Is this drive compatible with an iMac? null

only in older units. not in the new ones.

no no there is some sort of proximiiiity fuse that caused my 4 year old mac mac to run the fan constantly and overheat

Yes, but only when used in an external enclosure

Yes it works with the Mac I had geek squad install it without any issues

If your mac is from after the Intel switchover, it's almost guaranteed that it uses SATA connectors. This would mean the drive *should* be compatible. With some Macs using 2.5' and smaller Hard Drives these days though, I would do some research first, or perhaps go in to your local apple store. Posting the exact model of your iMac would greatly help in determining whether or not your Mac can utilize a 3.5" SATA drive.

Yes. I put it in my mid 2007 iMac with no issues.

I installed this drive on a PC but I would guess that it would also work on a Mac. You always have to format a new drive, so that should take care of any incompatibility. In the past I have used WD drives as backups with Mac's before without problems. Typically, internal hard drives like this would NOT fit into a Mac because of the size though. You need to be very careful and check all of the dimensions and compatibilities first before purchasing an internal drive. I would go with a drive designed specifically and labelled for the particular Mac that you have rather than try to make "something" else just work. It usually doesn't turn out well.

Yes it is, I just had to have the Geeks put a new one in mine. It works fine.

Yes I happen to work for an Apple vendor and the WD last longer and out perform the seagate drives. Yes it's compatible with an iMac

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only in older units. not in the new ones.
Answered by Macman54 11 years ago
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no no there is some sort of proximiiiity fuse that caused my 4 year old mac mac to run the fan constantly and overheat
Answered by gene 11 years ago
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Yes, but only when used in an external enclosure
Answered by CLongRGV 11 years ago
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No
Answered by appletech 11 years ago
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Yes it works with the Mac I had geek squad install it without any issues
Answered by Fredh610 10 years ago
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If your mac is from after the Intel switchover, it's almost guaranteed that it uses SATA connectors. This would mean the drive *should* be compatible. With some Macs using 2.5' and smaller Hard Drives these days though, I would do some research first, or perhaps go in to your local apple store. Posting the exact model of your iMac would greatly help in determining whether or not your Mac can utilize a 3.5" SATA drive.
Answered by TheWizardWithTheRainbow 11 years ago
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Yes. I put it in my mid 2007 iMac with no issues.
Answered by gpstraveler 11 years ago
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I installed this drive on a PC but I would guess that it would also work on a Mac. You always have to format a new drive, so that should take care of any incompatibility. In the past I have used WD drives as backups with Mac's before without problems. Typically, internal hard drives like this would NOT fit into a Mac because of the size though. You need to be very careful and check all of the dimensions and compatibilities first before purchasing an internal drive. I would go with a drive designed specifically and labelled for the particular Mac that you have rather than try to make "something" else just work. It usually doesn't turn out well.
Answered by Cogator 11 years ago
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Yes it is, I just had to have the Geeks put a new one in mine. It works fine.
Answered by buddymaine 11 years ago
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Yes I happen to work for an Apple vendor and the WD last longer and out perform the seagate drives. Yes it's compatible with an iMac
Answered by Orette77 11 years ago
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