The glass is only held on with magnets, so you don't need any sort of cutting tools or adhesive strips. As long as you don't try to rip the screen off without unplugging the cables you'll be fine. The 2011 iMac is the last one that is super easy to open.

You mention wanting extra storage, so I suspect this option might be good for you. If you want to use the SSD in addition to the HDD you don't need a bracket - the HDD will stay in place.

Use the OWC drive if you want, but they're rather pricey compared to other drives, and they don't have the best reputation.Īlong with that you'll need a temperature sensor (the OWC one is fine, their drives are just way overpriced), and if you want to completely replace the original hard drive you'll need a 2.5' drive bracket. I personally recommend the Crucial MX500 series, and they've come down in price recently too from what I've noticed. Get yourself a cheaper SSD and you can save a good amount of money, and you won't lose any performance. Putting an SSD inside your iMac is a great way to speed it up, but I wouldn't get that drive.

Best ssd for imac mid 2011