Crazy RAM prices from Core

[MacRumors]

I called Core today to upgrade my RAM on my macbook pro to 8GB(2*4GB slots) and the price they gave me is about R5,000 exluding VAT and labour.... are they insane :wtf:

 

[Venomous]

you should be able to change it yourself.

Nowadays normal laptop ram works in macbooks. Just make sure if it uses DDRII or III before buying. If a PC place does it for you the labour would depend on where the RAM is located. It could be easy or it could be under the keyboard.

 

[DuCy]

I called Core today to upgrade my RAM on my macbook pro to 8GB(2*4GB slots) and the price they gave me is about R5,000 exluding VAT and labour.... are they insane :wtf:

Check this out http://mybroadband.co.za/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=22479&title=crucial-notebook-ram&cat=3

 

[reactor_sa]

Dear Mac user
Think before you buy

Goodluck
A PC user

lol

 

[bwana]

you should be able to change it yourself.

Nowadays normal laptop ram works in macbooks. Just make sure if it uses DDRII or III before buying. If a PC place does it for you the labour would depend on where the RAM is located. It could be easy or it could be under the keyboard.

Indeed. It is a very simple upgrade.

 

[PhireSide]

R5000 EXCLUDING VAT AND LABOUR?

Liewe ouers...that's a bit much :wtf:

 

[marine1]

And people continue to support such thieves? Just to say " I have a Mac...."

 

[Venomous]

Indeed. It is a very simple upgrade.

sadly some think coz it's a ''Mac'' they can't turn a screw to get a cover off.

 

[bwana]

sadly some think coz it's a ''Mac'' they can't turn a screw to get a cover off.

That is as true for PC users too. Look how many people buy their PCs from places like Incredible Corruption. I get plenty of requests to add ram to neighbours computers either because they don't know how to do it for themselves or they cant be arsed.

 

[mercurial]

And people continue to support such thieves? Just to say " I have a Mac...."

+1

 

[TJ99]

But it's Apple iRAM. It's sooooo much better than normal memory and totally worth 5 times the price because of better user experimifications and ecosystems and stuffies.

 

[Dolby]

sadly some think coz it's a ''Mac'' they can't turn a screw to get a cover off.

... surely if you want to turn the screw, Apple voids all warranty and wipes their hands from the device?

I read on the first Mac, he made special screws simply so people couldn't open the case

 

[mercurial]

But it's Apple iRAM. It's sooooo much better than normal memory and totally worth 5 times the price because of better user experimifications and ecosystems and stuffies.

 

[bwana]

... surely if you want to turn the screw, Apple voids all warranty and wipes their hands from the device?

I read on the first Mac, he made special screws simply so people couldn't open the case

RAM is a user serviceable part.

 

[jiteshraj]

Ram is very easy to replace on all Macs. Read this article for MacBook pro http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1270
You can pick up 8gb ram for +\- R600.

 

[noxibox]

It's very easy. Just be careful with the tiny screws. Ideally put each one back into the hole it came out of.

 

[Venomous]

RAM is a user serviceable part.

This ^.

There is no seal to break to get that panel open.

& as previously mentioned...sometimes funky screws are used. I have screwdrivers that solve that problem. Printers often use funky screws.

LOL, I've even had a client walk in with a broken iron. The gent then asked if he could borrow the screwdrivers. He used them to open the iron & sorted the broken cable inside.

 

[[)roi(]]

This ^.

There is no seal to break to get that panel open.

& as previously mentioned...sometimes funky screws are used. I have screwdrivers that solve that problem. Printers often use funky screws.

LOL, I've even had a client walk in with a broken iron. The gent then asked if he could borrow the screwdrivers. He used them to open the iron & sorted the broken cable inside.

The same accounts for the HDD; no seal to be broken, yet I would expect in either case Core's service department has been most likely instructed to raise an issue i.e. to try to hand onto their profiteering.

 

[greg0205]

This ^.

There is no seal to break to get that panel open.

& as previously mentioned...sometimes funky screws are used. I have screwdrivers that solve that problem. Printers often use funky screws.

LOL, I've even had a client walk in with a broken iron. The gent then asked if he could borrow the screwdrivers. He used them to open the iron & sorted the broken cable inside.

You need a really small Phillips and a T6 Torx... Most hardware stores will have them.

 

[vinodh]

I'll do it for you for R450. That will include labour AND 8GB RAM. I did my MacBook Pro the other day and one of my friends Macbook Pro as well. You only need a small Phillips. No Torx screws.