[GLLUG] So the new Macbook Pro...

[Robar Philip]

On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Eduardo Cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:

> Upgrading RAM to the same motherboard is a waste of time and effort for most people,

This is simply not true. Adding more memory to a computer if usually the best, least expensive and easiest way to speed up most people’s computers—though with even budget computers now coming with 3-4 MB of memory this is becoming less true.

> …if you are not building your PC and you decide to buy a brand name one, it’ll have a warranty seal on it, so technically, you can’t upgrade that unless you WANT to void your warranty

IANAL, but again, this is not true. Adding your own parts to a computer does not void its warranty as long as you don’t do any damage in the process. While the manufacturer may want you to believe this and even lie to you about this, it is emphatically not true. (See the numerous discussions on this subject when the Mac Mini first came out.)


Phil