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spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 09:07 PM

there i was
ready to buy the new 17
i wanted to pay and have something in my hand
i had already conceded the fact that i would have to settle for the 4200rpm drive and update later...
but.... here i am at the store
and then they tell me:
there are no RAM chips in the stores
only online
that means i canNOT take the machine home with the 1gig chip
i have NO desire to own the machine with the 512... it is NOT enough for this powerhouse... we all know that
and updating later will cost MUCH MORE

so....
i leave with nothing
and now i'm another day behind the world in ordering online and i won't have any new baby to tuck in tonight

boo hoo

someone comfort me please
LOL

greg

chrisutley · Sep 17, 2003, 09:17 PM

Wouldn't the RAM be cheaper by buying it third party?

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 09:22 PM

that's true
but i was willing to pay more JUST to be able to carry it come along with all the other stuff
the airport extreme
the isight camera
the brenthaven carry bag
the keynote deal
the final cut express deal
the .mac deal
maybe a dr. bot thingy
and that ipod at the discount

see........
Apple was going to get plenty of my money tonight if only they'd have the forthought to have my 1gig RAM stick in stock

respectfully,
still microshaft-using greg

alpha rays max · Sep 17, 2003, 09:26 PM

I don't understand. 512 MB is more than sufficient for most things and you could order the extra chip when you got home and installed it yourself in about 30 seconds.

Why pay more for Apple RAM?

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 09:29 PM

you are right
it wouldn't matter
we all know that more RAM is more better
but.....

greg

jetta_gt · Sep 17, 2003, 09:33 PM

Greg, friend, you are missing the point:

Apple marks up their RAM in a HUGE way, I usually try to buy my macs with the least amount of RAM possible.

In summary, DONT BUY RAM FROM APPLE!

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 09:36 PM

you are right
they will still have that 17 for me tomorrow
i guess i let my feelings about being misled about the RAM
i had called ealier in the day and was told they had it and that it could be installed before i took the powerbook home.
at 40 years of age, i should have learned to look past that by now. if i had i would be entering this post from my new 17 instead of my 2 year old gateway p4 1.6ghz

greg

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 09:53 PM

http://www.4allmemory.com/index.cfm?...emory_notebook

that site
check it out
am i missing something?
the 1gig chips are very expensive
the Apple one is only $300.00

what am i missing here?

greg

macndave · Sep 17, 2003, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by spalding12:
http://www.4allmemory.com/index.cfm?...emory_notebook

that site
check it out
am i missing something?
the 1gig chips are very expensive
the Apple one is only $300.00

what am i missing here?

greg

Greg,
The $649 figure is the cost of one 1 gig stick/chip, Apple is going to put in two 512 sticks/chips and charge you $300 for the second 512 stick/chip.

cliff · Sep 17, 2003, 10:15 PM

Apple charges $300 for 1GB of RAM using 2 SO DIMMS. That price makes no sense, seeing you can buy an extra 512MB from Crucial for $140. However, 1 GB DIMMS from Apple are $400. This is considerable less than anyone I have seen. But why they charge $1100 for 2GB of RAM using 2 DIMMS when they are $400 each is beyond me.

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 10:30 PM

the point is that IN THIS CASE ONLY Apple seems to be CHEAPER than the competition by offering the 1gig stick for only $300.00....... FAR LESS than others...
in only this ONE case

greg

iDaver · Sep 17, 2003, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by spalding12:
the point is that IN THIS CASE ONLY Apple seems to be CHEAPER than the competition by offering the 1gig stick for only $300.00....... FAR LESS than others...
in only this ONE case

greg

If that's true, it's probably because they figure they can take that half gig chip and sell it to someone else for $300.

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 10:44 PM

that means that if i buy the chip aftermarket it'll cost MUCH more whether i buy it FROM Apple or someone else....
so it makes sense IN THIS CASE to buy the computer WITH the 1gig stick ALREADY in place
so....
THAT is the reason why i did NOT buy it at the store with only the 512 in place.....

what to do?
what to do?
what to do?

greg

iDaver · Sep 17, 2003, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by spalding12:
that means that if i buy the chip aftermarket it'll cost MUCH more whether i buy it FROM Apple or someone else....
so it makes sense IN THIS CASE to buy the computer WITH the 1gig stick ALREADY in place
so....
THAT is the reason why i did NOT buy it at the store with only the 512 in place...

Let me make sure that I and you know what you're talking about. You say the Apple Store said they would remove the half gig chip from your PowerBook and replace it with a one gig chip for $300?

When I look at the online store, it says you can get two half gig chips instead of one for an extra $300, or a one gig chip instead of the half gig for $400. What's the story?

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 11:06 PM

i'm sorry
you are right
the 1gig stick is $400.00
educational discount is $360.00

however.....
at $400.00
the price for the 1gig stick is STILL cheaper than any other place i've seen
and we want the 1gig stick, of course, to keep room for another IF the desire should arise in the future to bring it up to the full 2gig

greg

iDaver · Sep 17, 2003, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by spalding12:
i'm sorry
you are right
the 1gig stick is $400.00
educational discount is $360.00

however.....
at $400.00
the price for the 1gig stick is STILL cheaper than any other place i've seen
and we want the 1gig stick, of course, to keep room for another IF the desire should arise in the future to bring it up to the full 2gig

greg

Ok, keep in mind that by doing that, you're losing the half gig that's in there. If you buy elsewhere, you'll be up to 1.5 gigs. Just food for thought. Good luck with the decision.

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 11:12 PM

i better go to sleep
you are, of course, right about the 1.5gig

thanks for everything today

greg

JustinD · Sep 17, 2003, 11:12 PM

Spalding, why didn't you just go to ANOTHER STORE to buy a RAM chip?? YOu don't have to special order it or anything for chirssakes. If you were so anxious, you should have stopped at a CompUSAS or something, Grated, you would've had to pay tax, but then again that doesn't seem to be a problem since you were gonan buy everything locally anyway.

Jeez.

forcelite · Sep 17, 2003, 11:18 PM

$108 for a 512 stick for the new powerbook.

These guys are right, memory is usually cheaper other places than the apple store

http://www.upgradenation.com/tr51pcdd20so.html

Force

spalding12 · Sep 17, 2003, 11:36 PM

i checked out that last website
amazing price @ $108
it said something about the 1ghz titanium mac
but i guess that would also work in the 1.33 al 17

thanks again

greg

OldManMac · Sep 17, 2003, 11:38 PM

The 512Mb that's in the PowerBook consists of two 256Mb chips, not one 512. To get it to 1Gb, you'd have to buy two 512s, or one 1Gb. If you left in the 1 original 256, you would then have 1.25Gb

chrisutley · Sep 17, 2003, 11:45 PM

This thread is funny!

machem · Sep 18, 2003, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by chrisutley:
This thread is funny!

That is one word for it....

Sort of on topic: I got 512M from OWC today for $122, shipped. Well, I'll have it Friday, anyway.

iDaver · Sep 18, 2003, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by KarlG:
The 512Mb that's in the PowerBook consists of two 256Mb chips, not one 512. To get it to 1Gb, you'd have to buy two 512s, or one 1Gb. If you left in the 1 original 256, you would then have 1.25Gb

The 17" model he's thinking of buying comes stock with one 512MB chip, not two 256s.

iDaver · Sep 18, 2003, 01:16 AM

Originally posted by chrisutley:
This thread is funny!

As if there are better topics..."What do we call the new PBs?"

OldManMac · Sep 18, 2003, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by iDaver:
The 17" model he's thinking of buying comes stock with one 512MB chip, not two 256s.

Then they've changed that, because, up until now, all 17" PBs came with two RAM sticks installed. I'll have to check into that.

all2ofme · Sep 18, 2003, 03:22 AM

Nope - you need DDR RAM. Make really, really sure that you're getting the right stuff before you order it or you'll kick yourself.

Originally posted by spalding12:
i checked out that last website
amazing price @ $108
it said something about the 1ghz titanium mac
but i guess that would also work in the 1.33 al 17

thanks again

greg

nobitacu · Sep 18, 2003, 04:10 AM

Originally posted by spalding12:
there i was
ready to buy the new 17
i wanted to pay and have something in my hand
i had already conceded the fact that i would have to settle for the 4200rpm drive and update later...
but.... here i am at the store
and then they tell me:
there are no RAM chips in the stores
only online
that means i canNOT take the machine home with the 1gig chip
i have NO desire to own the machine with the 512... it is NOT enough for this powerhouse... we all know that
and updating later will cost MUCH MORE

so....
i leave with nothing
and now i'm another day behind the world in ordering online and i won't have any new baby to tuck in tonight

boo hoo

someone comfort me please
LOL

greg

Oh... there there... look at it this way, a lot of us first hand 17" users had to wait almost 3 months or longer in order to get our hands on our babies for the very first time.... at least you won't have to wait as long as we have...

Ming