This site- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303721 - shows the info for putting in RAM on the MacBook. But is there one for the MacBook Pro?
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MacBook: Apple Store told me all 3rd party RAM voids warranty. Furthermore...
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It's in the MacBook Pro Users Guide pdf.zorg said:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/
Though there is probably also a technote floating around in html.
sorry to beat this into the ground, but I was just on the phone with a Mac Genius who insisted that NO apple store will install 3rd party RAM for me.
He also gave me these price points for apple RAM (post-purchase): 512 mb = $100, 1GB = $300.
I'm way nervous to open up an MBP and start messing around with a screwdriver, but those policies seem a little intense. Does anyone have any documentation saying that apple WILL infact install 3rd party ram?
He also gave me these price points for apple RAM (post-purchase): 512 mb = $100, 1GB = $300.
I'm way nervous to open up an MBP and start messing around with a screwdriver, but those policies seem a little intense. Does anyone have any documentation saying that apple WILL infact install 3rd party ram?
ero87 said:
Installing RAM is incredibly easy to do...you only have to remove three screws on an MBP. You should think about doing it yourself. Or find a friend who will do it. It literally takes 30 seconds...there's no good reason to pay someone to do it.
Will all depend on the Apple Store you visit, and the Mac Genius sitting there.ero87 said:
There is no requirement for Apple to install another retail store's RAM.
Go to a CompUSA, and they will install the memory for you for a fee (or free) if you buy it from them.
Bring in someone elses memory, and they will likely laugh at you.
But even at CompUSA, it'll depend on the person behind the service counter.
All depends on the day a person has had, and how clueless and pathetic a customer looks.
NOTE: Not saying buy from CompUSA, just using them as an example.
i've been disappointed with the knowledge of the salespeople at the apple stores, while the genius gusy i've dealt with have been really good.
two examples:
1. when the nanos first came out it was discovered that there was only USB-syncing. so i went to the store to see the nanos and mentioned that i wished they had kept FW syncing...and the woman salesperson was admant that you could still FW sync...i didn't press it b/c i knew she didn't have her facts straight, but little things like that matter, and she didn't know about it.
2. i went to see the MBs on tuesday and asked if i could see the battery removed because i read here on MR that the ram and HD were easily replaceable...neither of the salespeople knew where the ram slots were and that the HD was indeed easily replaceable (though it does void one's warranty)...granted, they had just seen the machines that morning for the first time and probably did not spend a couple of hours on the forums, but still, a little more knowledge from the salespeople would be nice.
two examples:
1. when the nanos first came out it was discovered that there was only USB-syncing. so i went to the store to see the nanos and mentioned that i wished they had kept FW syncing...and the woman salesperson was admant that you could still FW sync...i didn't press it b/c i knew she didn't have her facts straight, but little things like that matter, and she didn't know about it.
2. i went to see the MBs on tuesday and asked if i could see the battery removed because i read here on MR that the ram and HD were easily replaceable...neither of the salespeople knew where the ram slots were and that the HD was indeed easily replaceable (though it does void one's warranty)...granted, they had just seen the machines that morning for the first time and probably did not spend a couple of hours on the forums, but still, a little more knowledge from the salespeople would be nice.
No, it doesn't. It makes it illegal to void a warranty without written provisions for doing so. If the warranty says that you can't use third-party parts, then Magnuson-Moss doesn't help you.Chupa Chupa said:
A minor point, but this guy's been through enough misinformation.