Thanks to all who waded in on this one. For this, and all my future questions for that matter, feel free to write me off-list; that definitely goes without saying, and I don't mind at all. Thanks again all Twitter: @IndigoCellist Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:11 PM, ashley <ash.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hmmmm, then they may be a bit behind their times or extra careful. THe staff > at my local store said they wouldn't do it unless there was a fault or unless > I paid extra for both the ram and the service, even though at the time my mac > mini was covered by warentee. > > Website: > http://www.ashleycox.co.uk > Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/ashleycox2 > Blog160: > http://www.blog160.com > > > On 22/03/2011 13:15, Kimberly wrote: >> That may be true, but the sales staff at the apple stores are still >> telling people they can't change the ram themselves. Or at least the >> sales people at my apple store are still saying that. >> >> Just saying. >> Kimber >> >> On 3/22/11, Tim Grady<tfgrady1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I think all you guys talk about models is nuts. Now-a-days, and this is >>> what the person seemed to be talking about, Apple has made it extremely easy >>> to change ram, going so far as to premote it in there ads for say the new >>> Mac mini and even printing directions somewhere on the case of most if not >>> all newer Macs. The person asked about how hard it was to change RAM on a >>> mac and was considdering switching to a Mac. This implied to me getting a >>> newer Mac. They didn't seem to want to know about older macs or how it was >>> hard to change RAM on an older Mac. Further more they stated that they had >>> done this on machines before. It is my experience that if you can change >>> RAM on any other box then you can certainlyb do it on the mac. By the way, >>> I am running an Imac built in 2008 with the directions for changing RAM >>> clearly printed on the back of it with 1 screw to remove to access the RAM. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Travis Siegel >>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:05 AM >>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Upgrading Ram. >>> >>> Oh, and on the ppc imacs, there's a whole lot mor than just 1 screw to >>> remove. Of course, the later models are better about this. >>> Really though, folks, if you have newer models of macs, and you like >>> tinkering, then by all means, do your upgrades if you feel comfortable with >>> it, but older models, unless you're a seasoned pro, I suggest you leave it >>> for others, some of those machines are a serious pain. >>> I've upgraded ppc imacs, intel (first generation) intel minis, macbooks, and >>> even g4 ppc powerbooks, and they're all different, and it varies from model >>> to model as to what needs done to get at the parts you want to upgrade, so >>> don't think that it's all for one and one for all once you've done one >>> upgrade, the next one may not be quite that simple. >>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >> >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >