I actually just got a 2012 MBP after selling my (basically brand new internal parts) 2011 MBP to a friend locally. Was it worth it? Yes and no. Gaming wise, it becomes much more doable, and it fits my portability as I have a bad back where the 15 inch would basically put more strain. So in a sense, I gained some and I lost some.Haha I was in your exact same boat. Although, the only difference was that my problem was completely different. I understand where you are coming from, but if you're saddened by something like a dent or a nick then I can't really help you out on that part. Those things happen, and you're going to have to just deal with it, sadly.
Having shiny hardware is a wonderful thing! But in the short and long term, you're gonna be hit hard, and it's not going to be a good thing.
My laptop, which on the apple store values at like $2000, saved $500 because I learned to DIY my stuff. Keep that in mind.It's the internet lol, things can be taken quite differently. What may sound like a light-hearted joke might really piss someone else off because they might be lacking financially and they desire fancy tech. I had this issue happen on another forum, where my post was basically immediately moderated because they were worried about the ramifications of my post.
The upgrades, I will tell you right now, are worthwhile, but as far as RAM and hard drives can go, you can basically spend about twenty minutes yourself as a DIY project, and learn how to set these things up. It's super easy peasy. for the $500 that apple charges on installing a 256 GB SSD, you can basically take that and get a 512 GB SSD and install it yourself in a matter of minutes. That 100 that apple charges for 8GB of RAM to do can purchase a 16GB ram set. You get the drift.
IF you want to save money, and get the biggest bang in terms of performance, a bit of DIY will go a long long long way.
). Tech goes cheaper and cheaper by the day. Look at SD cards, what used to be like 80$ for a 16 GB is now less than $20. Likewise buddy, likewise. It could be a number of things, and sometimes the help apple gives you depends person by person. I can say RIGHT NOW, with my 2012 MBP that I have an SSD, factory installed ML, 8GB RAM, no problems whatsoever. Stick to crucial for SSDs and RAM, or buy from the Samsung P830 series, and you're going to have a powerhouse for a unit that can exceed every one of your needs (save for gaming without a discrete card
If you're afraid of warranty busting, as far as I am concerned they tell you how to do it in the manual, so it technically shouldn't be an issue unless you seriously damage something like the ribbon cable on the HDD. Again, depends on the apple guy you get!
Lucky that you bought Amazon, USUALLY (in the United States) their customer service is top notch, as I have had RAM sticks go bad after like 3 months and I was able to get a full refund. Usually with RAM, I prefer to buy what the computer wants. For instance, if the unit wants a 204 pin 1600 MHz SODIMM RAM set, I buy that RAM set, and leave the old one. using the old ones on another machine might not work compatibility wise. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be back in a bit, have to take care of errands.
