Buying a new MBP, do I have to buy RAM now?

I want to get a new MacBook Pro, but don't want it to come with any RAM, I want to purchase my own elsewhere. Is this possible if I speak with someone at the Apple Store? not ready to go in just yet

I don't know if Apple would apply a discount for the price of the OEM Ram. I doubt it, but you could call them and ask. You might want to look at the numbers before you think about jumping to 16GB.
The new MacBook Pros come with 4GB standard. If Apple were to give you an exclusion discount, at fair market value you would save about $60. (That FMV is based on OWC's price, not how much Apple charges for Ram)
Upping Ram to 12GB: 4GB factory installed + 1@ 8GB upgrade $114.
Upping Ram to 16GB: 2 @ 8 upgrade $1600.
So basically, going for the 16GB instead of the 12GB option = $1,486 for 4GB.
All prices are from OWC.
Crucial only offers an 8GB kit-2@4GB ($98)
Apple only offers an 4GB upgrade for $400.
FYI - Even though Apple says the new machines have an 8 GB upper memory limit, OWC says its testing confirms the MacBooks can use 16 GB of RAM.

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