Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. The time has finally come. After extending my 2011 iMac’s life years ...

Apple’s long-awaited refresh of the iMac lineup finally happened, and it brought about incremental, but nonetheless worthwhile, enhancements to the lineup. Along with new 6-core and 8-core Intel ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. A few weeks into this series, I got an interesting email from ...

I'm using a fairly middle of the road 27" iMac at work - i5, 8GB, spinning HD. The machine itself is fine, but the lack of SSD is killing me. I wouldn't want to risk an internal upgrade on this ...

As I’ve spotlighted over the past month, the best way to dramatically speed up an older Mac is to replace its old hard drive with a new solid state drive (SSD). The process is super-easy on MacBooks ...

The teardown team at iFixit has taken the time to give a full run-down to the iMac reboot series appearing this week from Apple. What you'll find is a build quite similar to last year's collection of ...

Apple recently updated its largest all-in-one desktop computer, the 27-inch iMac, with a long list of under-the-hood changes, but the first thing people notice is its strikingly thin design. And while ...

The iMac is a great machine until something goes wrong. Here's why you might think twice about buying one. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He ...

Other World Computing has introduced a $45 kit to help adventurous iMac owners add an SSD to their all-in-one. Other World Computing has introduced a $45 kit to help adventurous iMac owners add an SSD ...

"Should I upgrade the Mac I have or buy a new one?" It's a question that faces every one of us at some point, and it's not always easy to answer. In a lot of cases, owning a Mac can complicate this ...

TLDR; yes, it is possible to add an SSD to a 2011 27" iMac without going through too much hoopla. Between everyone having issues finding parts, non-workable guides (due to parts), and general ...

While the standard-configuration models of Apple’s iMac offer impressive performance, if you choose a couple of build-to-order (BTO) options, you can have a 27-inch iMac with a 3.4GHz Core i7 ...