Well, what do we have here? It’s the refreshed 21. 5 and 27-inch iMac for 2013. They haven’t changed much, but there are a few interesting surprises lurking inside.
iFixit got its hands on both models and promptly gathered up screwdrivers and spudgers and set about tearing them to pieces. Unsurprisingly, Apple has done more than simply update the core components. It also beautified and simplified the internal works of the new iMacs.
How? By doing things like slimming down the heatsink and tidying up cable clutter. Unfortunately, the re-designed heatsink in the 21-incher led iFixit to an unpleasant discovery: the 2. 7GHz Core i5 CPU has been soldered to the mainboard.
It’s not like most people who buy a 21-inch iMac (or any all-in-one for that matter) are going to want to upgrade the CPU down the road. Still, soldering the processor to the mainboard seriously hurts repairability of the smaller iMac.
Roll the soldered chip in with a display that diablo 3 gold fuses the glass and LCD, loads of sticky two-sided tape, and the fact that replaceable components (like RAM) are buried behind the mainboard, and you get a lowly 2/10 from iFixit. On the upside, Apple has included an empty PCIe slot that you can fill with an SSD if you like.
The 27-inch iMac is still taped shut and uses a fused display, but its 3. 2GHz Core i5 is not soldered to the mainboard. RAM is also easier to get at, thanks to a handy hatch on the iMac’s exterior. Storage can be upgraded, too, as long as you’re willing to crack open the case and slice through a bit of tape.
iFixit says that it’s pretty easy to work with overall, and awarded the 27-inch iMac a 5/10. That’s certainly an improvement over the smaller model, but maybe one day Apple will finally make its computers as easy to repair as the Airport Extreme.
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