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 
> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> 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 <antne...@icloud.com> 
>> 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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