Upgrading my hard drive on my new Macbook Pro 13", have a question.

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I have watched a few YouTube videos on how to upgrade the RAM and hard drive on the new Macbook Pro's. I feel very confident I can do this.

That said, my Macbook is arriving tomorrow, and I already have my RAM and hard drive upgrades on hand. I really don't want to mess with Super Duper or whatever the cloning program is called.

Can't I just put in the new hard drive and then re-install Snow Leopard via the installation disk that the computer will come with? Am I missing anything here?

I figure since I am starting completely fresh anyway, a reinstall would be easier than trying to clone the existing drive. Thoughts???
 

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Can't I just put in the new hard drive and then re-install Snow Leopard via the installation disk that the computer will come with? Am I missing anything here?

That's exactly what I would do if I was doing the same thing you have planned. There usually isn't any special software on the hard drive of a new Macintosh computer that isn't on the restore disks you get with the computer.

Good luck,

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You can do that. Just make sure you be careful and use the proper equipment.

Also Enjoy your new MBP and welcome to the forums.
 
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You can do that. Just make sure you be careful and use the proper equipment.

Also Enjoy your new MBP and welcome to the forums.

Thanks for the well wishes.

I ordered a refurbished 13" Macbook Pro from Apple for $999, and then spent another $190 or so on 4Gb of Crucial Memory and a 320Gb hard drive (Western Digital Scorpio Black 7200 RPM).

So for the same $1,199 they charge for the same computer new, I will now have it upgraded to 4Gb of RAM and 320Gb of hard drive space. I wanted to future proof this bad boy as best I could as I plan on having this for awhile.

I keep my computers about as long as my cars, at least 5 years.
 
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Your Welcome!

Also i would recommend getting Applecare so your precious MBP is covered for 3 years. Its piece of mind and in case something goes wrong your covered.
 
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adding to that, you can purchase the Apple care anytime withing the 1year warranty period if you can't afford it yet, but just be sure to set yourself a reminder that you know that your warranty is about to end.
Also, "$190 or so on 4Gb of Crucial Memory and a 320Gb hard drive (Western Digital Scorpio Black 7200 RPM)" ....that's a good deal.... was it from OWC?
 
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adding to that, you can purchase the Apple care anytime withing the 1year warranty period if you can't afford it yet, but just be sure to set yourself a reminder that you know that your warranty is about to end.
Also, "$190 or so on 4Gb of Crucial Memory and a 320Gb hard drive (Western Digital Scorpio Black 7200 RPM)" ....that's a good deal.... was it from OWC?

I got the hard drive from New Egg for $76 I believe, and the RAM from Crucial for around $123, both with free shipping, so I guess I fudged a little bit as that adds up to right at $200.
 

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