Then you need to shop elsewhere. EBAY is hardly the arbiter of market value. I pick up these machines for $200 - $400 at the HD and ram loads he mentioned. He's getting them for $100 each. So au contraire yourself. As to PCI vs. AGP graphics, it does not matter if AGP is "better" than PCI. The point is that PCI has been and is fine enough for many uses by many people. If this theory were not the case, then low end Mac would not exist.
Doh! on 10/11/03 6:25 AM, Glenn Schunemann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Aw contraire, mon frair (sp), I got my BW 450 for $468 from an ISP in > PA w/o a HD and with only 256 MBs or RAM in what, after researching > completed auctions on eBay, turned out to be a steal pricewise. This > was about a year ago. I'd be pleasantly surprised if those places let > those machines go for under $400. I guess it can't hurt to start the > bidding low; nothing to loose. > > PCI graphics cards were fine for the time, but no question that AGP is > superior. I have a PCI card and wish it where AGP. For upgradeability, > AGP is the way to go. It's easier to find AGP graphics cards and they > out perform their PCI cousins by a wide margin. I researched the PCI > Radeon 7000 when it first came out. Can't remember the specifics, but a > review in Macworld stated that the upgrade card did not accelerate the > 3D side of the fence so I saw no point in getting it. AGP cards > generally have more video RAM as well. > > Examples: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2757677161&category=4603 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2757824766&category=14912 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2758308033&category=14912 > > On Saturday, October 11, 2003, at 04:52 AM, Illovox Media wrote: > >> I disagree. Yikes is a fine machine if had at the right price. The >> ram >> load there is useful, the HD is tiny, but for what you describe, >> enough. >> Same with the Sawtooth, although you should bump the ram in that unit. >> Offer $350 for the first and be willing to negotiate to $375. Make >> sure >> monitor, KB and mouse is included. The second, because of the ram >> load...no >> more than $400, although shoot for $350 - 375. Also make sure it has a >> monitor, KB and HD. >> >> Low end Mac, guys. PCI graphics is fine. It worked for years, will >> continue to work. It wasn't a throwback, it was a last go. > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
