{"id":39769,"date":"2017-02-06T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T17:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=39769"},"modified":"2017-02-15T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T17:04:29","slug":"instructional-video-upgrade-the-hard-drive-in-a-2012-current-21-5-or-27-imac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/39769-instructional-video-upgrade-the-hard-drive-in-a-2012-current-21-5-or-27-imac\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Video: Upgrade the Hard Drive in a 2012-Current 21.5&#8243; or 27&#8243; iMac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rocket Yard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsales.com\/\">MacSales.com<\/a> have long encouraged the do it yourself philosophy when it comes to upgrading your devices. 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