Mac mini

[Randman]

Did it need elaboration? OK. You can add your own ram in a mini or any new Mac without voiding any warranty.

[Decado]

ok.
i had a mac once where it was clearly statd in the manual that if i so much as loosened any screw the warranty would be voided.
granted that was a macintosh Plus so things may have changed.
but i though this "not voiding the garranty" only applied to those machines (like most new macintoshes except the mini) that had instructions in the manual how to change the memory and had an easy way (like a hatch or something) to access the above mentioned.

[andychrist]

You can add your own ram in a mini or any new Mac without voiding any warranty.

Where can one find that info at Apple?

Footnote #5 on the miniMac Technical Specifications page states:

Memory, AirPort Extreme and internal Bluetooth upgrades must be performed by an Apple Authorized Service provider; fees may apply.

And from the Warranty page:

This warranty does not apply: (d) to damage caused by service (including upgrades and expansions) performed by anyone who is not a representative of Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider

Some how I can't imagine Apple allowing customers to open the mini with a rusty putty knife... but I would love to wrong on this one!

[Captain Code]

The Mac mini includes a video card with dedicated memory, and you can upgrade the Mac mini’s RAM to 1GB—contrary to rumors around the Internet, Apple has told Macworld that you can even do it yourself without voiding your warranty “unless you break something when you open it.”

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/edit...nges/index.php

[andychrist]

In other words, you won't void your warranty as long as you don't damage the mini by performing an upgrade. Still, some how "Apple has told Macworld" does not carry the same weight of authority to me as what Apple posts on their own site. The real "rumor" seems to be that you actually are allowed to upgrade the mini yourself without voiding the warranty.

Still I'd like to see a video on changing the RAM and stuff. Because the question remains how easy it would be to perform any upgrades on the mini by yourself without actually breaking anything.

[Captain Code]

I guess it depends on what that part they are prying at in the video is made of. If it's metal then you shouldn't be able to damage it without a lot of force. While if it's plastic then it would be easy to make a little nick in it if you weren't careful.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I heard that as long as the insides of the Mac mini aren't damaged (ie, logic board, memory clips, etc.) then it's under warranty. Opening it -- and damaging the case slightly during the opening process -- should not void the warranty.

It's like if you got a new G5, then amde gouges in the side of the auminum case, then the graphics card went bad -- it would still be covered under warranty, no matter the condition of the case.

[Ripcord]

In other words, you won't void your warranty as long as you don't damage the mini by performing an upgrade.

Hmmm. The warranty info doesn't actually state this. It does *sort of* imply it, but I've never seen "sort of implied" hold up in a warranty agreement. The "memory...upgrades must be performed by an Apple Authorized Service..." would appear to explicitly state that RAM is not user-upgradable.