Need help deciding on a laptop..

Don_Quixote
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:14:27 +0000

well ya, RAM is the exception. You can change out the ram on a mac as easily as any other laptop, there’s just a little battery panel you remove to give access (it works differently on the new macs, but it still works). I meant for the sort of work that can’t be done at home without voiding warranties and stuff, like upgrading your graphics card (when that’s even possible) or changing out a hard drive.

^that’s a good point by the way, if you’re customizing a computer online (like at Dell.com or Apple.com) it’s often cheaper to buy it with minimal ram and then add more if you need it. Some of those sites can overcharge a lot for that memory… Apple used to be really bad about that, although macs can get away with a little less memory anyway, at least until Windows 7 comes out.