Re: Memory Increase.

[Anthony (Tony) Francis]

Thank you to everyone that replied to my Post.
 I will rebuild I think based on the information and advice that you have 
supplied.

Kind Regards

Tony Francis

Boddington.

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> On 24 Jul 2018, at 08:57, Neil Houghton  wrote:
> 
> I just rebuilt my late 2009 27" iMac with 3TB HD 250GB SSD and upped the RAM 
> to 24GB - hoping to get a few more years out of it ;o)
> 
> I didn't find the process too daunting though, of course, you do have to take 
> care with leads and connectors etc.
> 
> I do believe it gets progressively harder the newer the iMac - mine had the 
> glass held on by magnets not adhesive tape, for example.
> 
> I find the OWC installation videos excellent - pick your specific model of 
> iMac and watch the video - that should give you a good idea if it is the sort 
> of thing you will personally be comfortable with.
> 
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 23/07/18, 12:51, "Peter"  on behalf of petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
>Yes, I think it is a cheap upgrade. I’ve done this to a number of MBP’s I 
> have, not sure how easy the retrofit is for an iMac though.
> 
>Regards
> 
>Pete.
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 12:23 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony,
>> 
>> Increasing the memory should certainly be a benefit.
>> The iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Model Identifier: iMac12,2
>> Maximum memory 16GB (Apple), 
>> Memory Slots 4-204-pin PC3-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good Morning to one and all
>>> 
>>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit 
>>> in increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 
>>> 4GB of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, 
>>> just wondering.
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards
>>> 
>>> Tony Francis
>>> 
>>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Neil Houghton]

I just rebuilt my late 2009 27" iMac with 3TB HD 250GB SSD and upped the RAM to 
24GB - hoping to get a few more years out of it ;o)

I didn't find the process too daunting though, of course, you do have to take 
care with leads and connectors etc.

I do believe it gets progressively harder the newer the iMac - mine had the 
glass held on by magnets not adhesive tape, for example.

I find the OWC installation videos excellent - pick your specific model of iMac 
and watch the video - that should give you a good idea if it is the sort of 
thing you will personally be comfortable with.



HTH

Neil




On 23/07/18, 12:51, "Peter"  wrote:

Yes, I think it is a cheap upgrade. I’ve done this to a number of MBP’s I 
have, not sure how easy the retrofit is for an iMac though.

Regards

Pete.

> On 23 Jul 2018, at 12:23 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> Increasing the memory should certainly be a benefit.
> The iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Model Identifier: iMac12,2
> Maximum memory 16GB (Apple), 
> Memory Slots 4-204-pin PC3-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis 
 wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning to one and all
>> 
>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any 
benefit in increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the 
original 4GB of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 
4GB, just wondering.
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Tony, Peter, Michael, Susan,

“Up to a point RAM is of much greater importance. I.e. until you have enough 
RAM, adding an SSD (or rather replacing a HDD with an SSD) will have little to 
no effect. 
You can have the fastest SSD on the planet, if your RAM is too small then your 
machine would be slow.”

RAM and SSD (Storage) do two fundamentally different things. 

RAM is the "working memory" of your computer, so it impacts how many concurrent 
applications, operations and variables you can have at the same time. If you 
will have many applications open at the same time (or even just several heavy 
ones like Photoshop), then more RAM is a must. 

Storage is literally how much data you can store / save. The advantage of an 
SSD is that the amount of time it takes to retrieve the data from disk is much, 
much lower than with a traditional hard drive. Therefore, you will notice a 
difference in how quickly applications start up, load data etc with an SSD. If 
you also need pure volume, use an SSD as the disk the OS is installed on, and 
use a second regular hard drive for additional storage.

As everyone agrees, combine these together and your system will work better 
overall.”

Cheers,
Ronni

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> On 23 Jul 2018, at 1:36 pm, Susan Hastings  wrote:
> 
> Replacing the hard drive with a SSD I would definitely be a good idea if you 
> want to extend the working life of the iMac. I think it would make more of a 
> difference to speed than the RAM, but increasing that as well is still a good 
> idea.
> 
> Just depends on how long you intend to keep using it.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 1:01 pm, Michael Hawkins 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony,
>> 
>> An increase in memory is well worth while, so too is replacing the hard 
>> drive with a solid state drive.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Michael Hawkins
>> 
>>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good Morning to one and all
>>> 
>>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit 
>>> in increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 
>>> 4GB of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, 
>>> just wondering.
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards
>>> 
>>> Tony Francis
>>> 
>>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Anthony (Tony) Francis]

My thanks to Ronni, Michael and Peter.
Kind Regards

Tony
Boddington

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> On 23 Jul 2018, at 13:01, Michael Hawkins  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> An increase in memory is well worth while, so too is replacing the hard drive 
> with a solid state drive.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael Hawkins
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning to one and all
>> 
>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
>> increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB 
>> of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
>> wondering.
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Susan Hastings]

Replacing the hard drive with a SSD I would definitely be a good idea if you 
want to extend the working life of the iMac. I think it would make more of a 
difference to speed than the RAM, but increasing that as well is still a good 
idea.

Just depends on how long you intend to keep using it.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 23 Jul 2018, at 1:01 pm, Michael Hawkins 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> An increase in memory is well worth while, so too is replacing the hard drive 
> with a solid state drive.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael Hawkins
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning to one and all
>> 
>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
>> increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB 
>> of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
>> wondering.
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Michael Hawkins]

Hi Tony,

An increase in memory is well worth while, so too is replacing the hard drive 
with a solid state drive.

Cheers,

Michael Hawkins

> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
> wrote:
> 
> Good Morning to one and all
> 
> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
> increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB 
> of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
> wondering.
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony Francis
> 
> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Peter]

Yes, I think it is a cheap upgrade. I’ve done this to a number of MBP’s I have, 
not sure how easy the retrofit is for an iMac though.

Regards

Pete.

> On 23 Jul 2018, at 12:23 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> Increasing the memory should certainly be a benefit.
> The iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Model Identifier: iMac12,2
> Maximum memory 16GB (Apple), 
> Memory Slots 4-204-pin PC3-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning to one and all
>> 
>> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
>> increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB 
>> of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
>> wondering.
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Tony,

Increasing the memory should certainly be a benefit.
The iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Model Identifier: iMac12,2
Maximum memory 16GB (Apple), 
Memory Slots 4-204-pin PC3-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

Kind Regards,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 23 Jul 2018, at 10:45 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis  
> wrote:
> 
> Good Morning to one and all
> 
> As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
> increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB 
> of memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
> wondering.
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony Francis
> 
> Boddington
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Re: Memory Increase.

[Anthony (Tony) Francis]

Good Morning to one and all

As my iMac 27” late 2011, is getting on a bit, would there be any benefit in 
increasing the memory?? At present the Computer still holds the original 4GB of 
memory, there are two additional slots available for a further 4GB, just 
wondering.

Kind Regards

Tony Francis

Boddington
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