Re: iBook question again

[Amber]

On 1/2/05 1:53 PM, "Aase Marit Waage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am looking at some other ones now, and have also sent some mails to
> some I know of that might have something, and mailed the Apple store
> asking if they have a demo model or something like that. I mean,
> getting a new one isn't that much more expensive than a used one,
> they have more Mhz, but less RAM than most and less HD than many...
> But, new is new... Warranty and all...

Buying a new or refurbished iBook may well be a better idea than buying from
a private seller.   The Apple store has sometimes had great buys on
refurbished items and you can get the Applecare plan on them.

I am not sure if Apple offers refurbished items to all areas of the world
but I have had friends buy them and they have been very pleased.

As you said "New is new - warranty and all".  Laptops are generally much
more susceptible to expensive repairs so buying new would allow you to
purchase the Applecare warranty. If you are a student or teacher you can
also qualify for the educational discount which generally reduces the price
by approx $200-300 (CDN).

Amber


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Re: iBook question again

[Matt Halter]

Aase,
My advice is to buy one with the faster processor.  My G4 800 is a dog 
compared to my wife's 1 gig mhz.  The 30 gig HD  is too small.  You'll 
run out of space fast especially if you have lots of music or photos. 
Built in bluetooth is nice but I would trade it off to get a faster 
processor and larger HD.  Just my 2 cents.

Matt Halter
On Jan 2, 2005, at 4:53 PM, Aase Marit Waage wrote:
One I have been looking at, is more expensive than the other one, an 
amount equivalent to what you pay for a used Airport Ex. Base here, 
and it has that one included...

ibook g4 12" , 800 mhz, 256 MB ram, 60 GB HDD, OS X 10.3.7, 2x USB 2, 
1X Firewire, wifi og bluetooth built in, Airport Express base, TV-out 
cable, Original Apple bluetooth mouse (white)
Doesn't say how old it is...

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Re: iBook question again

[asiafish]

At that price I would also say to go new.  I don't know about European prices, 
but our 
current entry level iBook is a fast 1.2GHz that is more than 50% faster than 
the 
800MHz on account of the faster system bus and double the level 2 cache, making 
it 
faster than even the 1GHz PowerBook I bought last year.  The warranty issue is 
also 
valid, though I can say I've had very good luck with used Apple computers, 
especially 
bought from people on the LEM Swap list (thanks Jared for the GORGEOUS Kanga 
PowerBook).

Andrew


On 2 Jan 2005 at 16:35, larry Zasitko wrote:

> Aase,
> 
> On Jan 2, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Aase Marit Waage wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am looking around again, as I lost the other one. I got a bit  
> > p*, as the seller had said it would go to the first, and I was the  
> > first and had committed to buy, then he suddenly went on and sold it  
> > to another, mailing me afterwards to tell me... That is not how I do  
> > business... Oh well, maybe he wasn't the right one to buy from...
> To bad that there are people like that around. but as you said,  
> maybe better to find out now then later.
> >
> > I am looking at some other ones now, and have also sent some mails to  
> > some I know of that might have something, and mailed the Apple store  
> > asking if they have a demo model or something like that. I mean,  
> > getting a new one isn't that much more expensive than a used one, they  
> > have more Mhz, but less RAM than most and less HD than many... But,  
> > new is new... Warranty and all...
> >
> > One I have been looking at, is more expensive than the other one, an  
> > amount equivalent to what you pay for a used Airport Ex. Base here,  
> > and it has that one included...
> >
> > ibook g4 12" , 800 mhz, 256 MB ram, 60 GB HDD, OS X 10.3.7, 2x USB 2,  
> > 1X Firewire, wifi og bluetooth built in, Airport Express base, TV-out  
> > cable, Original Apple bluetooth mouse (white)
> > Doesn't say how old it is...
> >
> > I understand that I am not that used to many of the terms used anymore  
> > (and some are new too), I have no clue what wifi means (has to be  
> > something about wireless, I guess, but...). Can somebody explain?
> Bluetooth is nice, real nice I bought a powerBook that came with  
> bluetooth and I have a bluetooth keyboard (Apple), at the same time I  
> bought a single button Apple bluetooth mouse but have since bought a  
> McAlly two button with the scroll wheel. Love being completely  
> wireless. Bluetooth is a short range wireless network up to around 30'  
> or so. Lots of thing these days are bluetooth and you can use it to  
> connect pda's or phones with bluetooth so again, no wires or dock or  
> anything, just move within range and it connects. Airport is what Apple  
> calls their wireless card and in this case it is a seperate base  
> station. No need to string cable all over the house any more, unlike  
> the old days :-)
> >
> > As far as I can see, the downside with it is the RAM, I was hoping for  
> > a bit of luxury on that side, but hopefully it wouldn't cost too much  
> > to buy some extra RAM, maybe eBay would be an idea? The HDD is perfect  
> > for me (used to 6 GB It has 200 Mhz less speed though, the  
> > question is how much of a difference that makes...
> Yes the HD will seem enormous at first but like everything you will  
> over time fill it up. My 80gig currently has around 24gig of music  
> which is a pretty good chunk of it and I never thought I would fill it  
> at first either. Definatly have to add more ram
> >
> > What do you guys think? Is this as interesting as the other iBook, you  
> > think? I should really calculate a bit though, because it is not that  
> > much less than a new one from the cheapest stores here, and then I  
> > wouldn't have any costs on getting it here... But then again, a new  
> > one would be with less RAM and HDD, but a faster processor... Maybe I  
> > can live with only 30 GB, I do have a unused 80GB external one sitting  
> > here, that the Pismo for some reason wouldn't communicate with...  
> > Maybe I would have better luck with sys X...
> Depending on difference I would go new if possible. I have seen to many  
> posts on the forum about people having problems and saying that they  
> will just dump it on ebay.. At least with new you have warranty for  
> up to 3 years...
> In aNY CASE GOOD LUCK



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Re: iBook question again

[larry Zasitko]

Aase,
On Jan 2, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Aase Marit Waage wrote:
Hi all,
I am looking around again, as I lost the other one. I got a bit  
p*, as the seller had said it would go to the first, and I was the  
first and had committed to buy, then he suddenly went on and sold it  
to another, mailing me afterwards to tell me... That is not how I do  
business... Oh well, maybe he wasn't the right one to buy from...
To bad that there are people like that around. but as you said,  
maybe better to find out now then later.
I am looking at some other ones now, and have also sent some mails to  
some I know of that might have something, and mailed the Apple store  
asking if they have a demo model or something like that. I mean,  
getting a new one isn't that much more expensive than a used one, they  
have more Mhz, but less RAM than most and less HD than many... But,  
new is new... Warranty and all...

One I have been looking at, is more expensive than the other one, an  
amount equivalent to what you pay for a used Airport Ex. Base here,  
and it has that one included...

ibook g4 12" , 800 mhz, 256 MB ram, 60 GB HDD, OS X 10.3.7, 2x USB 2,  
1X Firewire, wifi og bluetooth built in, Airport Express base, TV-out  
cable, Original Apple bluetooth mouse (white)
Doesn't say how old it is...

I understand that I am not that used to many of the terms used anymore  
(and some are new too), I have no clue what wifi means (has to be  
something about wireless, I guess, but...). Can somebody explain?
Bluetooth is nice, real nice I bought a powerBook that came with  
bluetooth and I have a bluetooth keyboard (Apple), at the same time I  
bought a single button Apple bluetooth mouse but have since bought a  
McAlly two button with the scroll wheel. Love being completely  
wireless. Bluetooth is a short range wireless network up to around 30'  
or so. Lots of thing these days are bluetooth and you can use it to  
connect pda's or phones with bluetooth so again, no wires or dock or  
anything, just move within range and it connects. Airport is what Apple  
calls their wireless card and in this case it is a seperate base  
station. No need to string cable all over the house any more, unlike  
the old days :-)
As far as I can see, the downside with it is the RAM, I was hoping for  
a bit of luxury on that side, but hopefully it wouldn't cost too much  
to buy some extra RAM, maybe eBay would be an idea? The HDD is perfect  
for me (used to 6 GB It has 200 Mhz less speed though, the  
question is how much of a difference that makes...
Yes the HD will seem enormous at first but like everything you will  
over time fill it up. My 80gig currently has around 24gig of music  
which is a pretty good chunk of it and I never thought I would fill it  
at first either. Definatly have to add more ram
What do you guys think? Is this as interesting as the other iBook, you  
think? I should really calculate a bit though, because it is not that  
much less than a new one from the cheapest stores here, and then I  
wouldn't have any costs on getting it here... But then again, a new  
one would be with less RAM and HDD, but a faster processor... Maybe I  
can live with only 30 GB, I do have a unused 80GB external one sitting  
here, that the Pismo for some reason wouldn't communicate with...  
Maybe I would have better luck with sys X...
Depending on difference I would go new if possible. I have seen to many  
posts on the forum about people having problems and saying that they  
will just dump it on ebay.. At least with new you have warranty for  
up to 3 years...
In aNY CASE GOOD LUCK

 

Larry Zasitko
iMac 350mhz, Bondi Blue, 320meg ram, Jaguar
Graphite Clamshell SE, G3 366mhz, 576 meg ram
12" G4 1.33ghz PowerBook, 768 meg ram, Superdrive, Airport Extreme
Newton OMP, 110, 120, 2100 + eMate

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iBook question again

[Aase Marit Waage]

Hi all,
I am looking around again, as I lost the other one. I got a bit 
p*, as the seller had said it would go to the first, and I was 
the first and had committed to buy, then he suddenly went on and sold 
it to another, mailing me afterwards to tell me... That is not how I 
do business... Oh well, maybe he wasn't the right one to buy from...

I am looking at some other ones now, and have also sent some mails to 
some I know of that might have something, and mailed the Apple store 
asking if they have a demo model or something like that. I mean, 
getting a new one isn't that much more expensive than a used one, 
they have more Mhz, but less RAM than most and less HD than many... 
But, new is new... Warranty and all...

One I have been looking at, is more expensive than the other one, an 
amount equivalent to what you pay for a used Airport Ex. Base here, 
and it has that one included...

ibook g4 12" , 800 mhz, 256 MB ram, 60 GB HDD, OS X 10.3.7, 2x USB 2, 
1X Firewire, wifi og bluetooth built in, Airport Express base, TV-out 
cable, Original Apple bluetooth mouse (white)
Doesn't say how old it is...

I understand that I am not that used to many of the terms used 
anymore (and some are new too), I have no clue what wifi means (has 
to be something about wireless, I guess, but...). Can somebody 
explain?

As far as I can see, the downside with it is the RAM, I was hoping 
for a bit of luxury on that side, but hopefully it wouldn't cost too 
much to buy some extra RAM, maybe eBay would be an idea? The HDD is 
perfect for me (used to 6 GB It has 200 Mhz less speed though, 
the question is how much of a difference that makes...

What do you guys think? Is this as interesting as the other iBook, 
you think? I should really calculate a bit though, because it is not 
that much less than a new one from the cheapest stores here, and then 
I wouldn't have any costs on getting it here... But then again, a new 
one would be with less RAM and HDD, but a faster processor... Maybe I 
can live with only 30 GB, I do have a unused 80GB external one 
sitting here, that the Pismo for some reason wouldn't communicate 
with... Maybe I would have better luck with sys X...

Thanks a lot!
Aase :)
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