guardian_10 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hi, I'm a n00b to mac. Sorry if this has been asked before. I am contemplating a switch from Windoze. When (not if) I take the plunge, I'm planning on buying a Macbook black 2.2 Ghz with the basic configuration and then upgrading the RAM and HDD using 3rd party components. My questions is, has anyone encountered any issues or problems upgrading using other than apple hardwares? Another query. I live in Bangkok, Thailand. The base configuration here costs 25% more than the price listed on apple.com. So, if I purchase it from USA or HK, will I have problem with warranty issues in Thailand or India? I'll be frequently shuttling between these two countries. Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
guardian_10 Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 3 days, 36 views and not a singly reply Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-596730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 no idea about the warranties, but i have a stick of third party ram(1gig), a third party hard drive (250gigs, my stock hd died on me this summer) and two third party fans (left fan had faulty motor, right fan wouldnt spin at all) in my core duo macbook pro. no issues whatsoever with anything third party. hell, ive had more problems with apple hardware than with third party hardware :/ (yeah, i had one of the first macbook pros, fan problems and whine happened to me.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-596883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guardian_10 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks for the reply. Guess I'll just buy a base model and upgrade RAM, HDD all by myself. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-597507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plugwash Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 is the color black really worth the huge extra cost both in terms of the upgraded components you plan to replace anyway and the fact that a black macbook is considerablly more expensive than an equvilently specced white one? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-597802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guardian_10 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 as for whether black/white, I have changed my mind after reading other posts and the reply from non sequitur. Now, I think I'll do just that, plugwash. Buy the white one and upgrade components Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-599342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Falconi Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 If buying from America don't forget to buy the extra plugs to use in Thailand. As I understand they're different. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/83532-3rd-party-components/#findComment-606398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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