MacBook DIY RAM Installation = warranty violation?

Hope it's not too rude for me to ask this here since there's no MacBook forum yet...
Since it's apparently so easy to install RAM in the MacBook, I'm awfully tempted to order a pair of 1GB DIMMs in anticipation of a MacBook purchase in the next couple of days. Would I be voiding the warranty and/or my AppleCare agreement if I installed them myself, or would that be totally cool? TIA for your help...

There is a macbook forum now
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1167
You would in no way viod your warranty if you instal RAM yourself. It is really the way to go as you can save several hundred dollars on the 2gb configuration.
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