Solved Can I Upgrade The Logic Board Of An Imac Late 2009 To A Later Model Imac Intel 27 Emc 2309 And 2374

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I was wondering if I could upgrade the logicboard of an iMac 2009 to, say 2011. The reason has to do with paying a lot of import taxes in Brazil if I buy the whole computer.

Sadly Apple made large changes between the series as such you won’t be able to swap out your logic board. There are a few things you can do to improve performance like upping the RAM (8 GB or 10 GB) Upgrading the HD or better yet setup a dual drive using a SSD drive. Here’s the IFIXIT guide and part you’ll need for a dual drive config: Installing iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374 Dual Hard Drive. I would recommend a 128 GB or 256 GB SSD here. You’ll need to be careful on what SSD you go with as your system only has a 3.0 Gb/s SATA port. So you’ll need a drive that supports this slower speed.