[rickywck]

I'm a new switcher to Mac and plan to buy the new 1GHz iMac soon. I would like to know whether it is possible for me to replace the internal harddisk or Superdrive myself in future.

Fyi, I'm an experienced PC DIY user.

I definitely won't do these things on day one, but I would like to know the possibility. Based on my experiences on using PCs, these are components which I most likely will replace. For example, it is very likely that I want to replace the internal hard disk with a bigger capacity unit (we can find 200G IDE drive these days).

I know that I can do these with the PowerMac, but the price of iMac is much more attractive and I just don't need the fastest Mac machine.

[Coxy]

You can do it, but it's a warranty-voiding procedure.

[TomHMeredith]

Hey

It is very easy to do.

Make sure you have some thermal paste, as you need to replace some when putting it all back together.

If you have a copy of the service manual, a child could do it.

Tom