Installation & Repair Services

MacUpgrades.co.uk offers a wide range of fixed price upgrades and repairs for your Apple computers. You can drop in to our offices in Sawston, Cambridge or if you are not local you can either have us collect or send in your computer yourself. Sameday fitting is available for most items, contact us for details. We also offer on site installation services and training on your premises.

More info on our repairs and installation services.

At Our location

MacUpgrades
Second Chance PC Limited
Unit 5, South Cambridgeshire Business Park
Babraham Road
Sawston
Cambridge
CB22 3JH

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At Your location

Macupgrades offers a wide range of on-site services for your Apple equipment. We offer all of our upgrade services, and most of our repair services too.

All our engineers have at least 15 years of experience with Apple hardware and software
Fixed price on-site upgrades and repairs
Full liability insurance
Full details of on-site services

Delivery Options

Royal Mail

Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded
UK addresses for £2.37 + Vat
Normally 1 - 3 working days
Proof of delivery with signature

Interlink Express Couriers

Guaranteed 1 - 2 working day delivery, with 1hr predict for £5 + Vat
Collection Service with 1hr predict £24.68 + Vat
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Change delivery preferences via text or email

Serial Number Search

Enter your serial number into the box below for specific upgrades for your machine. Each upgrade has been tested in the machine we list it for. Compatability is 100% guaranteed or your money back.

How to find your serial number in software

Animated gif showing how find a Mac's serial number

You can find your Mac's serial number in Apple System Profiler: Select the Apple Menu > About This Mac, then (depending on the version of OSX you are running) click the System Report button or the More Info button. This brings up System Profiler, and on the Hardware Overview that is displayed by default you should see your serial number, and be able to copy/paste it. The procedure does vary slightly between different versions of OSX.

If you can't boot your Mac

If your Mac is not working, the serial number is printed on the computer casing but the location varies. Here are the main locations of serial numbers on Apple computers.

Unibody MacBook Pro - Laser etched onto the base.
MacBook, Early MacBook Pro, PowerBook G4 - Inside the main battery bay. Remove battery to locate.
iBook (White) - Under the keyboard. To lift keyboard, pull back on the release tabs between the F-keys.
Intel iMac, iMac G5 - Underside of the foot/stand.
iMac G4, iMac G3 - Underside of the iMac.
Mac mini - On the underside of the Mac mini.
Mac Pro 2006-2012 - On rear of machine near graphics card ports.
PowerMac G5 - On lower chassis under side panel. To remove side panel, lift lever on rear of Mac.
PowerMac G3, PowerMac G4 - Label on the back of the Mac.

More detailed information on finding your serial number is available here on the Apple website.

Find your Mac by its Model Identifier

Your Mac's Model Identifier can be found in System Profiler. You can use the drop-down menus above to be taken to a page that displays upgrades specifically for your exact model.

This tool is also available on its own page, with a list of all Model IDs here.

Welcome to Mac Upgrades

If you want specific upgrades for your exact model, you can enter your Mac's serial number here:

Where is my serial number?

Or you can locate your Mac via its Model Identifier:

Welcome to MacUpgrades.co.uk the UK's premier choice for upgrades and repairs for your Apple Macintosh computer. We've been providing machine specific upgrades since 2001 - since the days of the G3!

Our mantra is simple, we want to help you improve the performance and extend the life of your Apple computer. Almost all Intel based Macs can be upgraded, giving them a new lease of life and saving £££ in your pocket from not having to buy a new machine. We can offer advice, usually based on our own experiences as well as a deep understanding of the technical specs, about which the best upgrades are, to get the most from your older Mac.

We offer a 100% compatibility guarantee on all upgrades chosen via our serial number or model number wizards. Each section has how-to videos, and a wide selection of products to suit. All backed up with our combined 50 years experience in the business - our technical support pre- and post-sales is second to none. Our technical team is on hand via chat, phone or email to answer any questions you might have.

Whether you choose to buy the parts and upgrade yourself, or have us do the work for you, we offer a fast, competitively priced and professional solution.

You can see a selection of our feedback here.

We regularly update our Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus pages with up to date info on new products, support questions or articles we think you will find interesting and would love you to join in the conversation which ever way you like.

We hope you find our site useful and that we can be of service.

- Gavin Nicholson, Managing Director