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That iMac is basically a work station with the Nehalem processor and that much ram. Still ridiculous that they charge $1400 for 16GB RAM though.
by bmalicoat 17y ago
That iMac is basically a work station with the Nehalem processor and that much ram. Still ridiculous that they charge $1400 for 16GB RAM though.
- die_sekte 17y agoIt's DDR3 memory and 16GB of it. Crucial has similiar prices for that.
- bmalicoat 17y agoYea, I can understand it's expensive but the thought of spending more than what a baseline iMac costs just for RAM is a tough pill to swallow.
- jsz0 17y agoDo you need 16GB of RAM? Seems like overkill unless you have a specific reason for needing it in which case the price probably isn't a huge concern anyway. I had 16GB in my Mac Pro until recently I downgraded to 8GB. I never came anywhere close to using 16GB and FB-DIMMS on the MP are power hogs. -30W of power yanking the extra memory.
- tdavis 17y agoI don't know if the iMac is as upgradable, but when I bought my Mac Pro I just got the default amount and upgraded it with third-party RAM at a sane price.
- protomyth 17y agoupgradable with 4 slots - I generally buy my ram from crucial or ramjet
- blasdel 17y agoTheir markup over wholesale prices is only around %30 -- 4gb SO-DIMMs of DDR3 cost at least $270, where 2gb sticks cost ~$40.