{"id":25084,"date":"2014-06-18T17:59:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T22:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=25084"},"modified":"2014-06-27T08:12:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T13:12:03","slug":"teardown-of-lower-cost-2014-imac-reveals-memory-not-user-upgradable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25084-teardown-of-lower-cost-2014-imac-reveals-memory-not-user-upgradable\/","title":{"rendered":"Teardown of Lower-Cost 2014 iMac Reveals Soldered Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25266\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main.jpg\" alt=\"imac_21_2014_main\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main-284x284.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_main-120x120@2x.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25088-apple-releases-new-more-affordable-imac-model\">reported earlier today<\/a>, Apple has released a new $1,099\u00a0iMac model with new specs including a 1.4GHz Dual-Core i5 processor (vs. a 2.7GHz i5 Quad-Core processor in the $1,299 model), a HD 5000 Graphics card and a 500GB hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve had time to teardown the new iMac,\u00a0unlike the $1,299 iMac, we found this iMac has the memory soldered to the motherboard removing any possibility of adding additional memory. Users will be permanently locked in to the 8GB of memory, as there is no Apple factory upgrade option.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the gallery below for a closer look at the new iMac model:<\/p>\n<p>View a large image of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/imac_21_2014_board1.jpg\">2014 21.5\u201d iMac motherboard here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Add Thunderbolt drives and more with <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/\">OWC&#8217;s Thunderbolt Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Add <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/blu-ray\">Blu-ray\/DVD\/CD drives<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\">USB 3.0 drives<\/a> with OWC.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #444444;\">[nggallery id=73]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we reported earlier today, Apple has released a new $1,099\u00a0iMac model with new specs including a 1.4GHz Dual-Core i5 processor (vs. a 2.7GHz i5 Quad-Core processor in the $1,299 model), a HD 5000 Graphics card and a 500GB hard drive. 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