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Apple Store worth the extra $$ ???

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jamshark70

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The other day I went to the Apple Store near my office to ask what kind of deal they could give me to compare with MacMall's free 512MB RAM (I'm looking at a 12" pb). Naturally they can't do that, but they said you can't use the genius bar if you buy from someone else.

I had never heard that before... is that true?

I did use the genius bar once before, but I got my current computer from Apple's online store.

Or, can I use the 512MB chip from by G3 iBook in a new pb? Probably not, but it would save me some cash.

Thanks!
hjh
 
jamshark70 said:
The other day I went to the Apple Store near my office to ask what kind of deal they could give me to compare with MacMall's free 512MB RAM (I'm looking at a 12" pb). Naturally they can't do that, but they said you can't use the genius bar if you buy from someone else.

I had never heard that before... is that true?

I did use the genius bar once before, but I got my current computer from Apple's online store.

Or, can I use the 512MB chip from by G3 iBook in a new pb? Probably not, but it would save me some cash.

Thanks!
hjh
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Definitely can't use the RAM from the older one. As for the Genius Bar, you're still covered under AppleCare. What they meant is that the RAM wouldn't be covered by AppleCare, so if you have a problem with your computer, and it ends up being the RAM, they won't fix it for you.
 
but macmall will

is that 512MB total or extra?

if it's extra go for it if it's just a 256MB stick it's not suck a big deal
 
OK, so warranty coverage would be OK as well as AppleCare (if I go ahead and purchase it, which I didn't before and I was lucky but who knows...). Thanks for the clarification.

MacMall says additional 512MB free, so I think I'll go for that one then.

Thanks for the advice!
hjh
 
jamshark70 said:
OK, so warranty coverage would be OK as well as AppleCare (if I go ahead and purchase it, which I didn't before and I was lucky but who knows...). Thanks for the clarification.

MacMall says additional 512MB free, so I think I'll go for that one then.

Thanks for the advice!
hjh
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A Rebate...

The old pay them $39.99 (plus the current cost of the memory) for the CHANCE at a $119 rebate deal.

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Hopefully actually MacMall sends the rebate. 😉

Sort of nice to know that everything touted as free, is actually a rebate -- including shipping. 😛
 
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