on 7/9/04 4:08 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I am looking for a 12" iBook 600/700/800 with a CD/DVD drive and would >> like >> to know what the going price for this setup is right now. I only need >> it for >> traveling and have no interest in one of the new faster models.
> I think you'll have to rely on luck to find one of these. There weren't > many 12" G3 iBooks with DVD drive; mostly they were fitted with plain > CDs. This was one of the enhancements that came in with the G4 range. > DVDs were available on the 14" G3 iBooks. > > To be truthful, my feeling is that you'd be better off looking for a > s/hand 12" G4 iBook; the 800 Mhz ones from the beginning of this year > are beginning to show up s/hand now, and they are very, very good. > Considerably better, IMHO, than the G3 iBooks: G4, of course; DVD; > Airport Extreme; nicer keyboard; and it's believed they're free of the > motherboard problems that have beset the G3 iBooks. They do cost a bit > more, but one result of the reduction of new prices over the last > couple of years is that second-hand prices have also been compressed; a > 4 month-old 800Mhz G4 iBook won't cost that much more than a 12-month > old G3 iBook. > > Tom Burke Tom, I hate to tell you but in fact you are way off on one issue. Although the G3 iBooks have several issues that render them poor choices, lack of DVD playback is not one. Darn near standard from the 600mhz iceBooks on up... I agree on all other points...:) Run -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
