Apple just announced a refresh of its largest iMac with some of the highest specs you could get from that all-in-one computer family. Of course, you might not be able to tell just by looking, because the very familiar face hides all the upgrades inside. However, these are not all upgrades, as Apple has removed something important and its absence leaves a literally empty spot in this year’s 5K 27-inch iMac.
It’s a rather controversial change not because of the change itself, but because Apple’s own fans seem to be divided on the issue. The behemoth of an iMac comes with at least 8 TB of SSD storage, but whatever storage configuration you buy, you’ll be sitting there forever. Not only does it not have a mechanical hard drive, it also does not have a SATA connector to upgrade you in the future.
The release of OWC from the 2020 27-inch iMac shows that in an almost melancholy way. Interestingly, Apple decided not to use the space where the HDD should have been, leading to a large, empty and unused area inside the computer. Amusing also makes the teardrop faster.
Everything else about the 27-inch is similar to previous iMac models, which fortunately means that RAM is at least still upgradeable. However, there are some interesting goodies, such as using a socketed CPU instead of a soldered one. A small but important change is that the camera is attached to the LCD, which requires extreme care when removing the display.
Some people immediately decided Apple’s decision to remove any storage upgrade option in the latest 27-inch iMac, but there are also those who were quick to defend it. In a note, they say that iMacs are meant to last for years and many buyers end up not upgrading their iMacs anyway.
