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Re:Apple charging 9x market price for MBP RAM upgrades by rexf on Saturday April 28, 2012 @11:51PM (#3905019)
Apple charging ridiculous amounts for their RAM isn't news.

I don't understand how they can sell computers in 2012 with 2GB soldered in with a straight face (http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC968LL/A?).

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Re:Apple charging 9x market price for MBP RAM upgrades by Osiris on Sunday April 29, 2012 @12:17AM (#3905075)
$100 to add 2GB of RAM? I bought 8GB of DDR for $30. To me the upgrade pricing is the worst part about Apple. I'm lucky that my employer is pricing my fully maxed out MacBook Pro (8GB, 128GB SSD, 1680x1050). There's no way I could afford to actually buy that model myself.
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Re:Apple charging 9x market price for MBP RAM upgrades by lyime on Sunday April 29, 2012 @12:16AM (#3905070)
They can because people are willing to pay for it. Also try fitting a SODIMM slot into a Macbook Air.
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Re:Apple charging 9x market price for MBP RAM upgrades by easp on Sunday April 29, 2012 @11:38AM (#3906207)
Plus, it is a machine with a small screen and an SSD, which means, people aren't as likely to be interacting with multiple apps, and swapping isn't as painful as it is with a spinning disk.
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