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Apple Laptop Upgrades Costing 200% More Than Dells

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-the-apple-tax dept.

An anonymous reader writes "C|net is highlighting the astonishing cost of Apple laptop hardware upgrades, compared to Dell — in some instances, Apple is charging 200% more for upgraded components, such as memory and hard disks. Either there's a serious difference in the quality of components being used, or Apple is quite literally ripping off those who aren't able to upgrade hardware themselves."

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  1. quality of components isn't the only cost factor by Lazy+Jones · · Score: 5, Interesting
    There's a lot more that determines pricing apart from "quality" (you mean cost) of components and greed. First and foremost, there is cost of labor (although I doubt that Apple employs expensive US/European people for assembling their stuff). Also don't underestimate the cost benefit of having efficient logistics / infrastructure for assembly.

    Also, compared to most smaller market players, both Apple and Dell are outrageously overpriced in this regard.

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  2. Re:Neighborhood friendly computer geek by John_Booty · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I upgraded the hard drive and memory on my MacBook Pro and had no problems with getting my machine serviced by AppleCare on two occasions. And those were full logic board replacements, not cursory looks at the battery or anything.

    (It was the first-gen MacBook Pro. Lots of issues with those, although Apple did take care of me.)

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  3. Let me fix that for you by GameboyRMH · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Fashionable vendor charges more for service than mass-market vendor.

    Film at 11.

    There fixed it for you :)

    Apple computers have their uses to professionals, but to the average Joe on the street it's just a more fashionable (and perhaps reliable) computer - and those are the people who are getting fleeced because they don't know how to swap out some computer parts.

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  4. Re:Neighborhood friendly computer geek by Gewalt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, you'd use superduper to just bitcopy the entire volume. It's free. It's fast. It just works. (yes, I had to add that last part)

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  5. Re:Apple by The-Blue-Clown · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can anyone besides me remember back when IBM clones took off while Apple was charging 100% markup? Jobs/Apple has become what is used to condemn. A bloated company focused on ringing money from it's customers.