So I plan on buying a Macbook Pro once they get updated and plan on adding 4GB of RAM from OWC, and was wondering if this will void the Applecare warrenty? I asked a guy at the Apple store and he said it would but I didn't see why. I know it would void the warrenty if I broke something while I was installng the RAM. If something were to go wrong with the computer, couldn't I just put the original 2GB that will come with the computer back into the machine and send it in like that or is there a way they can tell that I have changed the RAM in the computer? Thanks for the replys.
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Will upgrading RAM void Applecare?
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No, it wont void Applecare. When my Macbook base has been repaired they've kindly transferred my third party RAM (as well as the HD and unfortunately the battery, but you can't win them all) over to the new base.
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No it will not void the warranty. I did it to a Powerbook, and to several other machines belonging to friends. I have sent in my Powerbook with the upgraded ram and all so no probs. However be careful not to damage anything while installing the ram. Have fun!
No it will not void the warranty. I did it to a Powerbook, and to several other machines belonging to friends. I have sent in my Powerbook with the upgraded ram and all so no probs. However be careful not to damage anything while installing the ram. Have fun!
Upgrading the RAM does NOT void your warranty, the guy you talked to at the store is a moron and lied to you.
No, it doesn't void your warranty. I've sent several macbooks to Apple with 3rd party memory and hard drives and no problems.
Watch out for the sales people at AppleStores. Maybe it is because I've been using Apple Computers since my Mac Plus when I was two, but any question I've ever had for a SALES person at those stores was usually either inaccurate, incomplete, or they just didn't have an answer for me. Sadly, I often have been waiting at the genius bar and seen sales people giving out incorrect info to customers.
The genius bar tech staff are great and have always been very helpful to me, but just take all info from the sales people at applestores with a grain of salt. What I've seen and read on forums, it seems like they depend most on their personal mac knowledge are in no way trained to be experts. I guess that's why they don't get the expert colored t-shirts of the genuises.
(no insult intended to anyone who works in sales for Apple. I have only visited stores in a few states, so I realize I don't speak for all of them. just from my observation, the level of knowledge in the apple sales staff varies person to person based on what that individual brings to the table.)
Thanks for the quick reply's. I thought that it wouldn't void Applecare but the man made me question myself.