buy a hdd macbookpro replace sdd later ok ?

Hello folks, I'd really want to have a macbook pro but i can afford the whole deal which comes with SSD. I wonder if i buy the hdd , will i able to replace it with SDD later ?

 

Yes, and most certainly the most economical way to upgrade this part is to do it later.

 

Sure you can try. However Apple doesn't intend customers to upgrade their hardware on their own. Doing so would 100% void your warranty if something went wrong. So if you do decide to upgrade bring it into an Apple Store and let the Genius do it because if something goes then it won't affect your warranty.

 

No, both hard drive and Ram are user upgradable and will not affect Apple Warranty on the unibody machines.
If you are relating to the previous gen, the hard drive was very difficult to get to and thus voided Apple warranty, but that's not the case anymore.

 

I wish that was the case but unfortunately that is incorrect. I work for apple as a T2 Wireless specialist Technical Support Representative at applecare, so I get this a lot.. Please allow me to shed light on the situation. If a user decides to upgrade Memory on his Mac that is "user-installable" well thats fine, Doing so does not void any agreement. However if a user was to upgrade and that upgrade resulted in Damage..then it would 100% void the agreement and Apple will not COVER the cost. This applies to ALL user upgradable Hardware.

Sources: "http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=13946"

"Adding memory (DRAM, VRAM) or other user-installable upgrade or expansion products to an Apple computer is not considered a modification to that Apple product. Therefore, it is not necessary to obtain Apple's written permission to upgrade or expand an Apple computer. While Apple strongly recommends that you retain the services of an Apple Authorized Service Provider to perform any product upgrades or expansions, you will not void your Apple warranty if you choose to upgrade or expand your computer yourself. However, if in the course of adding an upgrade or expansion product to your computer, you damage your Apple computer (either through the installation of, or incompatibility of the upgrade or expansion product), Apple's warranty will not cover the cost of repair, or future related repairs."

 

would the current macbook pro compatible with Intel X25-M SSD ?

 

I think that's standard with any prebuilt computer. If you were to buy a Gateway, upgrade the RAM, and somehow damage the mobo in the process, Gateway wouldn't cover the cost to repair it either unless you got the premium accidental damage warranty or something. So in that sense, all upgrades are at-your-own-risk.

Which brings me to my question, how much does Apple charge to upgrade your HDD for you? If you can just bring the drive and your laptop to the genius bar and they do it for free, that would definitely be the route to take.

 

Oh I honestly don't know. One would need to consult with the store. If its a 3rd party hard drive which it would most likely be then a charge would apply. How much? I have no clue.