Mac parts in Europe.

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Mac parts in Europe.

I like OWC - http://www.macsales.com/
but I pay huge taxes to bring stuff from the USA. I understand the market rules but it´s sad to us consumers.
I´m in Europe (Portugal). Does anybody knows/use to buy on a similar european online store that sells Mac parts, across Europe.
For know I´m looking for hard 2 TB drives and 8 GB memory dims for a brand new Mac Pro.

MacBook Pro 15"/2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo/4GB SDRAM, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Eizo CG241W+X-Rite Eye-One Display 2

Posted on Sep 27, 2010 4:27 AM

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Answer 1

japamac

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Sep 27, 2010 5:28 AM in response to ateliercunha

Hi-

2TB drives aren't a problem.
Here's one source:
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/machine.php?name=mac-pro-nehalem#int-hdd

Another:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-Processor-Internal/dp/B002MD05SA

8GB DIMMs are only from OWC.

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 27, 2010 6:00 AM in response to japamac

Hi japamac, Macupgrades looks more like OWC. Are you a client?
About the OWC 8 GB DIMMs; I didn´t know that they were the only supplier.

I guess I´ve to take the risk and buy from them. 8 GB DIMMs for a 6Cores 2010 Mac Pro are the best way to use the 4 slots, as far as I could learned.

Is there anybody on this forum using these OWC DIMMs? Results?

Thanks very much.

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japamac

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Sep 27, 2010 7:00 AM in response to ateliercunha

Hi-

No, I haven't used Macupgrades, but I know of several who have.
They know Macs and sell what they can guarantee.

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The hatter

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Sep 27, 2010 7:59 AM in response to ateliercunha

Crucial does, and Kingston should also have 8GB DIMMs.

German vendor cyberport.de
The Bookyard, UK,
Die Apfelklinik, Hamburg, DE
MacUpgrade, BE

http://www.alternate.de/html/index.html

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 27, 2010 8:16 AM in response to The hatter

Hi The hatter,
did you bought from any of those stores?

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 27, 2010 8:27 AM in response to japamac

Thanks japamac .-)

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The hatter

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Sep 27, 2010 8:54 AM in response to ateliercunha

Why would I, if I am not in Europe, just pasting from another thread, and heard of Alternate from multiple sources.

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 27, 2010 9:28 AM in response to The hatter

How could I knew, that you´re not in Europe ,-)
Thanks anyway for the help.

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 27, 2010 11:19 AM in response to ateliercunha

I really can´t find outside USA (OWC) 8 GB Dimm´s ,-( Not good.
Japamac you´re right.

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 29, 2010 8:32 AM in response to ateliercunha

Just to let european Mac friends know that I found an online store for memory ,-) shipping from Scotland.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20Pro%206-Core%20Mid%20 2010&pl=Apple&cat=RAM

Regards

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Answer 11

The hatter

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Sep 29, 2010 8:44 AM in response to ateliercunha

I mentioned Crucial up above, right off the bat; and Kingston, cover Europe and Mac Pro parts.

So Crucial UK and even Amazon UK (though they tend not to carry as many items as their USA counter-part).

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ateliercunha Author

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Sep 29, 2010 9:17 AM in response to The hatter

I didn´t know about Crucial UK ,-)
Thanks

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