Rip off Prices for Memory for Mac Mini

[marv777]

Yesterday I pulled out the memory of the MM and guess what they use Samsung memory which cost about $4 each. This is ripping consumers off when they want to charge $100 for 4 gigs of memory in the Apple Store.This not fair at all on Apple's part.

[ez061111]

[macmanmacman]

Samsung memory sucks anyways so dont get bent outta shape on it

[marv777]

[ez061111]

[Bandit Bill]

There is nothing wrong with Samsung RAM. Millions of Macs are using it without issue.

I only know one Mac mini member (Phil), who has benchmarked Mac minis with various RAM. I don't recall any particular RAM performing notably poorly or well, compared to others. If it's compatible and stable, that's all I would personally care about.

[marv777]

[ez061111]

A confusing thread indeed. Apple isn't ripping anybody off using mid-priced excellent quality RAM. I guess I'm not clear why they would use more expensive RAM when quite possibly the quality would not increase. You could make a marketing case of "never let the truth get in the way of a good story" and say they use a particular RAM because it gives some perceived value, but really.

Low failure rate and inexpensive, how is that a rip off. Good business that delivers quality is a bad business model?
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[marv777]

[prrcomm]

I just joined this forum, and just read this thread. Apple's SUPPOSED to make money! That's why It has a better product. If someone thinks he's being "ripped off" on memory, buy a PC. I bought an i5 2.3 GHz in June. Through the Apple Discussion Groups, I found that I could install 16 GB of memory as long as the sticks were a matched pair, which I then bought from NewEgg (always, IMHO, has the BEST prices) for less than $100.

My dad was a mechanic and used to say, "If you can afford to buy a Cadillac, don't bitch about the cost of gas."

[Smithcraft]

The historical model has, almost, always been that Apple has charged a substantial mark up for memory.

Any one here would tell you to buy a base mini, and then upgrade everything else for less than Apple would charge. I'd never buy a Mac that had upgradable memory, with more than the stock memory, and then upgrade it with more reasonably priced memory.

Never forget - Buyer beware!

SC

ps - I don't expect Apple to be using Samsung memory much longer!
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[marv777]