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The real answer is yes and no. All older 27" iMacs come with a 3.5" drive not a 2.5" drive like this one. Newer iMacs either come with a 3.5" drive, flash storage in the form of a chip which is connected via a slot on the back side of the logic board, or some have both drives which is referred to as a Fusion drive. For the 3.5" drive, the connector is the same as it is for a 2.5" drive but the mounting is not. To get a 2.5" drive to fit into a 3.5" bay you need an adapter like those sold on OWC. Sure you could rig it, tape it in, or let it hang from the hard drive cable, but do you really want to do that. Also someone posted about the temperature sensor/fan issues. They are correct. Apple hard drives have a temperature sensor built in which regulates the fan speed control. When you install any aftermarket hard drive or SSD then you have to control the fans one of two ways. The best solution is to buy a temp sensor cable from owc which is specific for the model iMac. Your other option is to use free software to regulate the fan. Macs Fan Control by crystalidea is the best and can be set to launch at startup. I have repaired hundreds of iMacs as an Apple Certified Technician, the upgrade is not as daunting as some people say, but you definitely have to be patient and careful. Cutting the adhesive off the display is especially tricky without the right tools as you could crack the glass due to it being very thin on the lower edges.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It is a standard size notebook drive (2.5in) so as long as your laptop uses a SATA connection for the drive it should work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. It will replace the 2.5" HDD cage in an iMac 27" from late 2015. However, it is kind of difficult to get to the HDD. iFixit has a teardown of the iMac 27" late 2015 and you will need to be comfortable in removing the adhesive on the retina display to get access to the HDD cage. Good Luck?
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