Hi,
Recieved my new Macbook Pro 13.3 this morning and already want to upgrade! Bacially I have an old white macbook that I recently bought an SSD for. I want to use this in my new macbook pro for maximum performance.
The question is can I swap in the new SSD without voiding my warranty?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), Bought 15th Feb 2014
According to the specs I'm seeing, that's a Retina. Two things... opening a Retina will void the warranty. Second, that drive doesn't fit that machine anyway. A Retina SSD is a circuitboard, not a traditional drive. If you aren't happy with the size of the SSD, return it and get what you want. You have 14 days to do that.
After a second look, I'm not sure if what you're describing is a Retina or not. If it's not, apparently the current policy is that upgrading the drive voids the warranty. That said, if it were me I'd do it and put the original drive back in if it needed service. I'm not saying you should, just saying I would.
Nope, I got the non retina macbook pro.
Do you have a link to the customer policy at all so I can have a look though?
A user CAN upgrade their HD without concern
IF however you cause a problem in doing so, you are not covered for said damage (ie electrostatic damage etc., ripping of a cable etc.)
With the non-Retina 13" you can replace the SSD and the RAM without voiding the warranty.
Which SSD do you already have?
Clinton
Plotinus and Clinton,
That's good to know. I had suggested that to another user at one point and got an earful from someone else on here about how anything after 2012 couldn't be opened without voiding the warranty. Which of course makes no sense, as that's the attraction of the classic style.
Thanks
samsung evo 840 macbook pro 250gb. Was really quite affordable and majorly imporved the speed of running on my 08 white macbook. I think I would like to get a larger one tho, but at moment I am find for storage.
You'll need to reformat it and install a new system on it. With your 2011 model, you should be able to install the drive, boot into Internet Recovery (holding down the command, option and R keys whilst booting), erase (reformat) the drive and install a new system on it. You can also make a Time Machine backup of the drive before installing it in your newer computer and restore everything from the drive (unless you actually want a 'clean' installation).
Shouldn't be much of a problem.
Good luck,
Clinton
Thanks for the help. Much appriciated.
Can I upgrade my Macbook Pro 13.3 hard drive without voiding the warranty?
