I have listed both sets for you here with the corresponding iMac model numbers: Set for iMac 21,5 inch - model A1418 Which set you need depends on the screen size of your Mac.

They are also made to measure and fit perfectly. The BisLinks sets, which you can get from Amazon Prime without shipping costs, are cheaper.

Jürgen bought the adhesive strips from iFixit, but with postage to Germany they are around 20 EUR. With the adhesive strips for the iMac display, however, you have to make sure that you use those that fit your model or your display size.ġ1,59 EUR Buy it at Amazon Price includes VAT, plus shipping costs (updated: at 09: 16 clock) iMac display replacement adhesive tape sets So that you know what you need for the conversion, I have linked the corresponding equipment and parts here, some of which were also used by Jürgen or which are similar to his. These usually do not have a Fusion Drive and are significantly faster even with an SSD that is connected externally via the FireWire port.

The connection via an external hard drive can only make sense with older iMacs that still have a FireWire connection. 120 MB / s, which is unfortunately significantly lower than the maximum possible 500 MB / s that a Fusion Drive can offer when it accesses data on the SSD part. The USB 3 port offers a data rate of max. Just as a brief note: connecting the hard drive via the USB 3 port, as used by some Mac users who do not want to convert the hardware in their Mac themselves, is not a good idea compared to a built-in Fusion Drive. Is it worth installing a pure SSD if the Mac already has a Fusion Drive? According to Jürgen's opinion, one can clearly answer 'yes' here.

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