On Jan 1, 8:22 pm, "MIKO .." <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 1, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Bucky wrote (see reply below as required):
>
>
>
> > This is a Dual 500MHz Gigabit Ethernet motherboard(plus processor) and
> > PSU plugged into the case of a rev 1 Sawtooth case.
> > What I have installed:
> > 2GB of memory
> > nVidia Geforce4 MX with ADC and VGA and 64MB of vram.
> > Memorex 8x DVD R / RW burner.
> > Belkin 3 port (two external, one internal) USB 2.0 card.
> > 200GB Western Digital using the Open Firmware patch.
>
> > And would include:
> > 17 inch Apple Studio CRT (ADC). Works great, the acrylic stand is in
> > very good condition. I love the screen, but obviously It can never be
> > used with a DVI to ADC adapter.
>
> > Retail Tiger DVD, no box(would have unadorned jewel case instead)-
> > This was bought when Tiger was first released.
>
> > Power button doesn't light up. The light worked for the Sawtooth
> > motherboard but not the GigaE. Buttons still work.
>
> > Trouble with the system occasionally not seeing the drive when
> > restarting. The drive is always seen from a cold boot. This may in
> > fact be the hard drive which I have had for several years.
> > Reformatting or a newer drive may fix this issue.
>
> > I have a price in my head, but I have had the PowerMac for quite a
> > while and am likely very biased.
>
> The monitor is a bit small, and also bulky for the modern world. The
> hard drive issue is a SERIOUS drawback. 500 MHz and not even close to
> Intel.
>
> See very similar for $180 on eBay and it has not sold yet:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-PowerMac-Dual-500-MHz-G4-DVD-256-MB-40-GB-H...
>
> AND the rive is solid in that one so you have to subtract $40-$50 for
> new drive. You can only add about $30 for the RAM at this time since
> the rates fell dramatically on Crucial.com
>
> So $180 - $50 + $30 = $160. At $15 for the monitor since I've seen
> these on the street. So $175. People will love the Tiger DVD but
> probably won't expect to pay extra for it, even if it's worth $130!
> Maybe return to the original system then offer to sell the Tiger DVD
> with it for $40-$50? As long as you're not using the license on any
> other machine.
Thank you for your reply. Suppose I could eliminate the drive issue
( I need the iMac so i can backup and reformat anyways). How would the
equation change? I do have a retail OS 9.04 CD that I could use. The
OS 9.04 CD has only been used on a 9500 which has been recently wiped.
and the Tiger DVD was used on a now dead iBook.
I definitely was biased because I was shooting the price in my head up
to around $500. So the price that I wanted/wished/hoped clashed with
what was reasonable.
I really do appreciate your help, I'm just slightly disappointed in
what I can expect to get.
Thanks,
Bucky
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