From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:36:02 EST Subject: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question
Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today.
The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery.
The guy told me laptop don't have a PRAM battery. Is that true? If it does
have a PRAM battery, I need a webpage for PRAM batteries with prices.
Apple laptops have PRAM batteries, so yes this one is probably dead.
Also, it has a SCSI adapter since the SCSI port on the Wall street is
nonstandard. His adapter looks like a pin is missing. He said it came looking like
that. He did not have a SCSI peripheral to demo the adapter.
The standard Powerbook SCSI adapter has only 29 pins. A 30-pin adapter would be used for setting up the 'book in SCSI Disk Mode. Some adapters have a switch to allow both uses.
When he did a demo on the internal zip drive, he just opened the ZIP Tools
disc window and commented on the loud sound of the ZIP drive. It sounds like my
old ZIP, but I'm remembering that some ZIPs were recalled due to chatter
problem and for ruining zip discs.
I don't know if he had a recalled zip drive.
Then, when he unplugged the laptop from the wall, it died. He finally confessed that the battery was not holding a charge. So I need a website for a battery and the price.
Be prepared for sticker shock, as batteries are close to $150. http://www.batterytech.com/
I went to the webpage that a nice list person sent me today. It says that
this model usually goes for $500- $700. So, I'm a little nervous about the low
price. I asked him to meet me at a Mac place to have it checked over next week.
I have a gift certificate to that store from my User group. I told him I'd
apply my $50 gift cert toward the inspection of the laptop. Maybe that was too
generous on my part.
Wallstreets don't go for that much these days. eBay is probably a better indicator of value now. If you're looking for something mobile, know that you'll be spending another couple hundred right away to get the batteries replaced. If you're just looking for something to put on a desktop, you can leave it plugged in and not worry about the batteries for a while.
He is giving me several licensed software programs that I need, but I need to
iron out these other issues. He seemed a bit too attached to receiving the
$200 right away.
Any help and info regarding these issues would me appreciated. Wow, this is
like buying a used car.
Jocelyn
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