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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by uzero on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @08:28AM (#4105489)
Yes I know but that wasn't the point. The point is that if I now buy the laptop with let's say 8GB because I think I don't need more than that because all I do is code. After 6 months I get assigned to doing work with BIG databases that easily eat 10GB memory. Now I'm stuck with 8GB because it's soldered and even Apple can't upgrade it.
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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by sneak on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:03AM (#4105642)
Upgrading the RAM on a new Macbook Pro is a user-serviceable operation. It consists of four steps:

1) Back up data, wipe drive

2) Sell MBP on eBay

3) Buy new MBP with desired amount of RAM

4) Restore data

Now stop it. You're buying a Mac because you don't like to waste time dicking around with your computer, remember?

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by Kerrick on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @11:34AM (#4106448)
No, I'm buying a Mac because I need a UNIX-based operating system that can run the Adobe Creative Suite.

My fiancee, who is practically hardware illiterate, just installed brand new RAM and a new SSD into her 4-year-old MacBook. If she had originally purchased it with those upgrades, it would have been $500+ extra at the time of purchase. This week, it cost $150 for the parts on Amazon.

User-serviceable operations that don't require completely replacing the computer are important, and will surely affect many people's buying decisions. You don't get to say that everybody who wants a Mac will never want to waste time dicking around with their computer.

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by orangecat on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @10:25AM (#4106081)
You're buying a Mac because you don't like to waste time dicking around with your computer, remember?

And I do like to waste time dealing with backups and Craigslist scammers? I'm buying a Mac because I want a Unix workstation with a solid UI. Lots of MacBook Pro owners are not terrified of screwdrivers.

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by sneak on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @07:11PM (#4108970)
> And I do like to waste time dealing with backups

Ha. Best of luck, friend.

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by Karunamon on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @08:39AM (#4105533)
When you buy a PC, you should always get as much memory, disk, and CPU as you can afford. That was sound advice 20 years ago and it still fits today.
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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by oblique63 on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:12AM (#4105683)
Has that really been considered 'sound advice' all this time? Getting the best CPU/GPU I could understand, but up until now PC's have been so easily upgradable, that I've never heard someone recommend maxing out the Hard Drive and RAM during the ordering process (unless it was to your average consumer). I've always heard (and likewise, advised my 'power-user' friends) to just buy systems with the baseline HD and RAM options, because those components really tend to be a lot cheaper via third parties...
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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by ceejayoz on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @10:23AM (#4106066)
> I've always heard (and likewise, advised my 'power-user' friends) to just buy systems with the baseline HD and RAM options, because those components really tend to be a lot cheaper via third parties...

Not to mention if you hit your HD limit after a year the bigger drives are going to be drastically cheaper.

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by wccrawford on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:15AM (#4105698)
I disagree. Sometimes I can afford the best CPU, but it's twice as much as a CPU that's 90% as powerful. It doesn't make sense to buy it, even if I can afford it. I can wait a year or 2 and upgrade and still save money over buying the best.

The same goes for memory, hard drive, and other parts of the computer.

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Re:New Apple Macbook Pro RAM is soldered to the motherboard ... by hyperbovine on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:29AM (#4105771)
"stuck"? Buy another brand of laptop.
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