{"id":13749,"date":"2012-04-24T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T17:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=13749"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:29:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:29:56","slug":"owc-introduces-diy-kit-for-adding-ssd-to-2011-21-5-apple-imac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/13749-owc-introduces-diy-kit-for-adding-ssd-to-2011-21-5-apple-imac\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Introduces DIY Kit for Adding SSD to 2011 21.5&#8243; Apple iMac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/Other%20World%20Computing\/DIYIM21SSD11\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13750\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/PR_21_2011imac_kit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/PR_21_2011imac_kit.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/PR_21_2011imac_kit-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/PR_21_2011imac_kit-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/PR_21_2011imac_kit-120x120@2x.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>Other World Computing\u00a0today introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/Other%20World%20Computing\/DIYIM21SSD11\/\">OWC DIY Kit for 2011 21.5&#8243; iMac<\/a> models. The kit enables owners to add a high-performance Solid State Drive in addition to existing factory hard drive. Fully supported with a step-by-step &#8216;how-to&#8217; video, users can add an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/Mercury_6G\/\">OWC Mercury 6G SSD<\/a> up to 480GB in capacity starting from $97.99 and enjoy near instantaneous booting and application launches along with an incredible boost to overall system and application performance thanks to real-world sustained data rates of up to 559MB\/s. While OWC highly recommends its Mercury SSDs for the Apple iMac, this kit is fully compatible with all 2.5&#8243; Serial ATA SSDs.<\/p>\n<h2>OWC DIY Kit for 2011 21.5&#8243; iMac Includes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/NewerTech\/TOOLKIT11\/\">Newer Technology 11-Piece Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/NewerTech\/SCRED16\/\">Newer Technology Microfiber Pro Cleaning Cloth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/NewerTech\/TOOL225SCUP\/\">Two Newer Technology suction cups for the outer glass removal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>iMac to SSD SATA 6Gb\/s cable<\/li>\n<li>iMac to SSD power cable<\/li>\n<li>Thermal safe adhesive mounting set<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Availability, Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The OWC DIY Kit for 2011 21.5&#8243; iMac models is available for immediate ordering at the discounted price of $57.99 direct from OWC\u2019s ecommerce portal, www.macsales.com. OWC also offers an instant $15.00 rebate on this DIY Kit when an OWC Mercury 2.5&#8243; SATA SSD is purchased at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Double the Factory RAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To complement the improved drive performance that the OWC DIY Kit provides, 21.5&#8243; iMac owners can also choose to add up to double the factory RAM with OWC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/Other%20World%20Computing\/1333DDR3S32S\/\">32GB \u2018MaxRAM\u2019 Kit<\/a>. Same-sized factory memory upgrades of <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/memory\/iMac\/2011\/DDR3_21.5_27\">8GB and 16GB<\/a> are also available from OWC with savings up to 84 percent compared to factory upgrade costs and come backed by OWC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/installvideos\/\">free installation videos<\/a> and lifetime warranty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let the OWC Pros DIFY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If, after watching the how-to video, iMac owners are not fully confident of their ability to add an SSD to their 2011 21.5&#8243; iMac, they can choose to have OWC \u201cDo It For You\u201d via their <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/turnkey\/iMac\">Turnkey Upgrade Installation Program<\/a>. Starting from less than half the cost of factory SSD options, iMac owners can have OWC professionally install up to three award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/\">OWC Mercury Solid State Drives<\/a> up to 480GB each and with data rates over 2x faster than factory SSD options. Program options also include a larger capacity hard drive up to 4.0TB and certified Memory Upgrades up to 32GB. 27&#8243; iMac owners also have the option of OWC installing the industry\u2019s only eSATA interface and experience data transfer rates up to 600MB\/s. 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