I 'd like to buy a second hand Mac for a relative, and I could use recommendations what to look for (I'll probably get it off Ebay).
My brother, who is not computer savvy, has been getting along with an old 7100 for years now, and I know he's been struggling with the limitations of this old machine. He doesn't complain, but I know he would really enjoy something faster and more capable, and I'd like to surprise him with one for his upcoming birthday. Even an early G-3 would probably seem like a great improvement to him. He surfs the Internet using an external modem with a dialup account and feeds photos from his digital camera into it (very slowly) using a floppy disk adapter, improving them a bit with P hotoshop 3, and printing the photos out on a little Epson inkjet printer (model 700 I think). He also has an old LaserJet IIP available, although it isn't hooked up yet. Prices on used Macs have dropped to the point to where I'm thinking I that for a few hundred dollars I might be able to set him up with a much faster Mac with lots more storage for his digital photos, and the capability to attach a little USB card reader to get them into the Mac. It would be nice if his old serial port printers would plug into it also, or could be adapted to it. I'd sure like to hear any recommendations for what model of used G-Mac would do a good job for him, and be a good value for the money. TIA Tom Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ -- 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
