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Upgrading Macbook Pro HD
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Join Date: May 2003
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I think the answer is yes, but I want to be sure: Will upgrading my Macbook Pro's hard drive myself void my Applecare warranty?
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Yes, it voids your warranty. I wish it didn't. I've learned that when buying a laptop ALWAYS pay for the largest HDD.
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RAM is all you are allowed to touch and not void the warranty. Don't even open up the case if you are really concerned.
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17" iMac CD|-|15" PB G4 1.25 GHz|-|iBook g4 1Ghz|-|Pismo
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This seems ambiguous: a Macworld article ( Macworld: Secrets: Upgrade your laptop) from earlier this year states...
"This means that your warranty will still be valid if you install a new hard drive yourself—as long as you don’t damage anything."
Has somebody explicitly heard the contrary from AppleCare? Regardless, upgrading the MBP's hard drive isn't trivial.
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I have used an Apple-certified technician to replace my hard drive on several Apple laptops, my Applecare was left intact.
of course, it was not the cheapest solution, either.
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Very interesting.... it's written by the writer of the iFixit guides, so it has to be taken w/ a grain of salt.... but still...
Originally Posted by mfbernstein 
This seems ambiguous: a Macworld article ( Macworld: Secrets: Upgrade your laptop) from earlier this year states...
"This means that your warranty will still be valid if you install a new hard drive yourself—as long as you don’t damage anything."
Has somebody explicitly heard the contrary from AppleCare? Regardless, upgrading the MBP's hard drive isn't trivial.
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Originally Posted by mfbernstein
This seems ambiguous: a Macworld article ( Macworld: Secrets: Upgrade your laptop) from earlier this year states...
"This means that your warranty will still be valid if you install a new hard drive yourself—as long as you don’t damage anything."
Has somebody explicitly heard the contrary from AppleCare? Regardless, upgrading the MBP's hard drive isn't trivial.
I had a "genius" tell me to my face that it would void my warranty. But I guess a "genius" should also be taken with a grain of salt.
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