robiner@oberon.USC.EDU (Steve Robiner) (08/17/87)
Hello. I've heard that it's getting harder and harder to upgrade a 128K these days. Is this true. I have one, and someone told me if I don't do it soon, I may never be able to. I'm sure this has been discussed before, but as I'm new to this group would some kind person please mail me the address of places which will do a good upgrade cheeply. Thanks in advance, =Steve= Robiner@ganelon.usc.edu or robiner@oberon or robiner@cs.oberon.edu
sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (08/19/87)
in article <4122@oberon.USC.EDU>, robiner@oberon.USC.EDU (Steve Robiner) says: > > Hello. I've heard that it's getting harder and harder to upgrade > a 128K these days. Is this true. I have one, and someone told > me if I don't do it soon, I may never be able to. > Many dealers can handle the upgrade. Look for upgrades made by MacMemory or Dove. Those seem to be both the most reasonably priced and the most reliable. You can upgrade to 512K for about $200, though with the way things are going, you should probably go all the way to at least 1 Meg, since so much new software (including Hypercard) requires that much RAM. The upgrade to 1 Meg should run around $400. If you can afford it, go all the way to 2 Meg, which means you can run MultiFinder without any problems. 128K to 2 Meg upgrades go for around $600-$700. Shop around. If you're comfortable tinkering with the Mac yourself, you can get kits that you can install yourself. Personally, I'd rather let a dealer take the risk and went with MacMemory from 512K to 2 Meg (about $500). I haven't regretted it. Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications seismo!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop
cschamau@csm9a.UUCP (T AD) (08/25/87)
I'm looking to upgrade my 128K Mac to at least 1 Meg. My local Apple dealer charges $799 and also advises a drive kit ($299) and keyboard ($129). If I go with a MacMemory or Dove upgrade (since they seem to be cheaper and fairly reliable), what do I do about the drive kit and such (where? make? reliability? etc). Also what is an average charge for installation by a dealer? As you can probably tell, I'm looking for just about any information I can get. I'm new to this sort of thing. Please e-mail responses. Connie Schamaun ...!hao!nbires!isis!csm9a!cschamau