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Will opening a Mini void the warentee?
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I dont have my Mini yet, just ordered it yesterday but I would like to upgrade the ram to 1GB once prices come down. I am very experienced with working on and building PCs but I was just wondering if I install a ram chip, will it void the warrantee?
On a side note, when my iPod took a dump I took it apart and planned on replacing the hard drive untill I realized it was under warantee and when I sent it back they didnt say anything about it being opened. Is the Mini similar to that?
(Last edited by nickw311; Mar 24, 2005 at 01:14 PM.
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Opening up the mini to upgrade the ram will not void the warranty, though Apple prefer you to send it in for the upgrade. This isn't necessary though.
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Thanks, I really don't see a need to pay someone $$$ to put a ram chip in 
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Originally posted by nickw311:
Thanks, I really don't see a need to pay someone $$$ to put a ram chip in, or exchange my HD, or exchange my optical drive, and to install AE and/or BT
Fixenated.
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yeah I agree with you there. Where can you buy the Superdrive from? I would definantly be interested in replacing the cd burner with a dvd burner once I get more money saved up.
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If I'm not mistaken, the optical drive in the mini is a standard notebook optical drive. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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And that's only about 2.5 times what that drive is worth...
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Originally posted by tooki:
And that's only about 2.5 times what that drive is worth...
tooki
That may be true, but a quick Froogle search shows that $149.00 seems to be a good price for that drive.
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Originally posted by nickw311:
I dont have my Mini yet, just ordered it yesterday but I would like to upgrade the ram to 1GB once prices come down. I am very experienced with working on and building PCs but I was just wondering if I install a ram chip, will it void the warrantee?
On a side note, when my iPod took a dump I took it apart and planned on replacing the hard drive untill I realized it was under warantee and when I sent it back they didnt say anything about it being opened. Is the Mini similar to that?
I was told by an Apple Store employee (retail) that opening a Mini would void the warranty. They are lying to overcharge for a RAM upgrade. That REALLY pisses me off.
Upgrading the RAM will not void the warranty as long as you don't break the plastic clips. Just be gentle.
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