>Would anyone care to share what their sources of listings for used >PowerBooks and Power Macs is?
Best are the electronics swap meets around Silicon Valley, although any area where Apple or other computer manufacturers have a physical presence (Austin ?) could be good candidates. Also, "ham" radio swap meets could be good, too. Another tip ... The various "National Laboratories" (Lawrence Livermore, Lawrence Berkeley, Los Alamos, Brookhaven, etcetera) often sell PMs and PBs in large lots. Used to be that an individual could bid on a pallet lot, but those days are long gone, and now only authorized bidders are allowed to bid. However, all these machines are "decommissioned" in a most brutal way, and the media bays, along with the hard drives are removed and thrown into the crusher. Sometimes the RAM is crushed as well. Usually, these machines are top-of-the line ... but the absence of media (and possibly RAM), coupled with the fact that to get at the HD media one must remove the CPU cooler, often results on a machine which is 95 percent complete, but lacks some very hard to get parts. Usually the 14.1" displays are perfect, but the keyboard latches are usually bent as the "reclaimers" have not yet discovered that one can remove the keyboard simply by removing the battery and media bay, and then releasing the latches. The National Labs are discarding Wallstreets and B&Ws at an alarming rate right now. A year or so ago, 9600s, 8600s and Beige G3s were being discarded. All of these are now long gone. Only a very few graphites are coming out of the Labs right now. And, none of the more recent PBs ... no Pismos or later, and only a very few Lombards. But, LOTS of Wallstreets. >I just got started collecting 603e PowerBooks and have been frustrated with >the fact the LEM swap list is still not open for new subscriptions and the >selection on eBay has been dismal. I am, also, looking for a "parts" machine >to cannibalize for the two 3400c's (I have an upstairs and downstairs >machine), particularly the hard drive bracket, replacement trackpad/palm >rest assembly and some used RAM. 3400s are tough cookies to crack. You could try modifying a 190/5300 hard drive bracket. I am parting out a 3400 right now. The motherboard, which had been converted to Cardbus, and the hard drive bracket and cable are already gone, but most of the other parts remain available. If I still have a RAM card for this machine, then it is a small capacity one, not the rare, large capacity one which was also usable on the 3500 (Kanga). -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
