So i got a Mac question!

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So i was in the market for a Macbook.

Alot of people have been saying buy the ram and the hard drive seperate if you wanna save money on the upgrade? Have many people done this? Anyone save a good chunk of change, and get the same quality or better? Thanks for all the help!
 
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It's a general rule of thumb to buy the upgrade elsewhere. Mainly because apple charges way more to put it in that it's worth, especially when you can do it yourself for free.
 
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I bought RAM and installed it myself. It works perfectly. It runs at the advertised speed and no kernel panics.
 
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Buy the RAM upgrade separately, yes. However, I would not buy the hard drive upgrade separately. If you want an larger HD, get it when you order, or else get an external.
 
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awesome you guys are great anyone have any links to good ram for a macbook?

Thanks again!!! :D
 
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definately check out newegg.com. i bought two one gigs for 168 including ship. you could go a little cheaper for slower speeds but i would rather have the speed. plus theres a 120gb samsung drive there for 119.98 shipped. great prices at newegg.com, check it out!
 
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If you wanted upgraded memory, I strongly suggest saving the cash on the upgrade and putting it towards an external.

just my $.02 :)
 
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Anyone know if there is a walkthrough on how to do the installation of ram and harddrive with pictures for the macbook/mbp?
 

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