Memory upgrades from ... tps://eshop.macsales.com

Thank you so much ! Nothing like some assurance!

Phoning has problems .. because of the time change .. I'm on the opposite side of the planet!

I can, and will, buy it on the net ... no problem there.

My next question concerns the battery .. It has had 60 cycles and the system says "Check battery" .. I examined the battery .. and its a little fat .. but runs OK and @ 20 C .. Charge has gone down to 3972 ... from 5770 .. I surmise that there is not that much wrong with it yet, and that the warning is just a standard system warning. I normally run on the power supply all the time.

I have to check if Customs Italy will allow a battery shipment to come in .. You never know with these people!

Thanks again !!

Andine.

Thanks Luis!

Sounds like good advice!

When you say I should "check the battery" Whats to check? It still works and does not leak anywhere.

I will check the Italian customs and see if I can get one in.

My nearest Apple shop is in Bolzano ... this is the Austrian side of Italy ..

I rang them a few weeks ago ... " Bring the machine in to our shop and leave it here .. come back in a week .. " ... and he hung up ..!!

He was about as pleasant as a Funnel Web spider!!

That sort of service does not cut it with me .. I am used to better things. I was NOT impressed!

Scrub them off the list!!

If it comes in the post, then it does not matter to me if it comes from Europe or the USA ... makes no difference at all.

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And thank you K Shaffer ( Ken??)

Nice of you to do some research .. I will have a look see, and how the prices compare.

Years ago I was a computer tech! .. Mainframes and then the advent of the 286 and the 486 .. There my experience ends! Ha Ha!

In 1968 I worked at Honeysuckle Creek tracking station near Canberra as a Telemetry recordist .. I was there for Apollo 8, 9, 10, & 11 !!

Owsthatmate??

I recon I can handle the memory upgrade and the battery change.

I am happy to order the items from Mac Sales .. As you gentlemen recommend! .. As you say there are instruction videos!

Best regards .. Andine.

Thanks Luis!

Sounds like good advice!

When you say I should "check the battery" Whats to check? It still works and does not leak anywhere.

I will check the Italian customs and see if I can get one in.

My nearest Apple shop is in Bolzano ... this is the Austrian side of Italy ..

I rang them a few weeks ago ... " Bring the machine in to our shop and leave it here .. come back in a week .. " ... and he hung up ..!!

He was about as pleasant as a Funnel Web spider!!

That sort of service does not cut it with me .. I am used to better things. I was NOT impressed!

Scrub them off the list!!

If it comes in the post, then it does not matter to me if it comes from Europe or the USA ... makes no difference at all.

...

And thank you K Shaffer ( Ken??)

Nice of you to do some research .. I will have a look see, and how the prices compare.

Years ago I was a computer tech! .. Mainframes and then the advent of the 286 and the 486 .. There my experience ends! Ha Ha!

In 1968 I worked at Honeysuckle Creek tracking station near Canberra as a Telemetry recordist .. I was there for Apollo 8, 9, 10, & 11 !!

Owsthatmate??

I recon I can handle the memory upgrade and the battery change.

I am happy to order the items from Mac Sales .. As you gentlemen recommend! .. As you say there are instruction videos!

Best regards .. Andine.

Ok ! Worried that Italian customs will not pass a lithium battery .. Hard to find out ..

Did a bit of looking and found that there is a re-seller in Italy who can supply exactly the same gear !!

http://www.buydifferent.it/prodotti/batterie-mac/batteria-macbook-85.html

Its a bit more extensive for each product, but the transport fee is only 10 euro .. so I'm good to go!

Problem solved ..

Thanks and best regards to all!

Andine.