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Model A1311 / Mid 2011 / 2.5 & 2.7 GHz Core i5 or 2.8 GHz Core i7 Processor

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Early 2011 iMacs Lose the Optical drive with SSD an addition

After looking at the teardown, It is my understanding that if you were to add an SSD to the any of the new iMac's (the ones with Thunderbolt's) the optical drive doesn't have a spot?

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Theres enough space I think, barely.

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Notably, I can make out 3 SATA ports on the logic board. Not sure where the SSD's power comes from, though.

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The Apple store lets you configure with all three optical, SSD and HDD.

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