Return my iMac?

[bc008]

well, i just got the base end imac, and i am happy with it but i soon realized what i had lost.

i had an old macbook, and it was all scratched, and had been restored atleast 5 times. my iMac is better than that old macbook, but i soon realized that i had lost all the conveniences of a laptop.

no more using it in bed, no more taking it downstairs, no more taking it on vacations.

I still have 5 days left to return it, so tell me what i should do.
i upgraded the ram in it to 2 GB myself, but i could just take it out, and i bought apple care with it.

would it be better for me to return it and pay the restocking fee, or sell it on here with applecare and upgraded RAM?

[mariahlullaby]

Why don't you save up and get an older laptop you could use when you wanted -- maybe an iBook or PowerBook G4?

[jczubach]

check with them, you might find a sympathetic ear, as long as you're willing to exchange for what you want. if not, i really couldn't say either way...

[bc008]

how much do the powerbooks run? that would be one thing im interested in.
those are really the older version of the MBP right?

i do like my imac and i think im going to keep it, and just save for another apple laptop


Edit: how about something like one of these?
http://www.macofalltrades.com/G4_550MHz_PowerBook_15_512_20GB_Combo_Drive_p/g4550pb2.htm
http://www.macofalltrades.com/G4_867MHz_PowerBook_15_512_40GB_Combo_Drive_p/g4800pb151.htm

[Cassie]

I suggust an iBook. Older version of the MB. G4's run for about $500, G3's for even less.

[Killyp]

I agree with the others, keep the desktop. There are things you're missing that you could do with a laptop now you've got a desktop, but once you've lived with the desktop for a while, and really explored all the things you could do with it over a portable, you'll soon miss the functionality of the iMac once you switch back to a laptop. I would know, I went from a desktop PC as my main and only machine to a Mac laptop as my main and only machine (which I use on the net etc...).

Either wait a bit and get a MacBook as well as the iMac when you've got the cash, or get an older iBook/PowerBook. The older laptops are very very functional still, and while they don't offer absolutely bags of processing power, you've got the iMac as a workhorse and therefore don't really need much in a portable.

[bc008]

well my bro just upgraded so im actually going to get his old one (freaky, and lucky)

its actually really nice, a dell inspiron E1505 running vista. he only used it for half of last year, and i technically used it more than he did.

well i guess i got really lucky

[Cassie]

well my bro just upgraded so im actually going to get his old one (freaky, and lucky)

its actually really nice, a dell inspiron E1505 running vista. he only used it for half of last year, and i technically used it more than he did.

well i guess i got really lucky

Good for you mate.