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Apple will let you upgrade important parts in its new 21.5-inch iMac, and that's a huge deal

Aug 26, 2024, 07:13 IST
Justin Sullivan/GettyOn Thursday, tech teardown website iFixit discovered exciting details about Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac: You can upgrade the RAM, and even the processor, yourself after you bought it.

Allowing users to upgrade the new iMac is a big shift in Apple's normally closed-off mentality about its computers.

Apple had actually removed the ability to upgrade the 21.5-inch iMac's RAM and CPU in 2013, which wasn't a popular move, despite the fact that iMacs continued to be popular computers. Indeed, forcing users to buy a new iMac because their current one was starting to slow down also meant replacing parts that didn't necessarily need upgrading, like the iMac's built-in display and outer shell.

But Apple has now re-instated upgradeable parts in the 2017 model, and that's a huge deal for power users who want to prolong the life of their 21.5-inch iMacs.

It also means Apple is likely listening to what its power users want. Now a 21.5-inch iMac owner could greatly prolong the life of their computer by upgrading individual parts for less money than buying an entirely new iMac, which costs $1,100 for the base model.

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Still, while I'm sure that users who want to upgrade their iMacs are appreciative, there's one major thing that's holding users back from making their iMac truly upgradeable and last forever.

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