“Replacing HD with SSD in iMac is more involved. Question: can a person clone this SSD from the originial iMac drive, plug it into one of the USB slots and then use the SSD as the primary bootable and operating drive? Thanks.”
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Yes but you will not get the read and write speeds that you are looking for. I recommend installing it in the iMac. You can use iFixit.com for the repair manual. Best of luck, I do not recommend using the USB, however you can
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes , absolute yes. That's exactly what I did with my Hard drive, the only different is that I did in MacBook pro.I use Disk Utility to clone the disk. Should be work also with the iMac . Same principle, same interface different computer(model). Thank you. Rod.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I do Mac tech support for a living. If the iMac is the newer slim design without DVD drive, it's very complicated for an individual to do the swap internally. The older style with DVD drive is tricky but doable. You'll lose a lot of the benefits of going SSD by limiting it to USB speeds but yes, you can connect it externally (either using an enclosure or dock) and boot from that. If the internal drive is OK and you're just looking for more storage, you can just as easily and cheaply add a conventional laptop or desktop size drive which will have greater capacity for lower cost than an SSD, just make sure they're 7200rpm. If this were me, I'd probably have a hard time deciding as I'd know I wasn't getting the full speed of the SSD, but was gaining (hopefully) more reliability. Hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. Use disk utility
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes you can. But really swapping drives in Mac's aren't too different than doing it in a PC. Not terribly complicated to do.
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