Replacing the Hard Drive - I need a final Answer

Hi all I just purchased the new 13" Macbook Pro and the one thing I've been wondering was upgrading my current hard drive with a newer one with more capacity later on.
About a month ago I went to the Apple Store and talking to the specialist there I would be able to upgrade with no problems, but that was before the latest revisions when the battery was removable and the hard drive was easily accessible via the latch on the underside of the laptop.
Now when I bought my laptop last Wednesday I asked the Apple Store guys whether I would be able to install a new hard drive, the same question, and I was given a yes, but I'd have to swap it out with the old one in case I need any work done on my laptop. On another visit just today I asked the same question to the different guys working just to make sure however they said no because they said the general rule of thumb was that if you have to expose the logic board for any kind of upgrades or tinkering then it would void the warranty.
In the user manual Apple does give you precise directions to unscrew the bottom of the laptop and install it yourself but it recommended that you have it installed by someone at the Genius Bar, when they said themselves that they couldn't do the upgrade.
All I need is a final answer on this because I'm probably going to want to upgrade to a larger capacity hard drive in the future, most likely the Western Digital Blue 500 GB. Any help would be appreciated on the matter, I don't want to void my warranty lol.
Thanks for the help!
Message was edited by: Irrational Wolf

Irrational Wolf wrote:
Hi all I just purchased the new 13" Macbook Pro and the one thing I've been wondering was upgrading my current hard drive with a newer one with more capacity later on.
About a month ago I went to the Apple Store and talking to the specialist there I would be able to upgrade with no problems, but that was before the latest revisions when the battery was removable and the hard drive was easily accessible via the latch on the underside of the laptop.
Now when I bought my laptop last Wednesday I asked the Apple Store guys whether I would be able to install a new hard drive, the same question, and I was given a yes, but I'd have to swap it out with the old one in case I need any work done on my laptop. On another visit just today I asked the same question to the different guys working just to make sure however they said no because they said the general rule of thumb was that if you have to expose the logic board for any kind of upgrades or tinkering then it would void the warranty.
Nothing all out "voids the warranty". If you were to look "under the hood" and put back everything correctly, you would be OK. If you mess something up, it's within Apple's rights to deny a warranty claim that's related to something you damaged. There are consumer protection laws in the US, US states, and other countries that don't allow for any kind of blanket voiding of a written warranty simply for self-servicing.
In the user manual Apple does give you precise directions to unscrew the bottom of the laptop and install it yourself but it recommended that you have it installed by someone at the Genius Bar, when they said themselves that they couldn't do the upgrade.
It's actually Apple personnel (it might even be someone at a remote location) or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.

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