Originally posted by: randay
yeah but youll never get viruses or worms and it never crashes and its super easy to use and everybody loves it!
Yeah it just works and I'm a hippie
Originally posted by: randay
yeah but youll never get viruses or worms and it never crashes and its super easy to use and everybody loves it!
Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
There are many people out there who don't know it's overpriced and would gladly buy it since it's Apple.
This
Originally posted by: waggy
you just reliezed that apple is insane on the prices?
Originally posted by: Regs
But apple computers work. My PC is a giant paper weight.
Originally posted by: Regs
But apple computers work. My PC is a giant paper weight.
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: waggy
you just reliezed that apple is insane on the prices?
No no no waggy, you've got it all wrong. Apple is freaking genius with the prices, it's Apple users who are insane.
Originally posted by: clarkey01
Originally posted by: Pacemaker
This isn't exclusive to Apple but they do take it to extremes.
Yes but £880 to go to 8GB of Ram , thats about $1200 ish...
Originally posted by: mugs
1. Yes, Apple products are more expensive than their competitors. I doubt that is why you hate Apple, because the price would only affect you if you wanted to buy one of their products, which I doubt you do. I think it's funny how so many people who would never even consider buying an Apple product care so much about the price.
2. Every PC manufacturer overcharges on RAM upgrades. Maybe Apple does it more than others, I don't know. As has been pointed out, the US price for that kit is about 50% higher than at Newegg, which seems pretty typical for RAM markup.
3. Looking at it as a 6 GB upgrade makes no sense at all considering that the 2 GB it's replacing probably cost $50.
4. Obviously you can buy the memory wherever you want and install it yourself.
So in summary, Apple profits from some consumers' noobishness.
Originally posted by: zerocool1
look at this
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
There are many people out there who don't know it's overpriced and would gladly buy it since it's Apple.
This
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
2x4GB DDR3 SODIMM kits are like $700 US. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...me=8GB%20(2%20x%204GB)
In the US, Apple charges $1,100 for the upgrade. So it's still overpriced by a good 50%. Not as bad as some of Apple's upgrades. On that same computer, they charge $200 to upgrade to a 500 GB, 5400 RPM hard drive, even though you can buy such a hard drive separately for about $90. So they're charging over double the actual cost, and that's before you even consider the fact that it's an upgrade (i.e., they're removing the stock 160 GB hard drive and adding a 500 GB one).
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
2x4GB DDR3 SODIMM kits are like $700 US. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...me=8GB%20(2%20x%204GB)
In the US, Apple charges $1,100 for the upgrade. So it's still overpriced by a good 50%. Not as bad as some of Apple's upgrades. On that same computer, they charge $200 to upgrade to a 500 GB, 5400 RPM hard drive, even though you can buy such a hard drive separately for about $90. So they're charging over double the actual cost, and that's before you even consider the fact that it's an upgrade (i.e., they're removing the stock 160 GB hard drive and adding a 500 GB one).
They are charging more than double the RETAIL cost. That is some markup...
Originally posted by: JujuFish
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
2x4GB DDR3 SODIMM kits are like $700 US. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...me=8GB%20(2%20x%204GB)
In the US, Apple charges $1,100 for the upgrade. So it's still overpriced by a good 50%. Not as bad as some of Apple's upgrades. On that same computer, they charge $200 to upgrade to a 500 GB, 5400 RPM hard drive, even though you can buy such a hard drive separately for about $90. So they're charging over double the actual cost, and that's before you even consider the fact that it's an upgrade (i.e., they're removing the stock 160 GB hard drive and adding a 500 GB one).
They are charging more than double the RETAIL cost. That is some markup...
No, they're not. Read the thread.
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
How about you read
Originally posted by: JujuFish
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
2x4GB DDR3 SODIMM kits are like $700 US. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...me=8GB%20(2%20x%204GB)
In the US, Apple charges $1,100 for the upgrade. So it's still overpriced by a good 50%. Not as bad as some of Apple's upgrades. On that same computer, they charge $200 to upgrade to a 500 GB, 5400 RPM hard drive, even though you can buy such a hard drive separately for about $90. So they're charging over double the actual cost, and that's before you even consider the fact that it's an upgrade (i.e., they're removing the stock 160 GB hard drive and adding a 500 GB one).
They are charging more than double the RETAIL cost. That is some markup...
No, they're not. Read the thread.
Originally posted by: Regs
But apple computers work. My PC is a giant paper weight.
Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Actually I have another question. Wtf do you need 8gigs of ram for?