if u're on a tight budget, i would suggest u just buy the cheapest MBP, then upgrade to 500gb urself. cost of 500gb i think around rm400 lah..nor sure the price.

Hey guys , I would like to know . I want to upgrade my HDD to 500GB (Internal) .

But before that , I would like to backup my data . But what is INCLUDED the backup and what is not ? I guess I have to use Time Machine to backup my data . Correct me if I'm wrong .

I definitely need to backup my musics , movies , Programs like Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office , Adium , and Photos.

Is it advisable to copy the programs into a USB drive 1 by 1 or just back it up using Time Machine ?

Can the program still run if I were to just copy the folder into a USB and paste it into my new HDD when it's ready ?

How much is a Snow Leopard Pack in Malaysia ? For a Single User.

Guys, a noob question here. =p
Let's say if i want to upgrade RAM, to buy in Machine will they actually help me to change?
Or any other alternative? I dont dare to change myself =x

If you buy from Machines, they'll do it for you. Even if you don't, ask them nicely if they will help you.

Ohhh..ok thanks for info.

But besides of Machines, any alternative that i can get RAM with cheaper price and they will do it for me?

from the apple online store, u have to ad rm551 to upgrade to 500GB drive hehe. so u're better off buying a hard drive from the forums or any computer shop around u. for 500gb most of us here are using Western Digital Scorpio Blue. Hitachi Travelstar 5k500 is a good choice too. both should be around RM270. buy the 500gb hard drive, clone it (read below) and swap it into ur MBP. the stock 250gb u can use as external HDD so u might wanna get a good enclosure for it u can also buy external drives that comes with a casing like WD passport (which has the scorpio blue inside) for around RM350, then open it up to get the actual hdd.

rm400 is too much ;p

time machine backs up everything unless u tell it not to. u're not wrong, but it isn't the ONLY way to do it. u can make a bootable clone of ur hard drive in disk utility. juz plug it in, "Restore" it from ur internal hdd, then swap. u can also swap 1st, boot from the OSX dvd n Restore the 500gb from ur stock hdd. obviously u'll need a casing for this

The other alternative sounds more complicated . So I can use time machine for pretty much everything ? Including the folders of my own ? So just backup using time machine from the old hdd then restore the content in the new hdd . Correct ?


Anyone in low yat plaza helps people to change hardware and also sell them ? Mac compatible that is.

Time Machine backs up an exact total copy of your current drive with nothing left behind (unless u specifically say what you don't want to backup).
To restore just change the drive, plug in your time machine backup drive, then use the DVD, start the installer, and restore from time machine and it will look exactly like how it is before.

I'm not sure where changes Mac hardware, I changed mine myself.

correct

i think any computer technician can do it..if they dunno how they can just google how (if they even bother lah). but i wont trust them bttr stick with apple resellers

What DVD ?

You mean just change my HDD first , Then start the restoring process right ? Kinda confusing ~.~ Sorry

sorry to ask noob question:

can any laptop DDR3 can be used in MBP 09?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-VSA4GSDSKIT1...0/ref=de_a_smtd

example like this?

how about any SSD as well?

thanks

yes, open up ur mac, take out the stock HDD and put in ur new HDD.

boot ur mac from the SL DVD (turn on, press n hold C), and plug in the time machine HDD in the USB/FW port. u'll reach a screen where it'll ask if u want to Restore ur mac from time machine.

mmm theoretically any DDR3 SODIMM works..but there are some incompatibility issues. i know got one forumer using that corsair RAM and it worked flawlessly from him/her

intel SSD works... not sure about other brands

I plan to upgrade my apple macbook unibody 2.0 (late 2008) to 4GB DDR3 ram as i need to use alot of graphic app.

Can i use kingston ValueRam? as it's cheaper than using from apple shops. anyone use it before?

nope i wont be stable

Ok thanks for the feedback . What if I want to install snow leopard into my new hdd first ? Or it is advisable to do so after restoring my mac ? Can I install snow leopard and restore then ?

its not recommended, cos the power supplied by the MacBook is less than what a PC RAM needs.

if you want to install anyway, remember to save everything *before* allowing the MacBook to sleep.

also... some forum members have been reporting their MacBook is fine... but YMMV...

play safe by buying the apple wan
you dun wan anything to happen on ur data if everything goes screwed up right???

i'd been using kingston value ram for almost a year already(macbook late2008), nothing problem with the mac so far. but, just like our fellow members said, it's better to buy the apple one. i might just being lucky this time.

This post has been edited by aizad02: Dec 21 2009, 11:17 AM

oh i see... aiza02, your macbook running ok even wake from sleep mode? thanks for the helps anyway..

yerps. no problem at all..