Good Price

PDD

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to pick a few peoples brains about the price of PowerBook. The spec is:

12.1-inch TFT Display with 1024x768 resolution
1 GHz PowerPC G4
512MB memory (DDR PC2700 SDRAM)
80GB 5400 rpm hard drive
Slot-load 8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 graphics card with 64MB DDR memory
Full size keyboard
10/100BASE-T Ethernet
USB 2.0 and FireWire 400
Airport Extreme card already installed.

I want to buy it so I can try out OS-X for about or two before buying an iMac so I want to know if its a good deal and if it will hold its price for two months. Its been offered to me for €800


PDD

monkeyfudge

You'd probably be better off getting a Mac Mini if you just feel like trying out the operating system. They start at just €659 and come with the Intel processor now as well.

EDIT: oh I see... it's a 2nd hand unit. €800 sounds like a fair enough price for that. What version of OS X is on it?

K.O.Kiki

If you have a monitor and/or USB mouse & keyboard (and don't mind that it's not a laptop), I'd go for a new macMini too.
Still, €800 sounds grand for that PB, but TBH you might as well save your pennies for that iMac.

Oh yeah -- why bother "trying out" OSX? Just do what most of us did -- switch!

PDD

Yeah I think I will just take the plunge and get a 20" iMac

DerekpFox

hey if you aren't buying the powerbook (iMac is a pretty beautiful machine) will the person u were going to buy it off willing to part with it for between €500 to €600 for it coz i'm looking for one for college and i think that its pretty cool

SouperComputer

jeasus PDD, will you just buy a mac already