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Weblog:   Mac mini - the "just enough" computer
Subject:   hmm...
Date:   2005-01-20 02:55:23
From:   jwenting
Adding a larger harddisk and some RAM doubles the price of the unit.
Nice marketing trick as that's exactly what most people will do (those that aren't put off by the high price they'll end up with with those mods that is).


Another marketing trick is mentioning it has a DVD burner all over the product page, but then at the order page show you actually have to pay extra to get it...


Altogether, I will pass on on this unit because of those reasons.
A lost sale as I had seriously considered ordering one until seeing those final prices.
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  • hmm...
    2005-01-20 09:46:14  betis70 [Reply | View]

    >>Adding a larger harddisk and some RAM doubles the price of the unit.

    I just configured one on Apple's store with 512 RAM and an 80GB processor (double the RAM, double the hard drive) and it pushed it up to $674.

    (499 *2) - 324 = 674

    Hardly double.
    • hmm...
      2005-01-21 03:25:18  jwenting [Reply | View]

      configured one with 1024MB and an 80GB harddisk and it pushed the price to well over a thousand Euro.
      • hmm...
        2005-01-21 18:23:20  Nix [Reply | View]

        Oh, no - you can't do that. That's misleading.

        1 x 1GB RAM module is not the same price as 2 x 512MB RAM modules. I made that mistake pricing out an iMac with 2GB of RAM and couldn't figure out where the extra £600 came from.

        On the other hand, if I'm not mistaken, the Mini only has one RAM slot. As a result, RAM is more expensive: you don't add RAM, you *replace* RAM; and big modules are more expensive than small modules.
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