Would this drive work in a 2008 iMac all in one null

Yes it will. However, you will need to install it internally since the ports on your iMac are pretty slow. You'll also probably want a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch HDD adapter. Some people just tape it inside their iMac. More recent iMacs have faster ports so an external SSD would work well. Note that if you replace your original HDD with this SSD your iMac's internal fan will run full-blast, all the time; very noisy! This is because Apple HDDs comes with a built-in temperature sensor; this SSD does not have one. You will have to buy an OWC combination digital temperature sensor/SATA cable ($thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents!) so that your iMac has temperature data from your SSD. That's what I chose to do. Alternatively, you can load a software app that lets you control your iMacs fan speed manually. But you won't have any idea of what your SSD's temperature actually is. Some people just set the fan to a speed level where the sound doesn't bother them and hope that keeps the SSD cool enough. That would probably be OK, but I figured that the money for the cable would be justified if it allows me to keep using my computer for another couple of years.

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“Would this drive work in a 2008 iMac all in one”

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Yes it will. However, you will need to install it internally since the ports on your iMac are pretty slow. You'll also probably want a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch HDD adapter. Some people just tape it inside their iMac. More recent iMacs have faster ports so an external SSD would work well. Note that if you replace your original HDD with this SSD your iMac's internal fan will run full-blast, all the time; very noisy! This is because Apple HDDs comes with a built-in temperature sensor; this SSD does not have one. You will have to buy an OWC combination digital temperature sensor/SATA cable ($thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents!) so that your iMac has temperature data from your SSD. That's what I chose to do. Alternatively, you can load a software app that lets you control your iMacs fan speed manually. But you won't have any idea of what your SSD's temperature actually is. Some people just set the fan to a speed level where the sound doesn't bother them and hope that keeps the SSD cool enough. That would probably be OK, but I figured that the money for the cable would be justified if it allows me to keep using my computer for another couple of years.
Answered by Jazzman 5 years ago
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Hi Bobby, WD Blue SSDs are available in either a 2.5”/7mm cased or an M.2 2280 model to evolve with smaller and thinner computers. With form factors to accommodate most laptops, desktop PCs, and small form PCs, a WD Blue SSD is ready for the job. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team 5 years ago
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it will work just fine.
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