10 ways to pimp your MacBook

Forgot to say I got my memory from Newegg.

I used to work in a small shop that sold OEM licenses for Windows XP and Server 2003. We *always* sold it with hardware, and that was only if we were selling it to someone who already knew about it and asked specifically for it. Most of the OEM licenses we sold were with complete systems.

I really have to get the extra ram.

#6- if they sell the software with an ide cable or other cheap component, it fits the letter of the law, if not the intent.

#7- OEM software, not components. Different animal.

Silviu,

I'm talking about OEM software, which is supposed to be supplied only with a new computer, and not components. Buying OEM software is, in most cases, illegal. Check out these pages:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/findsoftware/f/oemsoftware.htm
http://www.siia.net/piracy/faq.asp

So when somebody suggests "Oh, just buy the OEM version," the person doing the buying should realize they might be doing something wrong by taking that suggestion.

Not that I think it's right to offer the same software for two very different prices, when the only difference between the two is (maybe) a cheesy manual...

how could they NOT include dropping in a sweeeeeeeet 7200rpm 100gig drive?

#4 - No, the staining is a completely different problem. People have tested it with the invisibleSHIELD and it still gets stained. iirc Apple is swapping stained MacBooks, so it's not a big problem. I put my invisibleSHIELD on yesterday; the top piece is just about impossible to get on but it works great. Don't put the piece on the trackpad itself; it pretty much makes it useless. For more MacBook stuff check out my MacBook Resource Site:

http://macbook.wiredby.com

Using the 'shield' would be a sure fire way of proving that it is the plastic that is discolouring and not some greasy hands. I don't think that using it would cause heating problems, the entire case is plastic, so adding another thin layer of plastic wouldn't do much, would it?

http://www.thechipmerchant.com for great prices on RAM. Like #3, I just picked up 2GB for my MB for about $180. Their prices fluctuate with "the market," so keep watching.

#4 -- I also wonder if the 'shield would be a good idea. Seems like a good move to just cover the offending parts, but I wonder if it would hamper any heat dissipation. Or if the adhesive they use would discolor it anyway.

Cheers,
FL

forget "so last year" im going 1992 on your ass, with the term "Mack"

y' know like as in "mack-daddy" or "daddy mack"

remember kris Kross? - kriss kross will make you JUMP!, JUMP! the daddy mack will make you JUMP!, JUMP! - and so on.)

oh yeah! mack your Macbook!

thats the term for me :n)

@5

What are you talking about? I have always bought OEM components for my PC builds. The computer on my desk right now is all made from store-bought OEM parts, except for possibly the case which was retail.