In article <dofn15-b2v.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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No One <aintnoway@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> For that matter, why does Apple sell memory upgrades at twice the price
> Kingston does?
Mostly because Apple doesn't (and can't, responsibly) buy memory
on-demand at current prices. Like every other system vendor, they buy
memory on extended contracts that are negotiated with one or more RAM
suppliers. Since the price of RAM *generally* drops, their contract
prices are rarely better than what consumers can get the day they
actually need it.
On rare occasions, Apple does offer a better price on an upgrade than an
after-market vendor does, and for some people, the cost of their time
makes Apple's premium smaller than the cost of doing it themselves with
RAM that's cheaper up-front.
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