In a message dated 9/24/02 8:03:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Check the completed auctions on eBay. I recently picked up two in NJ, all slots filled with 4 MB SIMMs, 500 MB drives Radius video and Asante MC3NB cards, without CDs for $25. Probably not what you wanted to hear. >> Here in Silicon Valley, home of Q950s, these wonderful old machines are turning up in great numbers, and the usual starting price at liquidators is around $30. At that price, most liquidators can't give 'em away, so they reduce the price to $20, and finally to $10. When they reach $10, I'll usually buy a few just for the parts. If they don't sell within two weeks at $10, then they're usually crushed. My latest and greatest purchase from one of these liquidators was a 9150/120 for $45. This machine included 136 MB of RAM (8 MB soldered on the mobo, 128 MB in 16 MB SIMMs), a DDS-2 tape drive, a 24X gen-u-wine Apple-branded CD-ROM in place of the usual, for a 9150/120, Apple 600i CD-ROM, and the "unobtanium", and infamous "five drive shelf". No hard drive was included at that price, but just the "five drive shelf" alone was worth $100, going by eBay prices, and that Apple-branded HP DDS-2 drive was also worth a pretty penny. Had a Supermac Thunder/24 for "millions of colors" on a 21" monitor, and an FWB JackHammer UW-SCSI controller, too. Most Q950s, WGS 95s and 9150s are worth more dead than they are worth alive. Oh, in case someone's interested, I have developed a great mod for the 9150 which allows the floppy to be replaced with a Zip. This might be of interest to installations with newer machines as these don't come with (nor do they support) floppys, but they do come with Zips. Contact me off-line for more info. Peter. -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
