Want a Mac but I need a quick answer.

Ok I want to buy a Macbook Pro and an iMac. But when I did the calculations I ended up with almost $7000.00. Now that was because I added the upgrades to the two of them. But I would like to know can I get them without upgrades which is about $4000.00. And then take it back to the store and upgrade when I can afford it?

If by "using the Apple Store" you mean that you want to purchase memory elsewhere and have the Apple Store install it, check with your local Apple Store first. Most Apple Stores will not install memory purchased elsewhere. I don't know what other "upgrades" you're referring to, but memory is the only item internal to in either a MacBook Pro or an iMac that's officially field-installable and memory is easy for you to install yourself. Hard drives cannot be installed by the user in either system without voiding the warranty and in my experience an Apple Store will not do hard drive installs except in the case of warranty replacements of failed drives, so you'd have to find an independent authorized Apple service provider to do a hard drive upgrade.
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