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hardware changes

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    iMac removable screen - 2012-2020 hardware mod

    I miss the iMacs of 2009-2011. Despite their high GPU failure rates they were easy to get in to and upgrade. Specifically upgrading hard drives with SSDs. It is not an impossible task with 2012-2020 iMacs, but its sort of a one-and-done thing. You can really only remove and replace the adhesive...
  2. CuriousOtter

    NVMe SSD Upgrade on a Late 2012 iMac

    INTRO Hello, I do hope you as the reader are well! I have been given a Late 2012 iMac 2.7ghz 21.5" as a gift, and it is painfully slow. The HDD corrupted and it is running off an external HDD connected via USB. So I am looking to add a few upgrades. I am focussing on the RAM and SSD as the CPU...
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    iPhone Can I trust iphoneimei.net?

    I want to unlock my iCloud activation locked 16GB gold iPhone 6 but I don't know if I could trust this site or whether I should go for the iCloud hardware solution, but if I go for that who would do it for me? Does anyone have any proof that the site works, or any suggestions on who could do...
  4. -hh

    Time Machine & hardware changes

    Had a SMART alert show up yesterday that one of my drives has hit its limit for reallocated sectors, so its time to replace the hardware before it fails. New drives should arrive via FedEx today; I'll do a clone and swap. Now here's the question: how dumb/smart is Time Machine? What I want...