Q: Will rearranging keys void my warranty?
I just bought a brand new 2.5GHz quad-core i7 MBP with 8GB RAM, 7200 RPM HD and the anti-glare high-res display to replace my 6.5-year-old MBP (which, by they way, is still running pretty well, and which I used to order my new MBP). I'm also going to buy AppleCare to protect my investment in this baby. Yes, I'm stoked.
I have been a Dvorak (instead of QWERTY) keyboard user for over a year, and I love it. I used to have terrible pain in my lower arms and wrists, and switching to Dvorak has alleviated all of the pain and made me a faster typer.
On my old MBP, I changed the keyboard layout to Dvorak and then rearranged all of the keys (I didn't open the computer or replace the keyboard, I just popped the keys off and back on in a different order). However, my warranty was LONG expired by the time, so I didn't worry about it.
Now that my new computer will ship at any minute, I'm making arrangements for setting it up as Dvorak as soon as I turn it on. What I want to know is, will simply rearranging the keys (not replacing the keyboard, not opening the computer up) void my warranty? I am very familiar with the process, and I've done it to several other keyboards and computers. I just need to know that my warranty is safe. Should I take it to the Genius Bar instead? Will they even do that for me?
It seems to me that the ability to switch keyboard layouts in the OS would render the built-in keyboard completely useless if there weren't some warranty-safe method of rerranging the keys as well.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5G i7, 8G RAM, 7k RPM, Antiglare
Posted on Mar 12, 2012 10:24 AM