Better Than Black Friday: Save Up to $500 Off 2018 MacBook Pro and Up to $290 Off 2018 Mac Mini

[archer75]

I checked directly with Apple a couple of days ago and was told if I install additional RAM in a mac mini myself, the warranty would be voided. I ordered a mini from Expercom this morning and had the option of buying it with Apple RAM or Expercom RAM.

And others have also checked directly with apple and were told it would NOT void the warranty. They simply wouldn't warranty the ram. Just like they won't warranty the ram installed by expercom.
Even if it were an issue you'd simply put the old ram back in and then take it in for warranty work. They would never know.

 

[Romeo_Nightfall]

And still to expensive.

There’s still no machine under 2 grand, haha

 

[Ener Ji]

Apple almost certainly has MAP agreements in place with their retailers, meaning any discounts must be approved by Apple. The question is, is Apple offering rebates to retailers to replace the discount's lost revenue? I would assume they are.

Agreed; I imagine they almost certainly are.

 

[fuchsdh]

Thats a huge rip on the mini. They make it sound like you're getting a deal but note they installed the ram. Which is less than half of what apple is charging. Then they are jacking the base price to match apples price for the ram they installed. Then "discounted" it to a price that is still higher if you bought the same config and put the ram in yourself.

Not to mention third party RAM is the only hardware failures I've had in 20 years of owning desktop Macs. If I'm going to upgrade it, I'm either having Apple do it and paying the cost or doing it myself and saving money.