Upgrading the memory

Hello to everybody,
I've just bought a new mac mini and as you may guess 512 MB are not enough so that I'd like to buy 2 gb. Is there any problem with the warranty if I install the memory myself into the mac mini ?
Thanks for your help.

Welcome to the Apple discussions.
If you scan the discussions, you'll find this topic gets periodically discussed. The answers/opinions range from 'if you open it you void your warranty' to 'no problem'. I'm not a lawyer, however, I believe the middle ground holds here - that you can open your mini and upgrade the memory yourself, however, if you damage anything or cause any issues in the process, Apple is not responsible to repair that under warranty, as you caused the problem. People have posted that Apple in the US has supported this.
To minimize potential issues, make sure you use quality RAM. You can scan the discussions for brands that others are successfully using.
There are several pictorial and video guides on the web that cover the upgrade steps. OWC has a good one at http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/installation.cfm . Choose memory.

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