Upgrading Hard Drive on iBook

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has had there hard drive upgraded by the Apple Store. My friend got a 1.2 ghz iBook about 1 year ago, and needs a bigger hard drive. I could do ti for him, but would feel more comfortable having the Apple store do it. If anyone has done this before, please reply. My other quetion is how much this would cost, and if Apple would also re-install OS X onto the new drive. Thanks in advance. MRCUR

Hi MRCUR,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I don't usually suggest upgrading your hard drive for a couple of reasons. One being that it puts it elevates the risk of future problems with the iBook. If you (or your friend) would like to no more reasons why I don't suggest upgrading as well another option, let me know.
If your friend really would like to upgrade your hard drive, you may want to look into PowerBookResQ. They do both upgrades as well as troubleshooting. Look into it, their services come with a 90 day warranty as well as extended warranty options.
Jon
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