Replacing New Macbook Pro Hard Drive

Im about to purchase a Seagate Momentus 7200.3 for my new MBP. My question is, will apple to the drive swap for me for free? Also will they migrate my old disk image to the the new drive, or will I have to reinstall OSX and migrate my files from a Time Machine backup?

The late-2008 models claim to have user replaceable hdds - finally!
As someone else said it isn't so easy with the previous gen., including the refreshed 17".
This doesn't mean you can't do it - but you would most likely void your warranty.
I did just this with my 12" PowerBook, putting in a 7200rpm hdd many years ago.
I followed instructions found on the web -- it isn't something I'd expect the average user would want to or be capable of doing -- but if you want to not only risk voiding your warranty, but risk damage to your system if you "make a mistake" it probably isn't impossible for some people.
My operation totalled a whole 3 hours because I was meticulously careful but I could have easily ruined the system. Still to this day after many years of daily use the PB is still going strong.
The performance gains from 4200rpm to 7200rpm were obvious & in my case battery life was not affected.

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