I agree, buy one on ebay for around US$100 or save a little more money and get a mini.
It doesn�t matter that it is practically new, it�s still very old and old technology. Geno On 4/5/05 9:27 PM, "John Teffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Victoria Brandon wrote: >> on 4/4/05 9:50 PM, Germain at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I'm glad that I found you. May I ask your advice please. I am about to buy >>> my second G3, the first being an iBook Clamshell 366. I could buy a >>> practically new G3 300 /64 ram /6 gig HD, in his original box and with the >>> plastic coating still atatched to it. It was stored in a graphic SHO who >>> bought G3 and new G4 at the time, so it let soit the G3 in the closet. I >>> could have it fro $350 cdn. The owner says it could boost the ram to 256 an >>> squeeze in a 40 gig HD, selling it $400 cdn. I use a 6500/275/96ram/6gig HD >>> for everyday use. I was looking for a G4 466 minimum. >> >> Hi Germain -- >> Sounds like way too much money: unfortunately the LEM swap list is closed to >> new subscribers at present (thanks to a fraud epidemic), but check out eBay >> -- B&Ws were running about $100 (US) plus shipping or even less (mine was >> just under $100, shipped) in various configurations. *Some* ebay sellers >> will ship to Canada, surely. Try to get a Rev 2 if at all possible. > > I agree that the G3 is very overpriced, and the hard drive and RAM > upgrade isn't that great of a deal either. The going rate for Hard > drives seems to be about $0.50 USD per gigabyte, if you're willing to > use a mail-in-rebate. I often see 120 GB drives for $60 after rebate, > and 80 GB drives for $40 after rebate, for instance. And if he's > boosting the RAM to 256, he's probably adding another 128, or even two > 64s, all of which you'll have to get rid of if you want to max out the RAM. > > And the price with the upgrade is a good two thirds of the way to a > brand new Mac Mini, which besides being many, many times faster, will > have a legit copy of the latest OS and a warranty included. > -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
