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- Dancer0
Mono,
I looked to upgrade my RAM when I bought my new MBP.
To have 4GB – cost an extra £100 from apple, that's 2x 2BGB sticks
To buy 4GB from Crucial cost £104 that's 2x 2BGB sticks (that was at the time of purchase though so Silicon may of dropped since then)
- Dancer0
The problem is that when you buy a MBP, for example, with just 2GB they fill both slots, therefore you cannot buy just another 2GB but 4GB.
It maybe different with an imac...
- nope, only 2 spots there too.akrokdesign
- same issue.akrokdesign
- monospaced0
Dancer,
Crucial sells RAM for much less than that. If you buy chips from them that say "for the iMac" you'll pay up the ass. If you simply shop by the exact chip specifications, you'll pay much less. That's a fact.
- Ruffian0
Apple: $300 for 4GB
Newegg: $71 for 4GB
So what are you talking about, Dancer?- Och, Mac's blowJie_P
- no they don't!
it's all the same RAM you ignorant bastardmonospaced
- Dancer0
OK, cool will have a look. I am not that versed in shopping for RAM this is just what I researched when I bought my MBP
- BK0
So if anyone still cares they're saying a new iMac sometime late in the 1st quarter of '09 (March-ish). Guess I'll wait (and go 24").
- ethanfink0
Whenever your getting a new mac product, just use this buyers guide:
- Amicus0
Worked on a 20inch for 9 months. Ended up with headaches and I strain due to the incredibly poor screen. It's definitely not good enough for a production environment no matter whether it is print, web, 3d tv... whatever. The colour shift between the top and bottom of the screen is atrocious.
On the other hand I now have a 24inch at home and work and I'm pretty happy with those.
:D
- autoflavour0
Ram is ALWAYS cheaper than from apple. In australia you are looking at an extra $240 for 2x2gb.. but you can get the same amount of kingston ram for $70 elsewhere.
NEVER by from apple what you dont need to.
- monospaced0
The reason RAM is often more expensive when specific to the Mac is that Apple chooses to put the highest quality chips in their machines.
You can find chips with IDENTICAL specifications at very different prices, and the reason is the quality of construction. If you want high quality RAM that's built to last, you pay for it. Apple puts them in their machines by default, but it's not a requirement.
- uh kingston is pretty widely regarded as some of the best ram you can getautoflavour
- EXACTLY
and you can get chips that range from $50 - $200 from them, all with the same specsmonospaced - Apple doesn't make the RAM, they just use the expensive ones.monospaced
- pffft.. ram is ram. $70 kingston is no different to apple branded kingston for $240.
autoflavour - you proved my point right theremonospaced
- autoflavour0
mono that is bogus. apple put off the shelf hardware in their non manufactured parts.. you only need to look back the deathstar hard drives they lugged into all the G4's to see its profit over quality.
those things were SHIT
i had 2 die on me
- It's not bogus. Check it out.monospaced
- I have checked it out, numerous times. I have worked for university labs and we check it regularly.autoflavour
- autoflavour0
That is like arguing that the cinema displays are anything more than just a samsung in a nicer case.
that is all they are.. they are samsung screens in a pretty case..
- monospaced0
Kingston has different "lines" of RAM. ValueRAM memory and HyperX memory. One is more expensive for a reason.
- Jie_P0
"Any advice before I throw down my hard earned money on this machine?"
Yeah, buy a PC instead.
- LOL!akrokdesign
- It's the truth and you know it motherufucker!Jie_P
- Mac's blow.Jie_P
- Jie_P loves Times New Roman for every projectAmicus
- :)Amicus
- Mac Blow's? that why we don't wear any pants. lol.akrokdesign
- horton0
yeah i've got the 24"... def go bigger.
+ when you're shopping around for the RAM make sure to get the newer 800mhz stuff. some shops might try to sell you the older 667mhz because its listed for imac 24", but models after spring 08 are compatible with the faster 2GB modules.
- autoflavour0
what ever bro.. believe what you want, but i can tell you that after many hours of research trying to work out the best solution for rolling over labs, we concluded the new macs are mostly off the shelf hardware.
nothing fancy, nothing over the top. just standard hardware.
often, its actually the cheaper optionsif you want to spend your hard earned money buying things from apple that you could get cheaper elsewhere, dont let me stop you.
- That's my POINT! You can substitute the high quality stuff for off-the-shelve RAM. OR you can go high-quality and pay.monospaced
- No, you are missing the point. the off the shelf stuff is the same. Apple doesnt ahve some special development team looking at ram.
autoflavour - .. looking at ram development. they just use what is most available and effectiveautoflavour
- monospaced0
I'm all for buying RAM from a 3rd party.
autoflavor, I think we're on the same side here.
you know that even within the Kingston RAM prices vary depending on quality, right? I'm just saying that this guy can get it cheaper if he wants to, which is exactly what you're saying.