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jesusgotcaught   06-21-2008 at 12:33:31 AM

Hey guys, I'm thinking about buying a macbook pro off of ebay. I think I might want to buy one with less ram and a small harddrive. That way I'll save a bit of money on it, and I can install a bigger harddrive and more ram myself. But theres one problem, I've never owned a laptop before, and I don't know too much about them.
Is it hard to install ram or a harddrive on macbook pros?

I was looking on newegg.com at laptop harddrives, and I don't know what to check for compatibility.
What should I look for to make sure a harddrive is compatible with a mac book pro?

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digitalbruin   06-21-2008 at 08:29:33 AM
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replacing the RAM is super easy:
-invert the laptop
-remove battery
-unscrew small cover to get access to RAM


to replace the HDD is a bit more involved and I would recommend reading the guide from www.ifixit.com/Guide/. I replaced my HDD from 120GB to the 320GB and I'm very pleased with the additional space. Have fun! Just be careful with you remove the keyboard ribbon cable, the connector is delicate!

(http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-2-Duo/Hard-Drive-Replacement/115/10/)

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digitalbruin   06-21-2008 at 08:36:34 AM
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RE: HDD go to newegg and look for laptop HDD with SATA 3.0Gb/s interface.

Also, you can buy a 2.5" enclosure (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817198018) for the old HDD and use it as an external drive for whatever...about $20...

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loopback   07-25-2009 at 11:15:41 PM
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hi, if your not sure on how to upgrade RAM in your macbook, then here's a nice usefull tutorial on how to change it yourself. It's not that difficult and takes only little of your time

[url=http://computerticket.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-change-ram-in-macbook-tutorial.html][/url]

Good Luck!!

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