have a friend who is going to be getting his first Mac. I am trying to help him choose between a used Mid-2010 27" iMac that has a 2.93GHz Arrandale Core i7 and a 256GB SSD and a stock refurb ...

The 256GB SSD and 2TB conventional HD in my 27", Core 3 3.2 Ghz, mid-2010 iMac are getting full, so I'd like to replace both hard drives. Searching Ars brought me to this, but it doesn't mention ...

When I wrote a series of How-To guides showing how easy it was to swap old Mac hard disks for new solid state drives (SSDs), I focused on raw upgrades — slow mechanical drives for fast chip-based ones ...

While the standard-configuration models of Apple’s iMac offer impressive performance, if you choose a couple of build-to-order (BTO) options, you can have a 27-inch iMac with a 3.4GHz Core i7 ...

If you’ve been thinking you might try and save a little cash when purchasing your new 27″ iMac by upgrading your hard drive to a solid state disk (SSD) yourself after purchase, be warned: Apple has ...

In what is likely the result of a bug, a number of SSD custom-built configuration options have disappeared from Apple's 27-inch iMac lineup in its online store, with 1 TB and 2 TB options now missing ...

Apple's recent refresh of the all-in-one iMac range may not have concurred with all of the preceding rumors, but the main expectation was certainly met: faster processors than ever before. Fresh to ...

In our ongoing effort to provide benchmark data to help you choose the right iMac, we now present test results from a 21.5-inch 2.7GHz Core i5 iMac with a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). You can use ...