i've bought the 320gb some time last week after i received my mbp from workshop, for rm575. from what the technician told me, if you asked a certified apple technician to do the upgrade for you, it won't void your warranty. he installed it for me,and it has been working ever so smoothly.

i'm not sure about this myself, but there's some statements that said the mbp can only support up 300gb, which is why the upgrade for newer mbps is 300gb. not sure about macbook. the 320gb hdd in my mbp is read as 300gb only in capacity. the extra 20gb is 'lost', which is quite a waste. i'm wondering if there is a way around this...

This post has been edited by dawn152: Mar 2 2008, 10:43 AM

free... just cause i bought the macbook air from them.

i know about the 'effective space' and that it will always be less than the actual capacity, i've come to that conclusion myself. but because i've read somewhere that the mbp hard drive limit is 300gb, it confuses me. good to know that there isn't a limitation.... i was worried for a while there... thanks all for ur info.

p/s: i think machines charge around rm60, epicentre rm100 and vr tech rm200.... fyi

This post has been edited by dawn152: Mar 2 2008, 02:46 PM

i think for macbook, the DIY is pretty easy, cause the hdd slot is within access, unlike the mbp which you have to unhook the keyboard wire & take it out. and there's also the warranty void part, which is why i didn't do it myself.

@tinkerbell,

if you don't mind the storage not being wireless & mobile, i suggest you go & buy yourself the wd mybook studio edition. 1tb costs around rm995 only now, & the hdd is formatted specifically for mac. plus it's small & quiet. and it comes with 5 years warranty. it's the best ext. drive (for now) for mac according to both maclife & macworld magazine. *sorry for the pimpage

This post has been edited by dawn152: Mar 2 2008, 09:04 PM

make sure you get the right size though... i had to returned it twice because both times i got the size all wrong. or maybe that's just me being confused....

ah.... buying the whole set makes much more sense. i guess i was being a cheapskate & just bought the one screwdriver...

no need if u intend to upgrade the ram only... just a basic small philips screwdriver will do.