I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

There are quite a few screws to remove and connectors to unplug, but if you lay the parts out carefully and just take your time with the upgrade, the job is very straightforward.

It's worth it in every way and makes an older HD-based system perform like new. If you haven't done it yet, highly recommended (I shouldn't have waited so long).

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Cheers Dodo

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

The kit was excellent. Everything I needed with clear instructions in the video on this website. The majority of the work is pretty simple and the video was not needed much, but I appreciated the very detailed instructions when I did need them.

- The tool kit is solid, well worth having around. - This is a lot easier than it looks. I finished the job in about an hour, including sawing a small hole for the hard drive cable. - Get a nice microfibre cloth designed for windows. Most grocery stores carry these, and you will need them. - The speed is just amazing. Photoshop opens insanely fast, boot is just a few seconds, the annoyingly slow System Preferences app is now lightning fast. Its a new computer, basicly.

Got a small scare when the iMac refused to boot, but turned out the ram I installed at the same time refused to cooperate with the original ram. I've never been this happy to see faulty ram:)

I would recommend this item to a friend!

However, the install itself is definitely not for the faint of heart. It took me a solid 3 hours. The connectors are tough to disconnect. (I found it easier to use the clamps than the spudger, but worried about squishing the plastic.)

The OWC video is great. I used it in conjunction with the iFixit manual and found them complementary. I liked laying the machine flat a la iFixit, but many of the steps, like keeping the airport card connected, were better from the OWC.

The screw driver kit is cheap, but gets the job done.

So, in closing, I'm not sure how you can evaluate whether you can do this. I've poked around computers for a while, including a 2007 iMac and this was definitely harder. That being said, the instructions online are clear and true to form. Plus, I have an unbelievable sense of satisfaction!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

If you ship to the Netherlands expect to pay 20 euro extra for customs. Maybe using DHL or UPS is cheaper at the end of the line.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

The install was fairly easy. Although as a previous poster mentioned, some of the connections were slightly harder to pull apart than shown in the video. The kit's metal tweezers were adequate but would slip off some of the plugs when trying to unplug them. I was worried about damaging the wires when that occurred, so I used the included plastic pry sticks to work the connector apart. That was easier than using the tweezers in some cases.

Overall, if you take your time, and are gentle and patient, this is not that difficult. It took me about three hours, but I worked slowly and double checked everything.

The iMac now is WICKED FAST... Even the internet is faster. I don't know why that is because I didn't think the Hard Drive was used that much during internet use. Anyway, I'm real happy with the outcome.

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Like the first reviewer, the tweezers/connector combo was dicey. Should have used some small needle nose pliers.

The only tricky, or hard to understand part, was the routing of the new cables. The video is not completely clear at first, so I recommend you watch this part of the video all the way to the install of the old optical. That way you get a clearer idea of how the cables should lie. I found it best to do a cursory routing of the cables, and then after the new drive is in place, tweak the placement and orientation. Especially important is running the new cables right up and along the black cable behind the motherboard so that the motherboard can go back into place without forcing it.

Took me 2 hours, but a lot of that was re-watching parts of the video to make sure I didn't screw it up.

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After watching the video of the replacement procedure I decided that I could handle the installation myself and save some money.

The only difficulty I encountered was removing some of the connectors during the installation process. The tweezers in the kit seemed to be a little "flimsy" and I had some problems grasping the connectors without the tweezers slipping off the connector. The connectors did not come off as easily for me as they did in the video!

I also wish the Torx screwdrivers were magnetized to hold the screws that went in the narrow channel around the display. The use of the tweezers to locate the screws was hard for me.

So it took a lot longer than an hour, but in the end I replaced the existing 1TB HDD with a 3TB HDD, and installed the new SSD. The changes were well worth the effort and expense, and the performance of my iMac is now greatly improved.

I would recommend this item to a friend!