Its been a while since i’ve posted any thing here, so i thought today i would write an informative article.
As much as a i love Apple Computer, i have to admit that the prices on some things are outrageous! For Example, the customization options on the Macbook Pro, today I am going to show you, how u can get a Macbook Pro for cheaper by customizing it yourself. I’m not quite sure if Apple considers the RAM and HD User-Replacable parts, the Macbook makes it incredibly easy to replace RAM/HD, we shall see now won’t we?
What I am starting with:
- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GB memory
- 200GB hard drive1
- Double-layer SuperDrive
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB
Base Model, the next model up is a 2.5 GHZ with a 512mb Graphics chip, we are gonna stick to the base model.
How I outfitted it:
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Ok, So I added Applecare for $350 (can’t find it anywhere else cheaper, except possibly ebay, but i wouldn’t go that way) But besides that, just an extra 2GB of RAM (for $400, which is actually cheaper, it used to be $700 a few months ago) and a 250GB SATA for $50 (I think i will stay with that though, $50 is cheap for that) So here is what we are gonna do: 4GB of RAM on Newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134373) $104.99!! That is a lot cheaper that $400.
Next is the apple remote, for $20 on Apple, i found one for $2 on Ebay, so yea…… Ebay is a good route to go on the non-system essential stuff.
So we have:
Macbook Pro: $2000
Apple Remote: $2 (give or take)
RAM: $104.99
For a Grand Total, of $2,107, which is $700 cheaper than Apple, Oh, and i did check and the RAM is user replacable (its under the battery) so that is no issue, you could get the RAM cheaper, i did a full 4 GB set (2GB X2) but u can get a 2GB Stick to add to the apple one for $50, so that makes it just over $2000, which is very nice.
Thats about all i got for today, latah.
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