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Apple Quietly Drops Prices on 4 GB RAM Modules for 27-Inch iMac

MCIowaRulz said:
Your talking about the MacBook Pro right? As it is $400 to get 8GB therefore as a beginning video editor who will also run virtual machines. getting 8GB is essential.
It is $400 from Apple or OWC which it is $375.00 but Apple won't cover the Ram if something goes wrong. Then, I also have to Ebay them to break even so would I be saving money?:confused:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S8GP/
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I never said that you'd save money by buying from Apple. What I said was that it wouldn't cost you that much more to buy from Apple.

If you do it your way, you save $25 plus whatever you can get for selling the old RAM on eBay. In return, you have to deal with:

- shipping costs
- extra hassle of ordering and installing RAM
- hassle and cost of selling RAM on eBay and paying fees
- risk that your third party RAM might cause problems down the road-while if you buy the RAM from Apple, it would be warranted. There is a lot of inferior third party RAM on the market and a number of cases where third party RAM caused system problems.

My point is that for a lot of people, the minor savings are not worth the hassle and risk. This is a change from several years ago when you could have saved $300 or 400 by buying your own RAM.
 
Xtremehkr said:
8GB is working just fine on the i7 iMac, you'll have to do better than that, Apple.
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Speaking of the i7....... did I miss something here? I wanted the i7 configuration and it's completely gone from the Apple Store. I've not seen anything about it (being discontinued). What exactly is going on? Sorry if this is a bit OT so in keeping with the spirit of this thread if I were to get a new iMac I still wouldn't get additional RAM for Apple.
 
Winni said:
Why should you? I ordered a memory upgrade for my new 27" iMac yesterday on Amazon.de for half the price that Apple charges now. And it were Kingston memory modules. I could have saved even more by ordering compatible noname memories.

Apple are still ripping off their customers, and still people applaud them for that price drop. Just another reminder that The Holy Church Of Apple Inc just can't do wrong in some people's eyes.
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Guess it's been awhile since you bought a PC? Sony, Dell, HP, Toshiba, Alienware(Dell), Acer.....mark up the memory as well.
 
crawdad62 said:
Speaking of the i7....... did I miss something here? I wanted the i7 configuration and it's completely gone from the Apple Store. I've not seen anything about it (being discontinued). What exactly is going on? Sorry if this is a bit OT so in keeping with the spirit of this thread if I were to get a new iMac I still wouldn't get additional RAM for Apple.
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It's a Built To Order option. Select the 2.66GHz model and under the processor option choose the i7 or 2.8GHz processor.
 
AwakenedLands said:
My guess is the two who voted negative just bought iMacs at the higher RAM price yesterday. I'd be a tad upset too.
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By that logic, no company should ever lower the price of anything at any time. OK, the people who were upset aren't using logic. Especially since Apple has 10-day price protection. The upset people have no basis to be upset - nobody forced them to buy anything.
 
DCJ001 said:
RAM and hard drives are user replaceable parts. As long as you do not damage anything when you replace them, everything will be fine and your warranty/AppleCare will be intact.
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Hard drives are no longer user replaceable in MacBooks or MacBook Pros. Only RAM.
 
As far as the memory goes, www.ramjet.com has the 8GB kit for $349.97, and they'll give a $50.00 rebate for the Apple original modules, which makes net cost on the 8GB upgrade $299.97.

Apple is definitely putting the squeeze on the aftermarket. Fewer upgrade options and lower prices than they've ever offered before on RAM.


hayesk said:
Hard drives are no longer user replaceable in MacBooks or MacBook Pros. Only RAM.
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The manual for the latest Macbook Pro doesn't seem to be available on Apple's site, but the most recent Macbook definitely has a user upgradeable hard drive (according to my Macbook user manual).

If the new Macbook Pros don't have user upgradeable drives, that's really going to suck. 500GB isn't going to cut it long term.
 
I nearly fell off the bed when I found I could upgrade from 2->4 GB of RAM in my 21" 3/2009 iMac for $100
 
dscuber9000 said:
This article is proof that someone always has to vote negative on something. :p Seriously, what's negative about a price drop on RAM?
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Another source (OWC) of Apple RAM has 2 X 4 GB modules for $375.99, much better than $600 for the 8 GB. :cool:

This RAM fits also all MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Models, All 2.66GHz/2.93GHz or Core i5/i7 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Models, All MacBook Pro 13" Models, All 2009 iMac & Mac mini.

OWC also gives trade-ins on returned Apple RAM when you upgrade.
 
bobbytallant said:
UK prices:

Memory

* 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB [+ £163.00]
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB [+ £491.00]
* 16GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x4GB [+ £1,145.00]

Surely I am wrong in thinking that it is 3rd option down that has been reduced to $400 in the US - with UK customers asked to pay £491 for the same RAM?
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Holy zombie Jesus... £163 for Apple to put 2 more 2GB RAM sticks into an iMac? I got 2x2GB of Kingston 'Apple' RAM for £50, and I'm sure Apple are getting their RAM far cheaper than that. That's £113 of pure profit... wow!
 
Equal Discounts is not Equal Pricing

om1 said:
If you assume the value of the default config is worth $200, it makes sense:

2 x 4GB = 2 x 300 - 200 = 600 - 200 = 400
4 x 4GB = 4 x 300 - 200 = 1200 - 200 = 1000

Now 2 x 2GB isn't really worth 200 and there's also the BTO overhead cost, but you get the idea.
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That makes total sense for reverse engineering the discounts but not the stick cost. The old prices showed the same issue, so your math works but does not answer the variable stick cost. If 2 widgets at $200 ea = $400 then 4 widgets should be $800. Note I said should. This is Apple, and for those needing a machine fully configured from the factory, these discounts are good news. No complaints on my end, just an observation. Buying twice the quantity should not ever increase the price. Market forces usually dictate the opposite (not in such a small quantity of course, but you see my point). 4 x 4GB at $1000 comes down to $250 ea instead of the $200 ea at 2 x 4GB.
 
Those pricing differences that are bugging all of you are the same - 4 GB RAM for $300.

If you upgrade and buy Apple's 4 GB modules, they keep the basic 2 GB modules and deduct $200 for them.

2 X 4 GB @ $300 = $600 less $200 = $400 additional cost.
4 X 4 GB @ $300 = $1,200 less $200 = $1,000 additional cost. ;)


om1 was correct, and too many non-math nerds here.
 
jragosta said:
That may be a bit high for 2x 2 GB, but it's not bad for the 4 GB DIMMs..
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Perhaps not as bad now, but when you can get 4x4GB DDR3 for $700 online, charging $1400 (and that is not starting at zero) for the same product is pretty bad, especially considering their SDRAM contracts probably give them an enormous profit margin.
 
Couldn't you just do this?


Instead of giving Apple $400 for 2x4GB RAM sticks, get the default 4GB.
So now you have an iMac with 2x2GB RAM, and $400 in your pocket.

Now, take that $400 out of your pocket and buy 2x4GB RAM somewhere else (probably for less).


As a result, you have:
Apple's 4 GB built-in RAM + 8 GB aftermarket RAM = 12GB of RAM for the price of 8GB at the Apple Store.


Am I missing anything? That's what I plan on doing once I get my iMac. ;)
 
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