I just bought an Apple laptop and added memory and I have a question:
Why is some memory so expensive--I can buy 512 megs of RAM for a reasonable amount of money but if I add one GB it becomes quite expensive, like almost 3 times as much.
Please explain,
Thanks in advance,
Sam
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Originally posted by sammick
Don't gamers need memory?
Of course, everybody needs memory The thing is, any computer made these days has at least 2 RAM slots. In case of 512MB sticks it's 1GB, which is more than enough for anything except real-time audio/video production, massive 3D rendering and Oracle-scale database serving. I haven't yet seen an available game which needs more than 1GB of RAM. This implies that if you go for 1GB sticks, you want at least 2GB of RAM, that is, you need them for more than gaming. But if you use your computer to make a living in audio/video and 3D, you should be ready to shell out more bucks than a schoolboy who likes Wolfenstein.
I'm not saying this is how things must be. I'm just trying to explain the logic behind pricing memory modules.
In my case I bought a new Ibook--it has 2 slots, but one has a 256 which I don't think can be changed and the other slot could hold a 256, a 528 or the one GB (which I added) and I paid a lot for it and wondered why.
Your explanation helps. I guess what you're saying is that in most cases, the 1 GB are being bought by the pros.