Comments on: TechTidBit: Mac Buying Tips http://www.nevermind.co.nz/2008/02/17/techtidbit-mac-buying-tips/ Epiq Failjure Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:28:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://www.nevermind.co.nz/2008/02/17/techtidbit-mac-buying-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Chris Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:40:51 +0000 http://www.nevermind.co.nz/2008/02/17/techtidbit-mac-buying-tips/#comment-7 Hello, thanks for the comment! Yes I've heard the iBook is a bit tricky - the hard disk isn't "user-replaceable" in terms of the warranty. It's the same with the MacBook Pro. In those cases it's better to get Apple to upgrade it or else it voids your warranty! Of course if it's out of warranty you have (almost) nothing to lose :) These days the plain MacBooks (not pro) and one or two other machines have a user replacable hard-drive. It's just under the battery next to the RAM. You can play with it as much as you want without voiding your warranty! Hello, thanks for the comment!

Yes I’ve heard the iBook is a bit tricky – the hard disk isn’t “user-replaceable” in terms of the warranty. It’s the same with the MacBook Pro.

In those cases it’s better to get Apple to upgrade it or else it voids your warranty! Of course if it’s out of warranty you have (almost) nothing to lose :)

These days the plain MacBooks (not pro) and one or two other machines have a user replacable hard-drive. It’s just under the battery next to the RAM. You can play with it as much as you want without voiding your warranty!

]]> By: mainsequences http://www.nevermind.co.nz/2008/02/17/techtidbit-mac-buying-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6 mainsequences Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:28:08 +0000 http://www.nevermind.co.nz/2008/02/17/techtidbit-mac-buying-tips/#comment-6 Heartily agree with your Mac-related advice. I've just upgraded my MacBook Pro from 2Gb to 4Gb for about $155. It runs a whole lot more responsively now. Not only a direct saving in cash but also will probably extend the usable life of the system for another year or so/OS upgrade cycle, which is a sizeable indirect saving. Replacing RAM is something anyone can do. But a few months back, I naively upgraded an iBook at home with a 160 Gb hard drive. No, I had no idea what I was doing, but had printed out pages of instructions from the net. The four or so hours of delicate electronic surgery reduced my lifespan and hair follicle count considerably, and the iBook's never been the same since either. Heartily agree with your Mac-related advice. I’ve just upgraded my MacBook Pro from 2Gb to 4Gb for about $155. It runs a whole lot more responsively now. Not only a direct saving in cash but also will probably extend the usable life of the system for another year or so/OS upgrade cycle, which is a sizeable indirect saving.

Replacing RAM is something anyone can do. But a few months back, I naively upgraded an iBook at home with a 160 Gb hard drive. No, I had no idea what I was doing, but had printed out pages of instructions from the net. The four or so hours of delicate electronic surgery reduced my lifespan and hair follicle count considerably, and the iBook’s never been the same since either.

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