Interesting, I had no idea the original 13'' series 9 had upgradeable RAM.
I also almost never upgrade the BIOS unless I run into problems which are fixed in a more recent revision, and most manufacturers don't even provide updates past the first year or so anyway, it's just the general attitude of having to have an OS installed as a requirement to update something as low-level as the BIOS that rubs me the wrong way.
Lots of other manufacturers get it right. Live CDs (Lenovo) or in-BIOS upgrades (Intel and possibly ASUS if I remember correctly) are a much cleaner way of handling these upgrades.
I also almost never upgrade the BIOS unless I run into problems which are fixed in a more recent revision, and most manufacturers don't even provide updates past the first year or so anyway, it's just the general attitude of having to have an OS installed as a requirement to update something as low-level as the BIOS that rubs me the wrong way.
Lots of other manufacturers get it right. Live CDs (Lenovo) or in-BIOS upgrades (Intel and possibly ASUS if I remember correctly) are a much cleaner way of handling these upgrades.