Re: Here's the thing with Apple, though:

Post #358,587 by folkert 6/7/12 12:07:32 PM Reply	Re: Here's the thing with Apple, though: Small amount of money on upgrades? How about going from 2GB to 8GB on the Mac Mini from the Apple store or the Website is: $300 Buying the same memory from Newegg for the Mac Mini 5,1 is: $46.99 including shipping. Hmm. $253.01 difference there. Newegg is making a profit enough to sell it and provide free shipping. Why does it cost so much from Apple... which WE KNOW Apple gets a much better deal on the memory than Newegg. Plus Apple gets to keep the other memory to use in another machine if you order it from the website. Hard Drives from Apple are also suspect in cost. From a 5400RPM 500GB drive to a 7200RPM 750GB drive is $150? Plus Apple can use the drive in another machine, if purchased from the website. Same drive from Newegg costs $79.99 plus $1.99 3-day shipping. For $159.99 I can get a 3TB drive, plus $7.86 shipping. Meh...
Post #358,589 by Another Scott 6/7/12 12:15:31 PM Reply	I think he means at the Apple Store, not buying online. I.e. someone has to open the thing up after it's been sold, rather than building it that way in the first place. Yes, its ridiculous how much upgrades cost on a custom box. But Lenovo's the same way. Cheers, Scott.
Post #358,595 by malraux 6/7/12 1:26:49 PM Reply	Yes, labor isn't free. Hard to service cases increase Apple's labor costs as well. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #358,594 by malraux 6/7/12 1:25:56 PM Reply	Re: Here's the thing with Apple, though: Not nearly as many people upgrade their computers as have warranty work, I would imagine. And if the upgrade is done by Apple, that extra cost is probably absorbed by the labor cost of getting into the case by Apple's employees. I could be wrong, but in the large scheme of things I don't think upgrade money is anything more than a tiny line item on Apple's balance sheets. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #358,607 by pwhysall 6/7/12 3:54:19 PM Reply	Well, my AppleCare just paid for itself. In addition to replacing the disk, I had the service centre take a look at the screen. There were a couple of blotches that could have been smudges on the inside of the glass. Turns out they were defects in the LCD panel, so that has been replaced. Computer should be back with me tomorrow, courier permitting.
Post #358,627 by Another Scott 6/7/12 8:29:20 PM Reply	Woot^Woot!

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