Would upgrading the hard drive in a new 13" Macbook Pro void the warranty?

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most likely, i replaced the RAM in my macbook pro last year and as i double checked apple.com, i found that would void any warranty. but my mbp is 2 1/2 years old so i had no more warranty to worry about.

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