RAM & HDD Upgrading

Hi, I'm fairly tech obsessed and am fairly proficient with computers in general, but I've only had real experience playing around with PCs in general. I'm seriously considering purchasing a Mac-Book and was just wondering how easy it was to manually upgrade the ram & hard drive in the Mac-Book and whether it would void my prospective Apple Care warranty..
Thanks for your help.
John

I have a couple of questions regarding upgrading the HDD.
1) What are the pro's & con's of going with an external HDD as opposed to upgrading the internal HDD
2) If adding an external HDD is better, will the software CD that comes with the MacBook load onto the external drive? Is it even necessary to load Tiger onto an external drive? I have had many PC laptops before, however, never required an external drive so I am oblivious to how they work.
3) If upgrading the internal HDD is better, does the Tiger software CD that comes with the MacBook load onto the new drive or would I have to purchase Tiger?
4) If upgrading the internal HDD, what is the best way to transfer all my files? Copy to disc?
I appreciate all your help

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