It doesn't look like there's a lightning to thunderbolt cable I can find either. Yes I've verified with the chart that my model does have the required connector, however SATA SSD seems to be the way to go seeing as how I'm limited to the lightning cable's speed. The SATA SSD option will also be a lot easier to upgrade, as the PCIe route requires you to take apart the whole iMac to get at the connector.Īs for sync, you are still limited to the lightning cable, which is USB 2.0, so don't expect a significant speed-up. A RAM upgrade is easy, a Mac SSD upgrade is a bit harder, but with this SSDs compatible with mid 2012 Macbook Pro Retina and early 2013 Macbook Pro Not compatible with Late 2013 Apple does limit upgrading older Macs to the latest OS. PCIe SSD will be the faster option while 2.5' SATA will be a bit slower but cheaper. iMac 27 Late 2013 SSD Drive Options 240GB OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD Upgrade Solution for select 27 and 21.5 iMac models (Late 2013 -. Use this guide to upgrade or replace the solid-state drive in a MacBook Pro 13 Late 2013. The chart in the article says late 2013 27' iMac does have it, but verify you got the model right. HDD models may be missing this connector, so you are only limited to SATA SSDs or HDDs.

According to a few sources, iMacs have to come with a 'blade' (PCIe) SSD or 'fusion' drive to have a connector for SSDs.

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