I have a 1.83GHz C2D MacBook with 1GiB of RAM. Now that I've started making more use of memory-hungry applications like Eclipse, Lightroom, etc., I want to upgrade to 2GiB. I don't want to pay the Apple premium for the upgrade & I am perfectly technically competent to do the upgrade myself (I built every computer I have ever owned, including my last laptop!), however if I do the upgrade myself will this void the remaining 2+ years of warranty I have left? I've looked around the FAQs & guides & can't find anything that mentions this.
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MacBook RAM upgrade - voids warranty?
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Adding memory yourself to your MacBook will not void the warranty. There is a detailed walkthrough/instructions on how to do it in the manual (Chapter 4). The only thing is that they will not cover any damages if you do not follow the proper procedures. Hope this helps.
Apple likes to blame problems on 3rd party RAM.
This is why I keep the apple ram and if there is a problem with my mac i will swap the apple ram in and then send it.
Right okay, I'll go ahead & order the new sticks sometime. I was planning on keeping the old sticks anway, because for the prices they fetch on ebay it's hardly worth it. I just thought that I would check before possibly voiding over 2 years worth of warranty!
I don't know how Apple looks upon third party RAM, but I know all the resellers I've had to deal with have had no issues servicing my computers with third party RAM installed.