My favorite upgrade resource is the website:
The name of the company that runs this site is actually OWC: Other Word Computing. The best part is that they do mail orders to APO, which is a huge deal to folks stationed overseas. I personally have done both the RAM and HDD upgrade on my own MacBook. The folks at OWC make this procedure very easy. About two thirds of the way down on the right hand side of their site, you will find a link button labeled "My OWC Upgrade Center."
First step is to select which Mac and model you have:
Then find your computer and the upgrade you are seeking:
It has been my experience that OWC is very competitive when it comes to pricing and shipping rates. I also have found the "how to videos" found under the Tech Support link to be excellently executed and help a great deal to diminish any misgivings one might have to pursue the upgrade options.
If you are considering a HDD upgrade, might I recommend you go for one of the kit options that OWC offers. What you get is the hard drive, an empty HDD enclosure & best of all the tools you will need to install the HDD into your Mac.
Before removing your old HDD my tip would be to temporarily take the new HDD and put it in the supplied enclosure. Then connect this external drive to your Mac and make a copy of your entire internal drive. This cloning process is very easy using a software called SuperDuper for Mac and you can find a secure download link from the nice folks at CNET.com
Once this completed simply put the new drive in your Mac and your back in business, just with massively more storage space! You can alway keep the old drive in the new enclosure as a backup or reformat with OSX disk utility and use as new external drive.
Happy Upgrading!
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