JackClark

Upgraded the Memory and Hard Drive on my Macbook today.

Take out the battery.
Remove Three screws.
Remove the cover.
Replace drive and memory.
Start with OS X DVD inserted.
Restore from Time Capsule.

Job done.

Ian Cook

could you not make it sound difficult or something Jack ? i keep getting tempted with the drive upgrade myself, although i have 160gb im still tempted

JackClark

It was maybe a little bit trickier than described. Be prepared for a long wait whilst it's restoring and remember to repair disk permissions before turning Time Machine back on.

I went to 320gig from 120 so will be able to dual boot and carry more.

Moving from 1 to 2 gig of memory is something I should have done a long time ago.

Everything seems to be working as before and it's in sync with my phone and desktop.

Ian Cook

You can use a utility and just copy the image straight over to the other drive apparently so no need to restore but will probably still take ages !

ScoobyDoo555

Yeh I used super duper when I did my Mbp drive. Really quick.
Looking at a new macbook too (what the hell !)

Pumpkin

I went from 2gb to 4gb last weekend. easy upgrade.

Spooky Mulder

I used SuperDuper - put new disk in USB caddy, image copy. Installed it. Turned it on and off we went.

Only differences were that the harddrive needed to have a new name and it had more space. Very, very easy and very quick.

Ian Cook

Just noticed that because i have a Macbook Pro the upgrade is a little more tricky, and invalidates the warranty, but its out of warranty now anyway so that doesnt bother me. Looks like a 320gb drive will be finding its way into the MBP soon as it gets delivered

JackClark

Out of interest what did you pay?

Mine

320GB WD Scorpio Black - 62.26
2GB Corsair 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 17.66
Delivery and VAT took that to £95.90

From CCLonline.com who I'd never used before but were very good.

It's a whole lot cheaper than a new Macbook and it's running OS X and Ubuntu very well indeed.

Ian Cook

I paid 54 quid for the drive, price is cheaper than retail cos i work for BT so i get discount.