Have we determined if opening the mini...

[stebesplace]

Have we determined if opening the mini...

[stebesplace]

voids your warrenty? I have done so, and upgraded my ram to 1 GB from the stock 256. When I take my mini in to get looked at, I don't want them to be like ... "Well you openeing it up and replaced your ram, and therefore have voided your warrenty!"

So I recall we talked about this awhile back, but not sure if we came to a conclusion or not regarding whether or not it voids your warrenty.

[MrbLOB9000]

because computers are advertised as upgradable it's illegal for PC manufacturers to do that anymore.  They used to have little "void if removed" sticks across the case's side panels so if you opened it they could tell and not warranty it.  Well they got sued and now you don't see those stickers because of that.

I'd assume mac's are the same way.  Was ther a sticker sealing it shut?  If not you should be fine as long as you didn't like break stuff or scratch up the insides of the panels prying it with a screw driver or something.

[stebesplace]

I asked my local apple store, and he said as long as nothing is broken, you are fine with doing the ram. He also said that while it is NOT recommended the average consumer replace the bluetooth and airport extreme card riser, you CAN do it, just don't break anything or you are screwed. It doesn't void the warrenty if you replace those items, though if you put in some 3rd party HD, that HD is NOT covered under warrenty. There are many clauses to this, but generally speaking, you can replace what you want as long as you don't break anything. The only stipulation is that you are not covered if your aftermarket ram, hd, whatever goes bad...