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minus-square@floofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish108•8 months agoIt’s OK - for an extra $400 they’ll sell you one with an extra $50 worth of RAM.
minus-square@JohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish29•8 months agoIt doesn’t even cost that for them.
minus-square@ripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI think they meant what the end user would NORMALLY pay, which is the better comparison.
minus-square@JohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoBut Apple isn’t buying consumer ram, they’re spending $8 to put on a different chip instead. If other laptop manufacturers are charging $50, it’s because they think they can get away with it, like apple.
minus-square@ripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoThink that’s not really what’s being compared, but ok
It’s OK - for an extra $400 they’ll sell you one with an extra $50 worth of RAM.
It doesn’t even cost that for them.
I think they meant what the end user would NORMALLY pay, which is the better comparison.
But Apple isn’t buying consumer ram, they’re spending $8 to put on a different chip instead. If other laptop manufacturers are charging $50, it’s because they think they can get away with it, like apple.
Think that’s not really what’s being compared, but ok
$800 for $30 of ram