Stop Overcharging on Notebook RAM

August 28, 2007

Posted By:  realskript

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Dell really... REALLY need to stop overcharging... and when i say overcharing... i mean atleast double what you would pay to pick up the ram yourself.
On XPS Notebooks... you are charging $500 for 4GB of ram... when you could easily go pick them up at your local computer shop for $250... and pocket the other half of the $500...

It would be nice if dell could save the customers as well as the company itself this hassle.. and start charging NORMAL prices for an upgrade in RAM.

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  • Jul 2, 2011     Comment Link

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    Posted By: dsp4

    What Dell is doing here is capitalizing on ignorance. People who don't know get to pay more, and in a way, it's fair. Knowledge has its price, and I rather pay less for a barebones system I'll upgrade myself and let Dell profit from people who need the hand holding.
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  • Jun 29, 2011     Comment Link

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    Posted By: Purpleheart07

    Unfortunately, this is how million dollar corporations stay in business.  Even though Dell makes hundreds of millions of dollars on providing the US Army with their Desktops and majority of their Laptops, excluding Panasonic Toughbooks of course.  You would think they could pass the savings down to the little people.  I am not sure when the post of the over charged RAM was created and who originated the idea, the fact is, that's business and if we want it, we pay for it.  By the way, check out Tiger Direct, RAM for Laptops are a great deal cheaper than $250 for 4GB.  Instead of trying to change something they have no plans of changing, buy the "other" guys RAM and install yourself.
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  • Jun 27, 2011     Comment Link

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    Posted By: akhiluck07

    yes you are right.
    i totally agree with you
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  • May 8, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: trungnt0308l

    I got upgrade for my XPS M1530 from 4GB --> 6GB = 250$ :(
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  • Mar 13, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: GrandWatchman

    Have yoou haerd of crucial or kingston they have reasonable prices on notebook ram.
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  • Mar 7, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: ryukulife

    Uhm...shopping for 1gb RAM for 9 Latitude D610s and the price at Best Buy was over $50.00 a shot for the same speed RAM that I purchased off of Dells site for $12 a pop...I'd say that since this post started Dell has responded to this orignial comment...yeah Dell!! 
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  • Sep 16, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: clocks

    Its unfortunate that Dell continues to charge high prices for some of these upgrades. Part of the problem here is really that the consumer has full access to what the real price difference is at thier favorite outlet for an upgraded component. Yes, dell has to come down in price. But realize that at the volumes that dell purchases, they cant get that $70 clearance price on processors from Ali G's Computer Superstore you are looking at (an exaggeration, i know). IN the end, Dell needs to come down a little bit and accept a little less margin but the community has to realize that dell needs to make some money on every machine or its back to depending on other retailers who wont go as far or haven't done as much to try and integrate your feedback.
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  • Aug 5, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: perfectcode

    No excuse. They still overcharge a ridiculous amount.
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  • Aug 4, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: paper_wastage

    Dell doesnt really overcharge ram, well not compared to Apple
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  • Jul 4, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: s33nagain

    Well, It shouldn't cost 250$ just for 4 GB of ram to be preinstalled. And secondly, since you guys order your stuff in bulk, It should be cheaper. You guys do need to make a profit, though. So I think somwhere around 300$ is a good amount (like in the range of 200-400 dollars).

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