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Teardown of New iMac Reveals Upgradable Processors, RAM (macrumors.com)
According to an iFixit teardown, Apple's new 4K 21.5-inch iMac has both removable RAM and a Kaby Lake processor that's not soldered onto the logic board. Whereas the previous models had soldered memory modules, the new iMac's memory sit in two removable SO-DIMM slots. MacRumors reports: iFixit made the discovery by disassembling Apple's $1,299 mid-range 3.0GHz stock option, which includes 8GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory, a Radeon Pro 555 graphics card with 2GB of VRAM, and a 1TB 5400-RPM hard drive. After slicing through the adhesive that secures the 4K display to the iMac's housing and removing the power supply, hard drive, and fan, iFixit discovered that the memory modules aren't soldered onto the logic board like previous models, but instead sit in two removable SO-DIMM slots. Similarly, after detaching the heatsink and removing the warranty voiding stickers on the backside of the logic board, iFixit found that the Intel SR32W Core i5-7400 Kaby Lake processor sits in a standard LGA 1151 CPU socket, making it possible to replace or upgrade the CPU without a reflow station.
This iMac is a substantial improvement on earlier models and has the added benefit of being able to upgrade it without reflowing the soldering. The announcements about iOS 11, macOS 10.13, and the new iMac were all quite impressive. Despite this, the Apple haters that dominate the comments will be out in force and will somehow find a way to turn this into a negative. Such is the norm with the morons who whine about everything Apple does, and hate on anything that isn't Linux. You people really are losers. Apple really has listened to customers who wanted improved hardware with the ability to upgrade the components. But unsuspecting that won't be enough for the large amount of haters who whine about anything and everything Apple does.
Why the hell doesn't Slashdot delete these comments that are utterly devoid of value even as a troll? At least trolls drive page views as people argue and flame each other. These comments, however, serve absolutely no purpose except to waste space. Make no mistake, Slashdot does delete comments, including when creimer apparently alleges a DMCA violation for trolls using a similar name. Yet these useless comments seem to remain. What gives?
Sry- article is already up and posted and would be unfair to change it, will do better next time
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