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>If you have to replace that every $2 years, are you really complaining about the cost of $25 per year on your $1,000 computer system? That's assuming you're u
by learc83 14y ago
>If you have to replace that every $2 years, are you really complaining about the cost of $25 per year on your $1,000 computer system?
That's assuming you're using a computer with user upgradeable RAM, and not a new macbook pro.
- codemac 14y agoThis is where the physical waste really gets bad to me. I'm not weighing in on this discussion as far as more RAM vs better binaries because /I want both/. But if you have to buy a whole new machine every two years when they only pieces of hardware that are getting better should be upgradeable (ram & display) it's pretty disheartening.
- tomkarlo 14y agoEven if you don't have replaceable RAM, you're still replacing your computer at some regular interval. It just means you have to buy the computer with more RAM than you would if it wasn't upgradeable (which was true anyway.) That's part of the cost of buying a computer where you can't upgrade the RAM.
- jjore 14y agoIf it's not upgradeable then it's disposable. Get the new one next time.
- sneak 14y agoYou say that as if MBPs have no resale value. The ram upgrade procedure for the new MBPs is backup, Craigslist, Apple Store, restore.