HD advice?

[covertyows]

Well, I am new to apple, and do not know the best options and what some of the policies that apple employs with its warranty.

I just ordered my first macbook pro, and I plan on replacing the HD in it. It has 4 gigs, and I am fine with that, but I think I would rather have a larger HD, currently 250 GB.

Should I just get an external storage device or buy an internal and replace it myself? I am fairly confident that I could handle that part, but I worry about apple's stance on that kind of upgrade.

Would it void the warranty if I were to replace the internal storage?

Thank for the help, and I gotta say that I love the forums so far.

 

[MacDawg]

It should not void your warranty
It is considered a user serviceable part and many, MANY users are upgrading themselves
However, you should be careful in the process
I would suggest you keep your original in case you need to send the computer in for repair
I would replace the HD with the original part before returning

I recommend the Scorpio Blue 500 GB 5400 myself
Scorpio Blue and Black Review

Having said that... I would recommend you still get an external HD for backup
Use Time Machine... you will thank me for it later

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[covertyows]

awesome, thanks for the tip.

a lot of new stuff to take in. the way this is handled is much different than what I was used to with my old laptop

 

[MacDawg]

awesome, thanks for the tip.

a lot of new stuff to take in. the way this is handled is much different than what I was used to with my old laptop

Time Machine is really simple and awesome
You should really take advantage of it

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[covertyows]

couldn't I just get an external HD with a lot of capacity that would be good for storage and time machine rather than replace the internal one?


I want more space than 250gigs, but I think I could easily manage with having only that amount being portable.

 

[MacDawg]

couldn't I just get an external HD with a lot of capacity that would be good for storage and time machine rather than replace the internal one?


I want more space than 250gigs, but I think I could easily manage with having only that amount being portable.

Absolutely!!
That is exactly what you should do
Time Machine will back up to your external drive

Woof, Woof - Dawg