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Which has better value? Both mid-2012

  • 13" MBA base 4gb - $900

    Votes: 5 19.2%
  • 13" MBA BTO 8gb - $1100

    Votes: 21 80.8%

  • Total voters
    26

hellomms

macrumors regular
Original poster
Oct 8, 2011
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NYC
Asking sticky from price / value perspective. I can afford either but is additional 4gb (No, I am not quoting from Apple and price is after GCs) in this case worth $200? If and when I decide to sell I'd be lucky to get half the additional amount I spent on ram
 
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Scott6666

macrumors 65816
Feb 2, 2008
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Not that I understand where you get your pricing from if not Apple or what a GC is but...

$200 for 4GB RAM is twice what Apple seems to be quoting on their build site.

I am fine with 4GB ram except if I'm running multiple Virtual (Windows) Machines. But for $100 I'd get the extra ram.
 

TheRichboy247

macrumors member
Oct 7, 2012
61
0
Get the extra RAM. It'll be worth it. I got 4 GB's because I purchased my MBA at a sale. I would have upgraded if I didn't.
 

silver8ack

macrumors regular
Jul 22, 2010
207
0
For what it's worth, I just ordered a 13" with 8GB, 2.0i7, 256GB. For the sole reason of longevity. I've been using a 2007 iMac for over 5 years and that was a base model(added ram). So this should keep me for a while.
 
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