Comments on: Apple’s $1000 RAM upgrade for iMacs better come with free diamonds http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:51:46 -0500 hourly 1 By: ALFIE http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1088572 ALFIE Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:42:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-1088572 I love my MACS. Im not rich at all. In the last 2 years my iMAC has not had to be reset or scanned for firmware or other malicious garbage you catch on a PC. It runs just as smooth as the day I brought it home. Sure they are more expensive than a PC, but I would have bought 2 in the time I had my MAC. 10 days ago I bought a Macbook Pro, not cheap. I dont buy it for a status symbol, I buy it because I know it is going to work! Its that simple. I feel PC users on this forum are somewhat jealous because perhaps they cant afford one, but i bet you stop by the APPLE store and play with them all the time and say "damn, I wish I had this machine". In ending, you cant compare the two, its like comparing a Ford to an S-Class Mercedes. Either get one or dont, but dont sit here and say anyone is "sticking together" or being "brainwashed". You sound like a twit. I love my MACS. Im not rich at all. In the last 2 years my iMAC has not had to be reset or scanned for firmware or other malicious garbage you catch on a PC. It runs just as smooth as the day I brought it home. Sure they are more expensive than a PC, but I would have bought 2 in the time I had my MAC. 10 days ago I bought a Macbook Pro, not cheap. I dont buy it for a status symbol, I buy it because I know it is going to work! Its that simple. I feel PC users on this forum are somewhat jealous because perhaps they cant afford one, but i bet you stop by the APPLE store and play with them all the time and say “damn, I wish I had this machine”.

In ending, you cant compare the two, its like comparing a Ford to an S-Class Mercedes. Either get one or dont, but dont sit here and say anyone is “sticking together” or being “brainwashed”. You sound like a twit.

]]> By: Steve Byers http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1086445 Steve Byers Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:13:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-1086445 I agree that Macs are expensive but they are very well designed and nice to use. If you know where to buy them, you can save big $. All Macs are designed in California USA but assembled in China. To save money, the best place to buy them then, would have to be China. For example, today I bought a brand new 24" iMac 3.06GHz 1TB HDD 4GB RAM for $1,599 Australian dollars with free delivery from China. I will have to pay $160 extra for customs but I'm still getting it for less than half price. You just need to know where to shop. I agree that Macs are expensive but they are very well designed and nice to use. If you know where to buy them, you can save big $. All Macs are designed in California USA but assembled in China. To save money, the best place to buy them then, would have to be China. For example, today I bought a brand new 24″ iMac 3.06GHz 1TB HDD 4GB RAM for $1,599 Australian dollars with free delivery from China. I will have to pay $160 extra for customs but I’m still getting it for less than half price. You just need to know where to shop.

]]> By: Η Super Talent κυκλοφορεί DDR3 kits αποκλειστικά και μόνο για συστήματα Apple « Xollothnews.gr http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1077538 Η Super Talent κυκλοφορεί DDR3 kits αποκλειστικά και μόνο για συστήματα Apple « Xollothnews.gr Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:18:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-1077538 [...] Apple’s $1000 RAM upgrade for iMacs better come with free diamonds [...] [...] Apple’s $1000 RAM upgrade for iMacs better come with free diamonds [...]

]]> By: scott http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1017276 scott Fri, 08 May 2009 01:25:32 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-1017276 I don't think the issue is that Macs cost more; you usually get what you pay for. It's just that Apple is charging an extra $200 (based on RAM pricing on Newegg) for doing a process that is ultimately less tasking and complicated than changing a tire. I am currently typing this comment on a refurbished eee pc that I bought for less than $190, so it blows me away that people can just let money like that go without a second thought. I don’t think the issue is that Macs cost more; you usually get what you pay for. It’s just that Apple is charging an extra $200 (based on RAM pricing on Newegg) for doing a process that is ultimately less tasking and complicated than changing a tire. I am currently typing this comment on a refurbished eee pc that I bought for less than $190, so it blows me away that people can just let money like that go without a second thought.

]]> By: Jim Fitzsimmons http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-999020 Jim Fitzsimmons Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:51:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-999020 What I think a lot of people fail to realize is that if the thousand bucks for a memory upgrade means more productivity, more work done, and less time jerking around with tech support, it's worth every penny. Amortize the cost over a year and you get the upgrade to cost less than $100/month. You're paying less than a cup off coffee a day for headache free memory upgrades that are guaranteed to work. That's value. What I think a lot of people fail to realize is that if the thousand bucks for a memory upgrade means more productivity, more work done, and less time jerking around with tech support, it’s worth every penny.

Amortize the cost over a year and you get the upgrade to cost less than $100/month. You’re paying less than a cup off coffee a day for headache free memory upgrades that are guaranteed to work. That’s value.

]]> By: george http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-994265 george Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:27:32 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-994265 You get what you pay for. Mac's are well worth the extra cost. You get what you pay for. Mac’s are well worth the extra cost.

]]> By: Cristián Arenas Ulloa http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-990356 Cristián Arenas Ulloa Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:51:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-990356 Please inform yourself first, he isn't talking ONLY about the OS, remember Macs can run Windows natively and virtualized. :) Please inform yourself first, he isn’t talking ONLY about the OS, remember Macs can run Windows natively and virtualized.

:)

]]> By: Partners in Grime http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-989389 Partners in Grime Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:34:11 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-989389 Doesn't seem too out of the park. Doesn’t seem too out of the park.

]]> By: Brian http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-989221 Brian Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:53:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-989221 So, have you actually priced out non-Apple RAM? The best you're going to get in a *name brand* product is about $800. So you might want to relax your anti-Apple hardon a little bit, eh? So, have you actually priced out non-Apple RAM? The best you’re going to get in a *name brand* product is about $800. So you might want to relax your anti-Apple hardon a little bit, eh?

]]> By: Kat http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988999 Kat Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:24:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988999 I have worked on both PC and Mac over the years...maybe I can explain the "strange" hold Mac has gotten over me. I am on a computer a bare minimum of 8 hrs Monday-Friday (usually more like 10-12 hrs.) then I spend quite a bit of leisure time on the weekends surfing. I owned 3 PCs in a period of about 6 years, I had to replace them approximately every two years, because viruses and daily use simply rendered them dead. And speaking of viruses....I shudder at the hundreds of dollars spent on anti-virus software. I purchased my Mac Powerbook 7 1/2 years ago, and am still using it today...without spending a single penny on anti-virus software or repairs in that entire time. I have had my Dual G5 Power Mac for 4 years and am typing this on it right now. I have never had a virus, I have never needed service or repair of any kind on either machine. I will admit, Apple charges a premium on RAM, but as has been posted before...purchase the base amount and add more RAM yourself...it doesn't invalidate your warranty and Apple makes it EXTREMELY easy to do. Speaking of making things easy....networking, photo editing, video editing, web publishing, cross-platform file sharing.... I truly have nightmares thinking about the possibility of dealing with any of this crap on a PC. I am going to be purchasing a new Mac, but only because the new editions of all of the software that I use in my work is for the Intel platform, not because my machines have crashed and burned like so many of my friends who use PCs have to deal with. Yes, when you purchase a Mac, the upfront cost is higher, but in the long run, the quality and ease of use saves me both frustration AND MONEY. Some may call buying a Mac an indulgence and think the love of Mac is about image and presitge. I say it is old fashioned common sense and practicality. I have worked on both PC and Mac over the years…maybe I can explain the “strange” hold Mac has gotten over me.
I am on a computer a bare minimum of 8 hrs Monday-Friday (usually more like 10-12 hrs.) then I spend quite a bit of leisure time on the weekends surfing. I owned 3 PCs in a period of about 6 years, I had to replace them approximately every two years, because viruses and daily use simply rendered them dead. And speaking of viruses….I shudder at the hundreds of dollars spent on anti-virus software.
I purchased my Mac Powerbook 7 1/2 years ago, and am still using it today…without spending a single penny on anti-virus software or repairs in that entire time. I have had my Dual G5 Power Mac for 4 years and am typing this on it right now. I have never had a virus, I have never needed service or repair of any kind on either machine.
I will admit, Apple charges a premium on RAM, but as has been posted before…purchase the base amount and add more RAM yourself…it doesn’t invalidate your warranty and Apple makes it EXTREMELY easy to do.

Speaking of making things easy….networking, photo editing, video editing, web publishing, cross-platform file sharing…. I truly have nightmares thinking about the possibility of dealing with any of this crap on a PC.

I am going to be purchasing a new Mac, but only because the new editions of all of the software that I use in my work is for the Intel platform, not because my machines have crashed and burned like so many of my friends who use PCs have to deal with.

Yes, when you purchase a Mac, the upfront cost is higher, but in the long run, the quality and ease of use saves me both frustration AND MONEY.

Some may call buying a Mac an indulgence and think the love of Mac is about image and presitge. I say it is old fashioned common sense and practicality.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988958 Jonathan Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:18:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988958 "$300 for a part that costs $200 when included in every other computer" Just a comment on the "apple tax" - in the case of hardware like video cards and sound cards, these often have different firmware than their PC counterpart so they cost more. I believe the switch to intel helped mitigate this, but Apple isn't always charging for the brand name. On memory prices though...yeah. Apple is high, and has always been high. But hey, it's easy to add your own and it doesn't invalidate the warranty. “$300 for a part that costs $200 when included in every other computer”

Just a comment on the “apple tax” – in the case of hardware like video cards and sound cards, these often have different firmware than their PC counterpart so they cost more. I believe the switch to intel helped mitigate this, but Apple isn’t always charging for the brand name.

On memory prices though…yeah. Apple is high, and has always been high. But hey, it’s easy to add your own and it doesn’t invalidate the warranty.

]]> By: brian http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988865 brian Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:24:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988865 Totally agree with you bro... Apple is really over-priced...absolutely doesn't make sense...especially when you can get 2 PCs at the same price for 1 iMac...ridiculous... http://www.livbit.com Totally agree with you bro…

Apple is really over-priced…absolutely doesn’t make sense…especially when you can get 2 PCs at the same price for 1 iMac…ridiculous…

http://www.livbit.com

]]> By: Michael http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988734 Michael Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:00:12 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988734 When doing the math, apple should have realized that based off of the upgrade costs for all of their other computers memory - they should be charging $800, not $1K. With this economy they need to start re-thinking these things just as they did with the new price on the 24 inch iMac. When doing the math, apple should have realized that based off of the upgrade costs for all of their other computers memory – they should be charging $800, not $1K. With this economy they need to start re-thinking these things just as they did with the new price on the 24 inch iMac.

]]> By: Leo http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988486 Leo Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:47:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988486 1,000 bucks for some 4GB DDR3 1066MHz only a brainwashed apple tard would pay that.... 1,000 bucks for some 4GB DDR3 1066MHz only a brainwashed apple tard would pay that….

]]> By: Michael http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988414 Michael Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988414 I believe I can end the Machine War. Yeah- I'm like Neo. Anyway, I am impartial, I really do like the MAC environment, it's pretty clean and effective, but the cost to get the operating system because you need the hardware isn't worth it to me. It's the cost of Prestige I guess, it's like people that are ok with spending more to fit in. Apple has a strange hold on you guys. So to summarize: I'd get a Mac, if I didn't have to pay double. I believe I can end the Machine War.

Yeah- I’m like Neo.

Anyway, I am impartial, I really do like the MAC environment, it’s pretty clean and effective, but the cost to get the operating system because you need the hardware isn’t worth it to me. It’s the cost of Prestige I guess, it’s like people that are ok with spending more to fit in. Apple has a strange hold on you guys.

So to summarize: I’d get a Mac, if I didn’t have to pay double.

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]]> By: troy http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988383 troy Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988383 Apple fans sure stick together. As for dirty tap water, are you living in India? Apple fans sure stick together. As for dirty tap water, are you living in India?

]]> By: zea http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988377 zea Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988377 Where in Nick's comment did he worshipped Jobs?? And did you happened to misspell your name where it should have been -ll instead of -y? Oh and I would choose clean water any day over dirty tap waters. Where in Nick’s comment did he worshipped Jobs?? And did you happened to misspell your name where it should have been -ll instead of -y?

Oh and I would choose clean water any day over dirty tap waters.

]]> By: troy http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988342 troy Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:54:22 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988342 The cheapest Mac (mini) with these specs 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz 1GB memory 120GB HD costs $600. I just got my daugther a Dell 530 with Quad core, 4GB, 320GB HD, wifi for just over $500. The equivalent Mini will cost over $1000. I think in general, Apple computers are almost double the price of a "regular" PC. Maybe that's is why they have less than 5% market share. The cheapest Mac (mini) with these specs 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz 1GB memory 120GB HD costs $600. I just got my daugther a Dell 530 with Quad core, 4GB, 320GB HD, wifi for just over $500. The equivalent Mini will cost over $1000. I think in general, Apple computers are almost double the price of a “regular” PC. Maybe that’s is why they have less than 5% market share.

]]> By: Garmin http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/apples-1000-ram-upgrade-for-imacs-better-come-with-free-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-988326 Garmin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:27:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=76236#comment-988326 The original comment would refer to the Mac's capability of being able use Mac software AND PC software. The original comment would refer to the Mac’s capability of being able use Mac software AND PC software.

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