RAM selection poll

[pinkoos]

8GB RAM now vs. 16GB RAM build to order vs. 8GB RAM now so that you keep your future options open.

Please vote!

 

[Juicy Box]

Do you mean you only plan on changing RAM, nothing else?

If this is the case, why not buy locally, and upgrade the RAM yourself?

 

[archer75]

16gb doesn't cost much to order from apple. Beyond that I would, and have, upgraded myself. Though I checked my mini last night and it was using 16gb with everything that I typically leave open.

 

[Juicy Box]

16gb doesn't cost much to order from apple. Beyond that I would, and have, upgraded myself. Though I checked my mini last night and it was using 16gb with everything that I typically leave open.

Yea, I guess it would depend on what the 16GB BTO cost vs two 8GB sticks.

My answer would depend on the price difference.

 

[mightyjabba]

For 16GB, I personally wouldn't go to the trouble of trying to upgrade it myself. Back when it was just a matter of opening a door or removing the keyboard on a portable, I always got third-party RAM and installed it myself. But with the new mini, while most people say it isn't too difficult to upgrade, there is a non-zero chance of breaking something. For the difference between Apple's RAM and what third-party RAM costs, I'd rather have a little peace of mind knowing that I don't have to open up the machine, and won't have any warranty issues either. Admittedly, I would have rather had 32GB, but I don't really need it, and if at some point in the future I decide I do, the RAM will have gotten cheaper and I will still have the option of opening it up myself.