Should I buy 4GB from Apple or install myself

I am just gathering some opinions here. I am gonna buy a Macbook 2.4 next week and plan to either eventually install the 4GB RAM or buy it installed already. Is the RAM hard to install yourself for the $60 I found it for on cruical (plus wouldn't I be able to sell the 2GB for something) Or should I have Apple do it for the $90?

I'd let Apple do it so that your 1 year warranty will cover the extra memory. Otherwise, if you later have a problem with your MacBook you'll have to reinstall the original memory or Apple MAY not agree to work on your system "as is" under Apple's warranty. Basically, if you replace the memory and then Apple determines (or even suspects) that the memory is the problem then you'll be out of luck as far as repair from Apple. Replacing the memory does NOT void your warranty (assuming that you don't damage something when installing the memory), but it could make it more difficult to get your system repaired during the first year.

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    Message was edited by: ypw

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