Build-to-Order Options and Pricing for the New iMacs
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Posted November 27, 2012 at 9:33pm by iClarified
ExperCom has revealed the build-to-order options and pricing for the new iMacs, notes MacRumors.
Base 21.5-inch Model: ($1299) ● RAM: 8 GB to 16 GB ($200)
High-end 21.5-inch Model: ($1499) ● RAM: 8 GB to 16 GB ($200) ● Processor: 2.9 GHz Core i5 to 3.1 GHz Core i7 ($200) ● Hard Drive: 1 TB to 1TB Fusion Drive ($250)
Base 27-inch Model: ($1799) ● RAM: 8 GB to 16 GB ($200) ● RAM: 8 GB to 32 GB ($600) ● Hard Drive: 1 TB to 3 TB ($150) ● Hard Drive: Fusion Drive ($250) ● Hard Drive: 768 GB SSD ($1300)
High-end 27-inch Model: ($1999) ● Processor: 3.2 GHz Core i5 to 3.4 GHz Core i7 ($200) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX with 1 GB of GDDR5 to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2 GB of GDDR5 ($150) ● Same storage and memory upgrades as the base 27-inch model.
Apple announced today that the new iMac would be available to order on Friday, November 30th.
Your Mercedes analogy is flawed. Apple is charging $600 for RAM that offers no performance boost over the exact same RAM that costs half that elsewhere (i.e. Newegg). This is just another example of Apple needlessly over pricing it's product and their fans defending it with ignorant analogies.