I bought a MacBook 2.16MHz Core Duo in September.
I upgraded the RAM a few weeks ago. Both slots are easy to access once
you remove the battery and 3 screws to remove the cover plate. There's a
lever that you move to pop the RAM out. According to Other World,
http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=/Tips/macbookcore23gb/macbookcore23gb.html,
that MacBook can recognize up to 3GB of RAM--I have 2GB. The MacBook is
designed so that you can swap out hard drives fairly easily too without
removing too much of the case--I haven't done that yet. Tutorial:
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130
I have the mid-range MacBook with a 120GB HD and superdrive. I think it
was only $100 more than the base model, and well worth the extra $$.
Specs and comparisons: http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html. Battery
life is usually at least 4 hours.
Betty
The stock battery in the current laptops is fine. When it gets old,
there are third party companies that will sell you a replacement that
exceeds original specs.
If you are comfortable working within the confines of a laptop (opening
the case) and replacing a hard drive to increase its capacity, then no
upgrade issues. You will also need to know how to move the data to the
larger drive. If not, then you may be wise to upgrade it to a larger
capacity drive when you buy. Last I looked the laptops have two memory
slots and upgrading memory is pretty easy.
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