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    Customizing MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Murdoc, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. Murdoc

    Murdoc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, I'm getting fed up with Dell not giving discounts and offers as well as their terrible tech support so now I'm once again opening up to Apple.

    I like the components that are currently in the entry level of MBP but I wanted to ask if I wanted to upgrade anyone components, is it possible? I've heard that apple is built differently so it's really hard to take out components and do upgrades/modification is it true?
     
    Murdoc, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. surfacewound

    surfacewound Notebook Consultant

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    Anything beyond RAM can be tricky (as I understand it, MBPs are not like Macbooks where the hard drive is easy to access).
     
    surfacewound, Jul 18, 2007
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  3. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    RAM is the only approved modification on the MBP. The MB has a user-replaceable hard drive in addition to RAM. You can swap out the hard drive on the MBP, it requires taking the case apart and may void the warranty.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 18, 2007
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  4. Overclocker

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    Yup. If you want to tinker with the insides of your laptop, get a PC notebook. Beyond RAM and perhaps a hard drive switch, these computers aren't designed to be user-modified.
     
    Overclocker, Jul 18, 2007
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