If i buy some RAM can i take the RAM and a Macbook Pro into the apple store to get them to install the RAM for me? Will they do it free of charge. Do I need to have AppleCare for them to do it or anything like that?
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Buying RAM - will Genius put it in for me
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When I bought more RAM for my PowerBook, they wouldn't even let me borrow their screwdrivers. Unless things have changed in the last two years, you're S.O.L.
No they won't install it. It is so easy to install RAM, you should be able to do it yourself.
I dont want to open up my beautiful soon to be macbook pro 
. I dont want to have to worry about voiding my warranty and such
. I dont want to have to worry about voiding my warranty and such
I dont want to open up my beautiful soon to be macbook pro
RAM in the MBP is user replaceable I believe. You just pop out the battery and unscrew three screws and you have access to the slots, it's pretty hard to mess up installing RAM, you can do it.
Heres some help
its about as easy as it gets to upgrade yourself, take a look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qozs6KZoarA
its about as easy as it gets to upgrade yourself, take a look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qozs6KZoarA
I dont want to open up my beautiful soon to be macbook pro
Man up and just do it yourself yo! It's very simple and you'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside once you're done.
The whole static electricity thing worries me too. I will jsut do it myself. Going to upgrade to 4Gb of RAM from Fry's
Apple even provides installation instructions in your User Guide. See Chapter 3 "Boost Your Memory".
You can find the manuals online: Apple Manuals
The User Guide is there, along with a DIY Manual for Memory Replacement with more details and pictures.
You can find the manuals online: Apple Manuals
The User Guide is there, along with a DIY Manual for Memory Replacement with more details and pictures.
I had never opened up my powerbook or any other computer before, and installing the ram took all of 5 min for me.
Are you kidding?? It'll take longer to drive one-way than it would to do the whole thing yourself. It's seriously THAT easy.
Unless you are both blind AND have severely shaking hands you will be able to easily install RAM into your MB/MBP. The only caveat is that if you need to take your laptop (sorry, notebook) in for repair under warranty you will need to remove 3rd party memory before bringing it in.
You sure about that? I just spent ages on the phone to apple trying to work out if I upgrade my RAM/harddrive (in a Macbook) and something unrelated fails, will I still need to replace the original hardware for my warranty to be valid. I struggled to get a straight answer out of him, he was foreign and we had a slight understanding barrier. I wasn't sure if he was telling me that they wouldn't support third party hardware (I wasn't expecting them to) or that if there's third party hardware present they wont support the entire machine.
I just want to know as I'm using the original drive as backup drive, and if I have to reinstall the OS on it to put back in and validate the warranty that'd be a pain in the ass as I'd lose my backup - I also might not be able to reinstall the OS on the backup drive if the logic board fails of something.
Technically, I believe that they will warrant the machine just not the 3rd party hardward. I know this is the case for RAM; there is some debate over the HD (on a MacBook, since it is user replaceable).
If you're worried about it, why not simply leave a 10GB or so partition on the original drive with the OS on it. That way, if you have to swap it back into the machine for warranty work, it's still a running machine. I realize that its slightly less than ideal, but it might be a good insurance plan.