So you’re buying direct from the fruit stand then, Johnny? That’s what I got out of your initial post.
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Yes, though I’ve never heard it stated that way.
One of my besties works at the one on Chenal and got me started calling it that a few years ago.
Oh. The way I read your post it made it sound like you were buying from Amazon, not Apple.comYes, though I’ve never heard it stated that way.
If Apple is telling you your BTO won’t ship till mid June that makes me think there will be a product refresh between now and then. Say at WWDC
With ads blocked what you posted shows as an Amazon link Johnny. That’s why I’m confused
The Amazon link is for a Samsung SSD that he was using to back up the old iMac so I can see where the confusion occurred.
You mean I know some online who knows someone who works at the apple store? Maybe that and $5 will get me a latte at Starbucks.
Sorry about the confusion. I always say “read what I’m thinking, not what I wrote.”
BTW, should I expect that external Samsung SSD work on the new iMac?
Greg.K
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That’s technically an internal SSD. What kind of cable do you have for it? You’d need a USB-C to SATA for that.
When I ordered the new iMac, I tried to trade-in the 21” iMac. It was only good for recycling. I did a google and it looked like I might be able to sell it for for about $200. It is a 21.5” mid 2011, 2.7 ghz intel core i5, and I upgraded (back when you could) to 24 gb 1333 mhz ddr3 memory and a 1TB SSD internal SATA drive. It has a graphics AMD Radeon HD 6770m 512 mb processor. Does $200 seem like a reasonable price?
$200 for a decade old computer? Take the money and run!
I put it in this. It plugs into a USB port on the iMac.
It may be old, but it’s got a lot of storage and memory and runs perfectly. That SSD internal drive isn’t going to fail soon. Someone could buy it for scrap. Hmmm. I wonder if I could put that SSD into my 27”?
Greg.K
Senior HTF Member
I didn’t see what you were referring to, but I assume it’s an external enclosure. That should work but you need a USB-C cable or adapter for the new iMac. If it’s only USB 2 you may want to put the drive in a newer USB 3 enclosure for max speed.
If you can get more than $200 for an eleven year old iMac, more power to you!
Greg.K
Senior HTF Member
At the least you’ll need a USB-C to USB Type A adapter.
Your best bet may be to just get the newer enclosure with a USB-C connector since that’s what the 24” iMac has. The USB 3.1 one may be nominally faster but not much due to the SSD’s SATA III interface being limited to 6 GB/s.
Greg.K
Senior HTF Member
Get the second one since it has the correct cable.
Time Machine crushes my wife's M1 iMac. What drive should I buy to fix this?
The TM drive is a WD external drive (7200 rpm 3.5" in a case) connected by USB-C / USB3. I'm surprised it smashes the computer so much -- as bad or worse as it ever did on her ancient intel iMac. The iMac is basically unusable when TM runs: the mouse is jerky and stuttery, Spotlight takes forever to find common aps, etc.
The TM drive is a WD external drive (7200 rpm 3.5" in a case) connected by USB-C / USB3. I'm surprised it smashes the computer so much -- as bad or worse as it ever did on her ancient intel iMac. The iMac is basically unusable when TM runs: the mouse is jerky and stuttery, Spotlight takes forever to find common aps, etc.
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