Looking for recommendations on secondary machine
Hi - I just bought a 400 Mhz pismo on ebay for $329. It's in great shape ( afew scuff marks on the outer case) but works wonderful and is running OSX. I was originally in the market for a wallstreet due to avg price of pismo being around $500, and saw several pismos's go for just over or around $400. I had to watch for a couple of weeks for this to pop up, but it was worth the wait. I don't run the hi-tech software that I suspect alot of folks here run, just Word, Excel, quicken and the like (okay a few games but for the kids!), but I'm really satisfied with it. We also have a Kanga (I know - snail at only 250 Mhz!) but I love that one too - a reliable old tank that one is. Nina From: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:54:41 -0400 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: G-Books Digest #1970 He came back with a few machines that he, his family and friends may be convinced to part with. In a nutshell they are: Wallstreet Original Blueberry iBook iBook 600mhz (icebook from what I can tell) Pismo 400mhz A couple need batteries, the 600mhz needs a new combo drive, all are running X right now. It seems like400 mhz Pismo's are averaging $500 or so on ebay Some Icebooks are going for over $600 Of course, with that in mind it's almost worth looking for closeouts on new machines isn't it! Especially if you have to consider a battery or additional RAM. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Looking for recommendations on secondary machine
Hi folks, I've been a Mac user since 1987 but always desktops. I currently run a dual 1.42 FW800 machine (although I still use my Yikes! and PM6500 for my home business). Considering how long my other machines have lasted, I expect this one to last for many years as well. I've love to pickup an *book in the near future. Primary uses would be Illustrator/Photoshop (have both OS9 X versions), email, web and maybe Quickbooks. I can see this being used for my business more than personal use. I have an old 540C that I was using for QB and web browsing but it's incredibly painful for the web. Using X on it isn't a requirement but it would be nice (I still use 9 on the other two machines). I am using a 350mhz iMac at work with X and it's slow, but tolerable. It only has 192mb so I think an increase would speed it up. Firewire and USB would be nice but I know I can add a card if I have to. I don't have wireless at the house so it's not a necessity but again, the ability to add it would be nice. With that in mine I asked a friend who works with Macs if he knew what the used prices were these days, the sites I used to use (American Computer Exchange and one other) are now defunct. He came back with a few machines that he, his family and friends may be convinced to part with. In a nutshell they are: Wallstreet Original Blueberry iBook iBook 600mhz (icebook from what I can tell) Pismo 400mhz A couple need batteries, the 600mhz needs a new combo drive, all are running X right now. It seems like400 mhz Pismo's are averaging $500 or so on ebay Some Icebooks are going for over $600 Of course, with that in mind it's almost worth looking for closeouts on new machines isn't it! Especially if you have to consider a battery or additional RAM. Is it even possible to get an X-capable *book for under $500? Sorry for the long winded post but TIA for any advice! Diane -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Looking for recommendations on secondary machine
On 10/21/04 2:53 PM, diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've love to pickup an *book in the near future. Primary uses would be Illustrator/Photoshop With Illustrator and Photoshop in mind, I strongly urge you to set the resolution of your desktop to 800x600 and see how you like using those apps. This may shoot down the original iBook immediately. The dual USB iBooks have 1024x768 resolution displays which makes the palette crazy programs much easier to use. OTOH if you have older eyes, as I do, you might also scratch the 12 dual USB iBook from your list. They are crisp but the text is tiny tiny tiny. Cheers david -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Looking for recommendations on secondary machine
Diane, If it is at all possible (selling other machines to help, etc), the small iBook introduced this week is about the best value I've ever seen from Apple. You get a 1.2GHz G4 with a combo drive and airport extreme for a thousand bucks. It can easily replace any of the desktops you currently have, and will be current for years to come. It even comes with that new-computer smell. I bought a new 12 PowerBook in February (the 1GHz model) and while I've enjoyed it the last 8 months, were I shopping today I wouldn't even consider the iBook offering so much for an even larger savings than before. Anyway, among the machines you mentioned, I'd skip the WallStreet completely and see the prices on the other two. All things being equal (repaired optical drive on the iBook) I'd go for the iBook on account of the faster processor and smaller and lighter package. Andrew -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of diane Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:53 AM To: G-Books Subject: Looking for recommendations on secondary machine Hi folks, I've been a Mac user since 1987 but always desktops. I currently run a dual 1.42 FW800 machine (although I still use my Yikes! and PM6500 for my home business). Considering how long my other machines have lasted, I expect this one to last for many years as well. I've love to pickup an *book in the near future. Primary uses would be Illustrator/Photoshop (have both OS9 X versions), email, web and maybe Quickbooks. I can see this being used for my business more than personal use. I have an old 540C that I was using for QB and web browsing but it's incredibly painful for the web. Using X on it isn't a requirement but it would be nice (I still use 9 on the other two machines). I am using a 350mhz iMac at work with X and it's slow, but tolerable. It only has 192mb so I think an increase would speed it up. Firewire and USB would be nice but I know I can add a card if I have to. I don't have wireless at the house so it's not a necessity but again, the ability to add it would be nice. With that in mine I asked a friend who works with Macs if he knew what the used prices were these days, the sites I used to use (American Computer Exchange and one other) are now defunct. He came back with a few machines that he, his family and friends may be convinced to part with. In a nutshell they are: Wallstreet Original Blueberry iBook iBook 600mhz (icebook from what I can tell) Pismo 400mhz A couple need batteries, the 600mhz needs a new combo drive, all are running X right now. It seems like400 mhz Pismo's are averaging $500 or so on ebay Some Icebooks are going for over $600 Of course, with that in mind it's almost worth looking for closeouts on new machines isn't it! Especially if you have to consider a battery or additional RAM. Is it even possible to get an X-capable *book for under $500? Sorry for the long winded post but TIA for any advice! Diane -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
