Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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A simple question: do the Apple retail stores offer the $100 512MB > 1GB RAM upgrades, like the online store does, on the MacBook? That seems to be a pretty decent price.
I didn't know if that was something Apple sold/installed in their stores (and at the same prices as online). What's the deal on this? I have a friend looking to get one. She'd much rather just walk into an Apple store in her town and have it that day (and pay the $100 for the 1GB upgrade), as opposed to ordering it online, waiting a week or so for delivery, having it slung around the back of a hot UPS or FedEx truck all day, etc. Was curious about that one aspect... |
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Now in lower-case™!
Join Date: Feb 2006
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When I purchased mine (got a black one) I asked about the configuration and they said this was all they had. I decided not to ask much more about the RAM upgrade because I figured it would be cheaper to do it myself and I wanted it that day because it was the last black one in the store (day after they came out). They show that they sell ram on their website though so she might be able to buy the MB and then just buy the ram their and have them install it for her right there. Also, does she not want to order it from somewhere like macsales.com or newegg and install it? It is the same price as the 1GB upgrade when building and she could ebay the ram to get some money back.
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Fishhead Family Reunited
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Slightly Off Center
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Now in lower-case™!
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Especially if you want more than 1 GB. I am getting 2 GB from newegg for 185 with shipping and then I am going to ebay my ram to hopefully end up with it only costing about 150 total. (How much do I ask for the 2 X 256 MB sticks in the MB?)
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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It's very wasteful to do it yourself. You end up with 2 unused 256mb cards.
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Now in lower-case™!
Join Date: Feb 2006
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You can sell the 2 unused 256 MB sticks of RAM. Also that is a lot less wasteful then paying 500 dollars for 2 GB of RAM that I was able to get for 186 with shipping and tax.
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HerrDEUTSCH™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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my concern with buying ram from a 3rd party is having seen lots of people trickle in the apple store only to find that the ram they bought was causing all these errors etc, the retail stores should sell you the ram for the online prices, you can also buy it off the apple site keep the package sealed and you can pay $30 and have it installed once you recieve it.
anyone have any thoughts on 3rd party ram being the root of system errors? what is the best non Apple ram? |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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Apple just wants the money. That would be why they are in business. What you might not have noticed is the number of people going into the Apple store with bad Apple RAM. RAM is RAM and Apple doesn't make it either. They just want you to think you have to get it from them, in the name of "ease" to you the consumer. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Verde Amarela
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Best Buy sells RAM also, so it could be bought and installed the the same day. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
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Best Buy will overcharge you almost as much as Apple will.
$100 to go from 512 MB to 1 GB, if it's also a convenience issue, isn't too terrible. Technically it's a bad deal but you're not being ripped off too badly. It's the upgrade to 2 GB that really hurts. |
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Fishhead Family Reunited
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Slightly Off Center
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Yeah, Apple tech support sometimes seems to enjoy telling people that their 3rd party RAM caused their system problems. Sometimes it seems a bit harsh.
However... all those Apple Store "tricklers" with the bad RAM could have easily removed their RAM and retested their system, and thus completely avoided the need to trickle into th Apple Store. |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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