2.8ghz iMac with 4gig RAM

[urbanmac]

I've been doing a bit of a cost checkup on current 24inch iMac's (UK Apple store)

If you buy a 24inch 2.4ghz and then:
Add the 2.8ghz option for extra £160
Add the 500gb HD option for an extra £60

So now you have a built to order 2.8ghz version that matches the spec of the top model apart from RAM which is at 1gig rather than 2gb.

So all that comes to £1,368.99 which is £60.01 cheaper.

Now head over to http://crucial.com/uk/ and look at the RAM price - 4GB for just £72.84

So add that on to your £1,368.99 gives you at total of £1441.83

So for just an extra £12.83 you get 4gig of RAM (Apple's RAM is soooo expensive). You can then stick the 1gb stick you pull out and replace on ebay and probably get a £10 for it.

[IgnatiusTheKing]

Yep, the difference in USD is $100, which is exactly what they charge you to go from 1GB to 2GB of RAM. Good catch.

[jerry1]

That's what I did a few months back. Difference was $150 then so I'm not sure why that changed. Anyway, got my OWC 4 gig RAM kit for $101 shipped and pocketed the $49 plus I have a 1 gig stick of Apple RAM for backup.

[neiltc13]

You could save a lot of money by going for the 2.4GHz processor. I don't really think the 400MHz extra makes much difference, at least perceivable difference in day to day running.

[bluedoggiant]

Yesterday (tuesday, new macbooks day), apple dropped ram prices by $400, and $330, and depending on what it was before, it dropped. Its by about 40% on all prices, still is pricey, but better than before.