On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at 11:39AM, Richard Gilmore <rgilmor at uwo.ca> wrote: > >> Subject: Re: [X4U] Mac Mini!!! >> >>> It looks to me like you could add more RAM yourself. I don't think it would >>> be that hard. It looks like the only thing you'd have to do is pry the >>> little tabs up, there are a lot of them but I suspect it's far from >>> impossible. Are there two slots or just one? Where does it say 1 GB of RAM >>> costs $425? >> >> If you go into the order page and try to configure extra options, >> you'll find that the 1GB upgrade costs $425. > >You're right. This is an insane price. I think I'd void the warranty and pry >it open to add my own RAM to save $300. > >The rest of the options are not overly expensive however. But they should be >offering wireless and the Superdrive as standard options so it's still on >the pricey side but I think a step in the right direction for Apple. > >Richard I think I would bring a stick of name brand memory with me to the Apple store when I went to buy it. They would probably add the ram to make the sale. I bet they would charge less than $300 to do it. Neil