I'd love to get my hands on one or two of those. Unfortunately, the shipping costs are totally insane for a machine like that. Recently my mother got a 700 MHz G4 eMac for about 125 euros, and it was the cheapest thing we've found around here.. (Portugal)
The fact that they are heavy and relatively sturdy makes them perfect for using in exhibitions and museums - they can be used to play slideshows or let visitors browse an intranet webpage, for instance. My mother is indeed looking for another Mac like hers to use in one of the exhibitions in the museum where she works. Unfortunately, they are hard to come by around here... the best I've found was a 1st gen mini with monitor for about 250 euros, and a G3 graphite iMac for about 80 euros. Crazy prices, if we compare them with the ones you have there in the US :p. But Macs are indeed rare around here... MM On Mar 30, 1:46 pm, Albert Carter <slvrmoonti...@yahoo.com> wrote: > These things are heavy and very hard to handle and move I think they were > a pretty stupid thing for Apple. I loved the G3 built in handle on one of > these would be so helpful. I have a 1Ghz version that I picked up for $80 its > fully functional and in pretty much mint condition. My question on this are > these something you could part out to eliminate the need for shipping costs > and the pain of lugging the heavy things to the post office. Speaking of > eMacs could I exchange my logicboard for a 1.25Ghz one to upgrade and if so > is it worth the cost and the pain of upgrading? > > Albert Carter > > ________________________________ > From: Jim Scott <jesco...@gmail.com> > To: imaclist@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 6:46:47 PM > Subject: Re: Price check for G4 eMac > > On Mar 29, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > > > > > > School is selling an entire bunch of these suckers, and I don't want > > to torque off the LEM Swap "nannies" with a "Price Check" post, so > > I"ll ask here first. > > We've got about 25 G4 eMacs, in relatively iffy condition, most have > > atleast some damage to the speakers, and the keyboards and mice are > > hopeless. > > They have: > > 1.25ghz G4 processors > > 40gb HDDs, > > CD-ROM drives, > > 256MB ram, > > 17" CRT Monitors, > > Fresh install of 10.4.0 > > ALL 16 disks plus XCode disk for restoration purposes (Or if you're > > insterested in modifying disk 1, for using on all machines, includes > > Garage band, iLife, and a demo of Office 2004) > > A keyboard and mouse, condition: doorstopish. > > Manuals and books, never opened. > > No guarentees that there won't be stuff that shouldn't be shoved > > inside them. we had one blow up upon servicing, because of a few pens, > > and $2 in change being dropped into it. shorted out and started > > smoldering, another has doritos (you can tell from the smell) and some > > might be growing mold) > > > How much would these be worth? > > Also, how much for a parts machine that's got either a bad ODD, or has > > capicitor problems? > > I recently purchased a complete 1.25 GHz eMac in perfect working condition > with a bigger hard drive, Combo drive and 1 GB RAM for $75. Comparable prices > on eBay range from $75 to $150, plus shipping (big $$$). Damaged, iffy > machines are worth whatever someone wants to pay for them (i.e., little to > nothing). If each of these eMacs can be demonstrated to boot and run without > video or other problems, and the three capacitors that can be seen inside the > bottom access hole aren't bulging/leaking/tilted, then they might be worth > $50 in as-is condition. Less to free for those that are damaged or have > running problems. Besides, the darn slippery things weigh 50 pounds and don't > have built-in hand grips like the G3 all-in-ones. > > -- Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
