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Question... New to Macbook Pros

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Demarrer

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So i just got my first apple computer/macbook pro and had a few quick questions. I know that laptops aren't the most customizable things in the world, but I would like to know if it is possible to "update" or "upgrade" a few things in the computer.

- Could I add more RAM in the future

- Is it possible to remove the installed disk drive, and than replace it with another one?

Thanks for the help.
 
thegoldenmackid

thegoldenmackid

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The first option is user-replaceable, Apple does not deem it as violating your warranty. However, Apple is known to steal your ram if it's third party if it gets sent into Apple Care for repair - so keep your old stuff.

The second one is doable, but it would violate your warranty.
 
MWPULSE

MWPULSE

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in short yes and yes.. the latest revisions of the Macbook Pro line have become a bit tricky to upgrade- with the non-removable batteries n that.. But its still very possible.

PTP
 
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ZizousamA

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Demarrer said:
Macbook Pro 13".. got it yesterday
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Is it the lower 13" or the higher? The lower can recognize up to 4gb and comes with 2, the higher model takes up to 8gb and comes with 4. I hope that you got the higher model.
 
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Demarrer

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ZizousamA said:
Is it the lower 13" or the higher? The lower can recognize up to 4gb and comes with 2, the higher model takes up to 8gb and comes with 4. I hope that you got the higher model.
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i did, but whats wrong with the lower model?
 
iToaster

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Both can take 8 GB of RAM, it says so on Apple's website. The only real difference between to two is an unnoticeably faster processor, more RAM, and a larger hard drive, the latter two being easily and inexpensively upgradeable. Upgrading yourself won't void the warranty on the RAM or hard drive, the optical drive I don't believe is user replaceable according to Apple, so that would void the warranty (but you can just put the stock one back in if you have a problem and they'll never know). Also, non-Apple RAM is generally removed, put in a baggie, and shipped back to the owner with the computer if left in.
 
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Demarrer

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iToaster said:
Both can take 8 GB of RAM, it says so on Apple's website. Upgrading yourself won't void the warranty on the RAM or hard drive, the optical drive I don't believe is user replaceable according to Apple, so that would void the warranty (but you can just put the stock one back in if you have a problem and they'll never know). Also, non-Apple RAM is generally removed, put in a baggie, and shipped back to the owner with the computer if left in.
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Where could I buy more "Apple" RAM... The Apple Store online?
 
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ZizousamA

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iToaster said:
Both can take 8 GB of RAM, it says so on Apple's website. The only real difference between to two is an unnoticeably faster processor, more RAM, and a larger hard drive, the latter two being easily and inexpensively upgradeable. Upgrading yourself won't void the warranty on the RAM or hard drive, the optical drive I don't believe is user replaceable according to Apple, so that would void the warranty (but you can just put the stock one back in if you have a problem and they'll never know). Also, non-Apple RAM is generally removed, put in a baggie, and shipped back to the owner with the computer if left in.
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You are right. I could almost swear that the 8gb option for the lower model wasn't available a while ago!
 
thegoldenmackid

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DoFoT9 said:
i think the OP will need to clarify, i refer a 'disk drive' as HDD... (as in Hard Disk Drive).
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Yeah, I'm not sure why I interrupted the OP as referring to the optical drive, clearly the hard drive is user-replaceable. Although the hybrid (replacing the optical drive with a hard drive) not so much...
 
DoFoT9

DoFoT9

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thegoldenmackid said:
Yeah, I'm not sure why I interrupted the OP as referring to the optical drive, clearly the hard drive is user-replaceable. Although the hybrid (replacing the optical drive with a hard drive) not so much...
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everyone does it it would still be best if he clarifies though..

im waiting for my optical bay add-on to arrive to i can put another HDD in there! (woohoo).
 
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JonB3Z

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The User Guide should tell you exactly how to do both of those things. The 15" User Guide certainly does, and I just finished upgrading my HDD to a 500-GB, 7200-RPM Seagate.
 
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