No interest at $85 shipped, so I've lowered my asking price by $15. I have a 900mhz iBook G3 just sitting here, and I figure there might be someone else out there who could use it.
This is not only the fastest G3 laptop, but also the fastest G3 machine ever produced by Apple (only outdone by a few rare processor upgrades for older Power Macs). It performs very well under Tiger, in some ways outperforming older G4s. It will even play YouTube videos at an acceptable frame rate if you set the quality to 144p. It is also one of the very last machines capable of booting into OS 9, although I think it might require a machine-specific version and I haven't attempted it. There is only one "major" flaw, and it will only be noticeable to perfectionists, but I figure I should get it out of the way first: this machine appears to have been assembled out of spare parts, or at least rebuilt at some point. The body is the silver and translucent white of the earlier "iceBook" models (an 800mhz model, according to the sticker under the keyboard), while the port bezel and screen assembly are the correct gray and opaque white "snow" style like the iBook G4. The System Profiler confirms that this is indeed the 900mhz model. Also, it looks like it is missing a few screws (nothing major, these tanks have hundreds of them to spare) and one section of the case doesn't seem to want to snap all the way down (whenever I push the two pieces together it pops back like the clip isn't catching). It is only a gap of a few millimeters at the most and maybe taking it apart would fix the problem but it is very minor and I don't want to risk breaking something. Apart from the mismatched case, everything looks very nice. It isn't perfect, but it is relatively clean and damage free, and it has definitely survived better than many iBooks out there. Now for the specs: 900mhz PowerPC G3, 384mb of RAM, 30gb HD, Combo Drive. It works perfectly, and the screen is beautiful (not as bright as a new MacBook, but much brighter than my iBook G4's screen was when it finally died, which makes me think this one only had a couple years of regular use before being retired). It's been running Tiger with no problems, but the drive will be wiped since I don't have the original disks. This machine doesn't have an AirPort card, but I can include one for $7 more (you could find cheaper ones on eBay, and I'd personally recommend that since I don't have any extras and will have to buy another one if you want this one). The battery holds a considerable charge, but will likely need to be "reset" through repeated use. Right now it takes a quite a while to reach a full charge, and once it falls to around 50% it suddenly drops to zero, but between 100% and 50% it will last a couple hours (when I timed it playing a DVD at full brightness with wifi on it lasted just over an hour and a half, so I'd expect at least two hours of web browsing or word processing). I don't have a spare Apple charger, but I can include an old Macally charger that seems to work fine. I'm not exactly sure how much these are worth these days, but how about $70 shipped or best offer? Shipping will be via USPS priority flat rate, and I'll only include the default $50 of insurance unless you want to pay for the full amount (insurance prices recently went up, and the extra $20 of insurance would cost another $2.45). I also might be interested in a trade for a different computer or device, just let me know what you have. I only accept PayPal, unless you are local in which case I'd accept cash. If you have any questions please feel free to ask, and I have plenty of pictures I can send to make sure you know what to expect. Thanks, Steven Fowler eBay ID: Obi1kenobi1 (100% positive) Houston, TX 77083 -- You received this message because you are a member of the LEM Swap group. To post to this group, send email to lemswap@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send an email *from your subscribed address* to lemswap+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com LEM-Swap is not a discussion list; it is for buying & selling Mac stuff. Reply directly to the person who posted, never to the list. Software piracy is illegal and not allowed on LEM Swap. Except for freeware and software originally provided with computers, no software is to be left on hard drives unless the original installer (not a burned copy) is included, along with any required registration number, password, etc. Shipments valued at US$100 or more should be insured, and shipments valued at US$25 or more should be shipped so they can be tracked. See the list FAQ http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html for guidelines on postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. Seller feedback at http://groups.google.com/group/swap-feedback --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "LEM Swap" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lemswap+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
