Pismo for sale

[CTYankee]

400mhz
1024 MB of RAM
DVD-ROM (new winter of '03 via apple care)
20BG hard drive
3 batteries (all hold charge very well, one is just a year old...I will test each ones DVD play time)
No dead or stuck pixels
Airport card

It has 9.2.2 and 10.2.5? on it (can update to latest possible for G3). I can include all the original CDs and keep all the latest "i" apps on it (isync, itunes, imovie, ical, ichat, etc).

It has always run great and never kernal paniced or given me problems. I can also include the original 6GB hard drive. This has been hardly used in the last year since I got my DP867 MDD. I just don't need it and am willing to part with it now while its still worth a fair ammount.

As for price, I've seen 500mhz ones with less RAM, fewer batteries and small HD go for $800+ on EBay.

$800 + shipping OBO?

[applemacdude]

Pismo's are so overpriced....

[CTYankee]

thank you for your sentiment. Both Supply and Demand have taken note of your comments and are adjusting economic conditions accordingly.

[lewdvig]

Originally posted by CTYankee
thank you for your sentiment. Both Supply and Demand have taken note of your comments and are adjusting economic conditions accordingly.

Free bump due to an awesome burn. A Pismo with the 900MHz upgrade is still Apple's best portable.

[moby1]

I miss those days of 6-9 hours away from an AC adaptor!

(The Pismo can load 2 batteries in it's bays).

[CTYankee]

How about 12 hours (I have 3 good batteries) :)

I looked into the 900mhz upgrade, but thats still $350. I did use it the other night and it was nice to have a portable (working in PS while watching football). Using airport and the 900mhz upgrade I could do a lot more than I do now. With all the time I spend rendering on my MDD I could do graphics work and similar on the Pismo....BUt then I'm back to selling this and getting a 12" powerbook. OH the decisions!

SInce no bites at my guestimate price...what is this worth? That would help me figure out what my options are.

[lewdvig]

sell it fast for $600...

I just used up some Paypal cash or else I would bite.

Hey, you want a fast Compaq notebook? I would want cash back though, so it probably not your cup of tea. Nevermind.

[mymemory]

Originally posted by applemacdude
Pismo's are so overpriced....

yeah, that maybe why I have 3 of them:rolleyes:

[applemacdude]

The fact that you have three doesnt have to do anything with my opinion that they are overpriced...:rolleyes: Anyways the pismos are the best laptops that apple has made but they still are overpriced. All Apple computers are overpriced remember. Even they might be overpriced just a bit( ie emacs) or a lot ( ie dual 2.0ghz g5) thats why Apple has one of the highest profit margins in the industry. if teh pismos were a bit less expensive i would have one;)

[lewdvig]

stop flirting and make the guy an offer... you know you want it;)

[iJon]

Originally posted by applemacdude
The fact that you have three doesnt have to do anything with my opinion that they are overpriced...:rolleyes: Anyways the pismos are the best laptops that apple has made but they still are overpriced. All Apple computers are overpriced remember. Even they might be overpriced just a bit( ie emacs) or a lot ( ie dual 2.0ghz g5) thats why Apple has one of the highest profit margins in the industry. if teh pismos were a bit less expensive i would have one;)
personally i feel the g5's are priced pretty damn good, nah couldnt be...the only sold 100,000 of them.

iJon

[tomf87]

Can someone ignore my ignorance for a second? What exactly is the Pismo? I was trying to look up some specs or see a picture and can't find it.

I've been looking for a semi-cheap portable and this could do me just fine.

By the way, would you be interested in a trade for a 15GB iPod and some cash?

[applemacdude]

This is teh "Pismo". It is the last revision of the all black powerbooks. It is the one before the first ti books. Dubbed the best laptop Apple has built

PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
Codename: Pismo
CPU: PowerPC 750
CPU Speed: 400/500 Mhz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 100 Mhz
Data Path: 64 bit
ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM
RAM Type: PC-100 SO-DIMM
Mininum RAM Speed: 133 Mhz
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM Slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 512 MB
Level 1 Cache: 32 k data, 32k instruction
Level 2 Cache: 1 MB backside, 5:2
Screen: 14.1" active matrix TFT
Video Card: ATI Rage 128
VRAM: 8 MB
Maximum Resolution: 24 bit 1024x768
Slots: 1 PC Card (type I or II)
Zip Drive: optional
Optical Drive: 6x DVD-ROM
Hard Disk: 6-18 GB
ATA Bus: ATA-66
Ethernet: 10/100Base-T
USB: 2
FireWire: 2
Video Out: VGA, S-Video
Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini
Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini
Speaker(s): stereo
Microphone: mono
Modem: 56 kbps
AirPort: optional
Gestalt ID: 406
Power: 50 Watts
Weight: 6.1 lbs.
Dimensions: 1.7" H x 12.7" W x 10.4" D
Minimum OS: 9.0.2
Maximum OS: 10.3
Introduced: February 2000
Terminated: January 2001

Apple's solution to having had 4 products named the PowerBook G3, was to drop the G3 altogether. Announced in Febrary 2000 at MacWorld Tokyo, The PowerBook (FireWire) finally brought the "Unified Motherboard Architecture" (UMA) to the professional PowerBook line. Although it shipped in virtually the same case design as the "bronze keyboard" PowerBook G3, the PowerBook (FireWire) added many impressive "under the hood" features.

From www.apple-history.com

[applemacdude]

This is a good laptop but a bit overpriced....

[CTYankee]

thanks for doing the legwork applemacdude!

I already have a 3g 15G iPod, so just cash.

[drastik]

I'd like a good price estimate, too. I have an smaller hard drive (6gig) on my pismo, but it has been lovingly modified to saphire blue and I even made the back of the screen apple blue. I'm buying a Alu15 at the end of the month, just waiting for panther. I might consider selling the old girl. I do love her though. Crap, maybe I'll keep it.