User level: Level 1 (62 points)I have a Large 2015 21.5" iMac with a 2TB Fusion hard drive. I went to see about updating and it looks like the biggest drive I can get in a new 21.5" is 1TB, either Fusion or SSD.
Is 1TB really the largest capacity you can get on a new 21.5" iMac?
Thanks in advance,
Kyle
Posted on Jan 2, 2020 1:17 PM
User level: Level 10 (149,622 points)Jan 2, 2020 1:22 PM in response to kjwsr
Yes, the largest internal storage on 21.5" iMacs is 1 TB of SSD or Fusion. If you need additional capacity you can add external HD's and or order a 27" iMac which has up to 3 TB of Fusion drive storage or 2 TB of SSD storage.
User level: Level 1 (33 points)Jan 2, 2020 1:57 PM in response to kjwsr
If you want, you can go with the Base Storage, and then add an extra Internal SSD into your iMac of whatever size you please, find an online "upgrading storage in iMac 21.5 4k 2019" guide, and user upgrade the storage. If you don't want to, then unfortunately it is capped at 1TB.
Since the HDD is user upgradeable, here is a guide for the 2017 model, which has identical instructions to the 2019
User level: Level 1 (62 points)Jan 2, 2020 1:25 PM in response to rkaufmann87
That sorta stinks. I don't really have the desk space for the 27" and I already have an external back up hard drive. Setting up another sort of takes away from the elegance of the iMac.
Thanks for replying.
Kyle
User level: Level 1 (62 points)Jan 2, 2020 4:23 PM in response to rkaufmann87
The OP is aware of the relationship between warranties and opened cases. As such he is loathe to open cases 😄 Guess I’ll either have to make more room on my desk or off load some stuff to the cloud.
I remember when I bought my first PC. It had a 500MB hard drive and people told me I was nuts, I’d never need that much storage. Pass the floppies please...
User level: Level 10 (149,622 points)Jan 2, 2020 1:26 PM in response to kjwsr
Your welcome.
User level: Level 10 (149,622 points)Jan 2, 2020 2:07 PM in response to Shad0wSeven
If the OP takes your advice he will void his warranty and if purchased, AppleCare. You should have noted those caveats to him.
User level: Level 10 (251,965 points)Jan 2, 2020 5:14 PM in response to kjwsr
:)
User level: Level 10 (149,622 points)Jan 2, 2020 5:53 PM in response to kjwsr
Cool!
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/251002931