I only found one called 'MacBook Pro 2012 mSATA adaptor', but that one worked as well, so the connector in 2012 MacBook Pro seems to be the same as the one in my iMac. Those are easily found on the Internet on various online shops, and usually called 'iMac 2012 mSATA adaptor' or anything similar. But I can also confirm that the connector used by the Apple SSD is not mSATA: Although it has the same pin layout, the pins are smaller and don't fit the connector of an mSATA SSD.įortunately, I can confirm a third thing: There are adaptors available to convert this proprietary apple connector to a standard mSATA connector.

I can confirm that swapping the apple SSD for some other SSD is possible in the late 2012 iMac.

Thanks in advance!ĮDIT: Allan said in his answer that an mSATA SSD is used in the iMac late 2012. I'd be glad if there's anonye out there to answer some of these questions.

Samsung 850 Evo) somewhere in the case of the iMac and hook it up to that adapter? Would it be possible to place an 2,5' regular SSD (e.g.Does anyone know if these are usable (maybe recommend one)?.This is interesting because regular SATA SSDs are the cheapest, after all, and offer larger storage options. I've heard of adapters that translate that whatever slot the iMac has to a regular SATA connector, so one can use regular SSDs in an iMac. What is the maximum size (length) for SSDs to fit into that slot? I know that there are different sizes of M.2 SSDs (if it's M.2 at all).What type is the slot the iMac has for it's SSD? In the iFixit repair manual it kind of looks like an M.2 SSD, but I'm not sure.As my warranty has expired now, I want to upgrade the 128GB SSD to a larger one (preferably as large as possible), but I want to keep the traditional HDD for storage reasons, and upgrade it later. I'm the proud owner of an 27-inch iMac 2012 with high-end configuration, but the 1TB fusion drive keeps being the bottleneck.

Ssd compatible imac 27 late 2013