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DIY Bundle

Name: DIY Kit for 2012 or later 21.5" iMac's factory HDD: 120GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD.
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCK21IM12HE120
Price: 49.75 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.88 (16 reviews)

120GB OWC 6G SSD
and HDD Kit for 21.5" iMac (2012 and later)

Mac / USB 3.0

Mercury SSD and iMac HDD Kit

Everything You Need!

The complete solution for your 2012 and later 21.5" iMac

Experience the extreme performance of an OWC SSD upgrade with this easy DIY SSD and hard drive replacement kit. Add an SSD to your hard drive equipped iMac to experience faster booting, near instant application launches and data transfer speeds up over 500 MB/s.

Fast and reliable solid-state storage

With sustained data speeds of over 500 MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC Mercury 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance, that's backed by an incredible OWC SSD Limited Warranty.

A True DIY upgrade

This comprehensive kit has all the tools you need to replace your factory HDD with a high performance SSD, bringing a complete diy upgrade within your reach. Includes drivers, glass removal suction cups, and screen adhesive so you can get the job done yourself. The included OWC Express 2.5" USB 3.0 enclosure offers maximum mobile data storage/backup potential with a sleek, totally bus powered design. Just add your iMac's factory 2.5" hard drive or SSD and take your digital life with you wherever you roam!

Highlights

Add a high-performance OWC 6G SSD to your iMac.
Pocket-sized USB bus powered ventilated enclosure for your iMac's HDD.
Backed by free DIY install videos and expert support.

Please note, that before attempting to perform this installation, it is recommended you watch the associated instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install.

SPECS
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INSTALL VIDEO
COMPATIBILITY
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WARRANTY
RATINGS

120GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller

Silicon Motion SM2258

NAND

Tier 1 3D NAND

Form Factor

Standard 7mm 2.5"

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Capacity¹

120GB useable capacity

Formatted Capacity²

112GiB

RAID Support

Yes

SMART Attributes

Standard²

Native Command Queuing

Up to 32 simultaneous commands

RoHS Compliant

Yes

RAID Support

Yes: RAID 0/1/10/ 0+1/SPAN

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

7mm (0.276″)

Width (max)

70.06mm (2.758″)

Length (max)

100.12mm (3.941″)

Weight

77 grams +/- 2 grams
0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz

Reliability

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)⁴

1,500,000

Error Correction

Built-in ECC

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Power

Active

2.1W

Idle

0.1W

Environmental (Operating)

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.

Express Enclosure Specifications:

OWC Part Number

ES2.5BU3S

Software Requirements

OS
- Mac OS 8.6 or later
- OS X 10.2 or later
- Windows 98 or later
Driver
- Driver not required

Hardware Requirements

Minimum
- Mac or PC featuring USB 1.1 interface
Recommended (Best Performance)
- Mac or PC featuring USB 3.0 interface

Interface (Chipset)

(1) USB 3.0 (ASMedia ASM1053E)

Drives Supported

(1) 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s drives
- SATA revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) compliant
- Compatible with SATA revisions 2.0 (3Gb/s) and 1.0 (1.5Gb/s)

Power Supply

Bus Power via USB

Dimensions

Height: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Width: 3.1 in (7.9cm)
Length: 5.1 in (13.0 cm)

Weight

Without Drive: 2.0 oz (56 g)

Operating Environment

Dependent on mechanism installed

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n K21IM12HE120 UPC#: 812437028690

Gallery

Install Video

Note:Mercury Electra 6G SSDs can only be installed in 21.5-inch iMac models that came with a factory-installed HDD or Fusion drive. Solid-State Drive (SSD) only machines can be upgraded with an Aura Pro X2 SSD (Late 2013 - Current) or Aura 6G SSD (Late 2012 - Early 2013).

This product is compatible with... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Early 2019)

(March 2019)

Model ID:iMac19,2

3.6GHz i3, 3.0GHz i5, 3.2GHz i7

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,2

3.0GHz i5, 3.4GHz i5, 3.6GHz i7

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,1

2.3GHz i5

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac w/ Retina 4K display (21.5-inch Late 2015)

(October 2015)

Model ID:iMac16,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i7

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2015)

(October 2015)

Model ID:iMac16,1

1.6GHz i5, 2.8GHz i5

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2014)

(June 2014)

Model ID: iMac14,4

1.4GHz i5

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013)

(September 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,3

2.9GHz i5 or 3.1GHz i7

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013)

(September 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,1

2.7GHz i5

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Early 2013)

(March 2013)

Model ID: iMac13,1

3.3GHz i3

Detailed specs

Install Videos

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2012)

(October 2012)

Model ID: iMac13,1

2.7GHz i5 , 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7

Detailed specs

Install Videos

Includes

(1) OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
(1) OWC Express enclosure - silver
(2) OWC 2-1/4" Suction Cup
(1) Torx T10 driver
(1) 21.5" iMac Adhesive tape set for proper display resealing
(1) Nylon Pry Tool (Spudger)
(1) OWC Screen Removal Tool
(1) OWC Blue Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloth

NOTE: This kit contains consumable and/or one time use components and therefore is non-refundable if opened. If you have any concerns about your ability to perform the upgrade, you can return the unopened kit for a refund.

Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use - but should the need occur - we're proud to provide a superior level of support and service coverage to our customers.

3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty

1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty

Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.8 / 5 16 out of 16 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product

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Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Adje Location: New Zealand Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Quick and easy May 17, 2020 After many months I have decided I want one of my old iMacs to be working again and purchased the upgrade kit with a SSD drive and all the tools. It looked so easy in the video informations and it was. I am not a computer repairer but could make this work perfect and my 2012 iMac is very quick and better than I expected. Now I am even thinking of doing it with my other iMac , perfect kit and perfect product and video info, Thanks OWC. Tony, New Zealand.

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Reviewer: chrs

Rating: 5/5 A steal at twice the price May 16, 2020 I should've done this from the beginning with my Mom's late 2015 iMac. The speeds with the SSD are closer to my MacBook Pro than with the old HDD, and that's quick. The price for the performance is a steal, and plus, you get an enclosure and cable for whatever HDD was in your mac before.

The only thing I would change are about the install video. For me, it's better to reposition the suction cups before putting the screen back on. I put one just below the camera hole (so I could make sure the camera had proper fitment) and one at the bottom center of the screen. This is because if you sit the screen perpendicular to the iMac on the adhesive and then lower it like in the video, there will be a sizable gap between the chassis and the screen. You want to reposition the suctions cups so that you can easily place the screen near parallel to the chassis starting with the bottom corners, and then lowering the whole thing. This ensured no gap between chassis and screen, and perfect camera fitment. Otherwise, the video was great.

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Reviewer: Shotgun82 Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Speed April 18, 2020 I replace the old HDD to SDD. MUCH BETTER and BETTER SPEED! Love the SDD.

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Reviewer: Sizzlechest Location: Hickory, NC Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Should have done this months ago!! April 12, 2020 6 months ago I got my newest iMac at a charity auction, thinking it would be an upgrade from my 2009 iMac (which is still blazing due to an upgrade to this same Mercury Electra SSD and memory upgrade, but sadly the OS can no longer be upgraded.) I quickly became frustrated because the 2015 iMac was SO SLOW. Seriously, folks, I thought I would have to get out and push. I've been a Mac user since my first Mac in 1991, but this piece of garbage made me wonder what is going on these days. ANYWAY, I hemmed and hawed about whether to invest more $ in doing an upgrade. After a week of COVID-19 "stay at home" I got so frustrated that I decided to pull the trigger. PLEASE DON'T BE A STUBBORN FOOL AND WAIT AS LONG AS I DID...BUY THIS PRODUCT AND DO THE UPGRADE...YOU'LL BE THRILLED YOU DID. The video guidance is amazing (I'm too stubborn to ever call anyone for help, and glad I didn't have to.) You can do this. Be sure to do a backup before diving in, and I recommend what another customer suggested: hooking things back up and making sure all is a go before applying the new adhesive to the display.

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Reviewer: MacInator

Rating: 5/5 Awesome Kit March 16, 2020 Well thought out kit and instructional video. Made project easy to follow and do.

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Reviewer: Pass Location: Tesas Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User

Rating: 5/5 Outstanding performance March 16, 2020 The late 2015 iMac had steadily declined in performance and had become nearly unusable. I bought a diagnostic program that suggested a failing hard drive. When I looked at other users of this SSD, their symptoms often sounded just like mine. My first install went well but resulted in regular freezes after 20 minutes or so despite two full restores from Time Machine. OWC suggested a swap, which I did, and included a new set of screen adhesive strips for the change-out. The second unit suffered one freeze, but not until after about four hours. At that point I did a new restore and upgraded to the latest OS X version. So the problem could've been in my OS. In any case, this computer is better than new. Seriously, it is faster than ever. The diagnostic program (EntreCheck) went from a "Poor" grade to "Excellent," its top ranking. Pretty good warranty, too.

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Reviewer: CraigL2112 Location: Rochester Hills, MI Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 I don't know why I didn't do this sooner January 11, 2020 I had long suspected the 1TB drive in my late-2013 iMac was beginning to fail and/or develop other issues given the performance was becoming downright awful. Legit, it was taking 8-10 minutes to fully boot. Launching apps was downright painful.

Having seen several ads for the OWC SSD kits in the past, I poked through the products online and determined which kit would be a good ft for my iMac. Chatting with support to confirm was a breeze and the folks I talked to were unbelievably helpful. I watched the videos (go watch them now, if you haven't) so I knew what I would be up against; I've done plenty of PC upgrades before but never any Macs. So this was somewhat of a first for me.

The kit came within a couple of days and sadly due to time constraints, I did not get around to installing it for about a month. This morning, I finally had the time to do it. I took my time and knocked it out in about an hour. Unquestionably, the most difficult part was getting all of the adhesive strips off -- the videos made it look like they would just peel off easily but I had to do a fair amount of light scraping with the cutter tool (and some goo gone) to get it all off. Prior to applying the replacement strips, I did reattach the screen and two display cables to test. It worked! Once I knew I was good to go, I proceeded with applying the new strips a buttoning the iMac up.

Holy smokes.

The performance difference is downright staggering. It boots in maybe 10 seconds now. Applications simply appear.. it feels almost as snappy as my iPad Pro.

Hard to believe this is a 7 year old machine. It feels like it is brand new.

Can't say enough good things about the kit -- literally everything you need is included. If you are considering it, just pull the trigger. You will be truly shocked at the performance.

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Verified Buyer

Reviewer: RAYPR Location: Puerto Rico Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Easy Install ! December 25, 2019 I also baught the memory install everything my self is easy if you follow the steps and see the video. Love this product , keep the good work. Will recommend.

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Reviewer: Rooskibar03 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 They include EVERYTHING... October 29, 2019 I feel like I've been a OWC customer since there has been OWC. That said I haven't ordered in a long time but was thrilled to find service hadn't changed.

I placed my order and then realized I hadn't updated my old out of state address. No worried, support via chat got me sorted.

My ordered arrived and I casually flipped through the contents, waiting for the weekend to undertake the upgrade. I spent over an hour making a bootable USB drive for once the new drive was installed. Little did I realize they included a HD enclosure and USB cable so I could boot from there and install new OS.

All the tools where included, a screen cleaning cloth the works. The adhesive strips aligned perfect.

Could not be happier. Brought much needed life to my machine.

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Reviewer: OldandSlow Location: Austin, TX Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 2013 iMac 1GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Install May 28, 2019 It may of taken me 4 hours to do the install of Mercury Electra 6G SSD on a 2013, 21.5" A1418 iMac with a Fusion drive - but what a difference in performance. *** Adobe Lightroom 6 used to take about a minute to fully load. Now it's less than 10 seconds. Operating time for processing files, such as exporting large TIFF to Photoshop are nearly as fast. *** The provided suction cups and little cutting wheel tool are nice to have. With that said, I was glad to have on hand the iFixIt tool kit, left over from previous SSD install for Mac Mini. It provided multiple guitar picks that were useful when removing the display and a pointed tool that came in handy to secure the adhesive strips. *** Bottom line: I highly recommend this upgrade!

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Reviewer: Tron Location: Chicago, IL Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 iMac Faster than ever March 16, 2019 Replaced a 6 year-old drive with a SSD. The Difference is amazing. Apps open almost instantly, even iTunes and Photos, both which have several hundred files. Installation was easier than i was expecting. Restoring data from Time Machine took several hours. Wish I would've done this a long time ago.

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Reviewer: Drog Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 4/5 SSD and Memory March 10, 2019 Reasonable delivery time into Canada; friendly staff quick to answer phone, once to confirm I was ordering correct parts, once more to confirm I was not missing a part; surprising extras. Fairly easy to install following good instructional video - patience and care required. Having added the SSD and 16.0GB Memory Upgrade, very pleased with extra speed and capacity obtained on my iMac.

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Reviewer: Avaiam Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Gamer Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Easy to Do November 10, 2018 I can't say enough how happy I am with this company. This kit made it extremely easy to upgrade the hard drive in this iMac.

This was an older iMac that I stopped using when I got a 27". I gave this to my kids. But the built in mechanical hard drive was terrible and my kids couldn't use this very well d/t how slow everything responded.

After doing this upgrade myself, this iMac flies Late 2012 iMac 21.5" 2.7GHz i5 8GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB

This was extremely easy to install. I could have probably done it in 20 minutes but removing the original tape from the iMac took me about 25 itself. The video from the OWC website guided me along accurately.

Highly recommended!

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Reviewer: tmgoonan Location: UTAH Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 SSD drive November 4, 2018 I can't believe the difference a SSD drive makes in my iMAC. I swapped out a 1tb mechanical drive for a 1tb SSD and voila, speed. Good product and prompt service.

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Reviewer: tob20nyc Location: New York, NY Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User

Rating: 5/5 Easy installation and incredibly performance boost September 30, 2018 A local shop wanted $700 to swap the HDD for a new SSD. I am very glad to have found OWC and their kit and instructions to do the job myself. Overall the job took about an hour, the kit had everything I needed to do the job correctly, and the result is great. My 2013 iMac was becoming unusably slow - Spotify took 10 minutes to fully open and launching Word almost always crashed the computer. After swapping to the new SSD, the performance for my work flow is more or less equal to my 2018 MacBook Pro. The kit was a huge money saver and should make my iMac a sold computer for several more years.

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Reviewer: enoughtoil Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Works perfectly. August 13, 2018 I cannot speak to the technical aspects of the installation, because that was performed by the computer wizard whom I employed, Dr. Abdo Zandani, who works out of a computer repair shop in Brooklyn, NY. What I can speak to is the fact that Abdo was happy with this product and that it works great.

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Reviewer: tonyhansen Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Like having a new iMac August 6, 2018 I can't believe how much faster it is, boots in 20 seconds instead of 2 minutes. And so easy to install, just plugged in TimeMachine drive and it booted from that and restored everything!

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Reviewer: Vitalii Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Rating: 5/5 Excellent product! July 23, 2018 Incredibly simple replacement procedure. I'm satisfied.

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Reviewer: CineWebb Location: Louisville, CO Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 The Wife Loves It July 21, 2018 The wife's iMac was getting really slow, and this drive really made a huge difference. The install tools, parts and tutorials were incredibly helpful and made the install a snap.

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Reviewer: Jafa Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Great SSD Drive and Kit But Do Your Homework Before Installing May 18, 2018 I purchased the Mercury Electra 6G 500GB SSD kit to replace my late 2012 iMac's failing 1TB internal SATA hard drive. The SSD itself is phenomenal performance-wise and lightning-fast compared to the stock drive. I'm extremely happy with the purchase of the SSD. The installation kit was also top-notch, especially the plastic micro-sized pizza cutter which greatly assists in cutting the adhesive strips that attach the iMac's display to the frame. The included suction cups and screwdriver were also very helpful. I ended up having to order additional adhesive strips (which are unlabeled and only come in one length as opposed to the labeled custom-length strips included with the kit). This was due to me not reviewing multiple installation instruction videos as I should have before starting the installation. The OWC video is good, but there are multiple other videos out there which should also be viewed prior to starting the project. I learned this the hard way when I re-sealed my iMac display after installing the SSD drive. I didn't test the iMac by starting it up prior to sealing the display to the frame. The OWC install video doesn't hammer that step home as much as it should (other videos are very clear on that step), and, had I tested it before sealing it up, I would have noticed that one of the display cables had come loose as I was sealing the display to the frame. I sealed it, started it up, and...no video. The end result was that I had to unseal it again, reconnect the loose cable, and leave the display taped onto the frame with painter's tape until the new adhesive strips arrived and I could seal it back up properly. This was my own fault in the end for not doing enough research and only watching the one OWC installation video before jumping into the installation. My advice: the upgrade is definitely worth it, but do your homework before attempting the installation yourself!

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Reviewer: Jeffroo Location: Dallas, TX Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 OMG, a must upgrade to iMac! May 1, 2018 I was prepared to just dispose of my iMac and buy another one but really didn't have the money to buy a new one. An Apple tech told me my HD was failing and causing my problems so I found mac sales.com and ordered a new HD for my iMac. The video instructions were excellent and it took less than 30 min. I received the part on a Friday and did it over the weekend so I did have one hang up, the instructions I found didn't mention the new drive had to be partitioned. I asked a friend and he told me this is why the iMac wouldn't recognize the new drive, easy process to partition but I wish the instructions were clear this had to be done. After that, it was fine. It's amazing now, better than it ever was new. Programs load up instantly. I'm simply amazed.

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Reviewer: kpop247 Location: Oregon desert Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 4/5 no more beach ball April 25, 2018 The hard drive itself works great. I followed the instructions from the video and it was very straight forward. Having a time machine backup made recover of all the data simple. My only gripe, which is why I knocked off one star, was that the kit was missing one adhesive strip for remounting the screen. I had to make due with no adhesive on the left side. I do not live close enough to anything to get the particular strip in a timely matter so I had to mount the screen anyway. I think it will hold. I would say it took less than an hour but the reinstall of data was much longer.

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Reviewer: RE14 Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 So great, I just had to come back and leave a review! April 3, 2018 I couldn't be happier with this product. The kit had everything I needed, the instruction video was very clear, and my computer is speedier than ever. Thank you so much, MacSales! This is a game changer.

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Reviewer: dagisus Location: Bogota,CO Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 excellent product April 2, 2018 easy to use, came with everything needed to do the job, the tools are great quality and the SSD provides the expected performance 500MB/s R/W aprox. Gave new life to my imac!

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Reviewer: CakeEaster23 Location: Minneapolis, MN Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 My computer is now faster than new April 1, 2018 The step-by-step video is great and I can't believe I waited so long to upgrade to a SSD.

I just wish I would have thought to use the external drive enclosure to install Mac OS on the SSD before I installed the SSD on the computer.

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120GB OWC 6G SSD and HDD Kit for 21.5" iMac (2012 and later)

Release Candidate (RC) firmware set

120GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Physical

Reliability

Power

Environmental (Operating)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

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OWC Part Number

Software Requirements

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Interface (Chipset)

Drives Supported

Power Supply

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120GB OWC 6G SSD
and HDD Kit for 21.5" iMac (2012 and later)