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a2cute2control
May 31, 2005, 01:02 PM
Time will pass by quickly if I don't jump on this chance, please tell me if I am going to get a good deal. Mac Newbie here. thanks.


12" PowerBook, 640MB RAM, 60GB hard drive, SuperDrive Airport Extreme, $1599.


canadian bills and panther.


a2cute2control
May 31, 2005, 01:44 PM
sorry, but i need the answer quickly so i bumped my own thread. lol
a2cute2control
May 31, 2005, 02:24 PM
I should also mention that it is under applecare until march '06, no restore disks and is 867 processor...thanks for all the info.
sk8erboy
May 31, 2005, 02:32 PM
looks pretty good to me.
debroglie
May 31, 2005, 02:42 PM
I should also mention that it is under applecare until march '06, no restore disks and is 867 processor...thanks for all the info.


absolutely not a good deal if it is an 867 proc. The brand new 12 inch with similar specs except an 80 gig HD and the 1.5 ghz proc and it has restore disks with tiger and would have free applecare through 06. I sold an 867 combo drive with apple care about a year ago for under a grand.

That deal is a huge rip off IMHO. I think that computer would be worth about a 1000 USD, so 1250 Canadian.
hhlee
May 31, 2005, 02:47 PM
absolutely not a good deal if it is an 867 proc. The brand new 12 inch with similar specs except an 80 gig HD and the 1.5 ghz proc and it has restore disks with tiger and would have free applecare through 06. I sold an 867 combo drive with apple care about a year ago for under a grand.

That deal is a huge rip off IMHO. I think that computer would be worth about a 1000 USD, so 1250 Canadian.


no go, way too expensive. try something in the 800 dollar range imho. you can buy a better ibook 12 inch for around that!
sw1tcher
May 31, 2005, 04:11 PM
867MHz? Rip off. Get one from Apple Certified

$1499 for:

PowerBook 12-inch 1.5GHz SuperDrive - Apple Certified Refurbished
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (64MB DDR)
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rates
1 Year Warranty
Tiger
etc....
JonMaker
May 31, 2005, 04:25 PM
It's a ripoff. I'd turn one down for any more than $1000.

Have you checked everymac.com? They list a street value for used Macs.
a2cute2control
May 31, 2005, 04:32 PM
thanks for all the help everyone. Only thing is, I don't believe the apple store offers refurbished ibooks,powerbooks to canadian customers. Either i'm completley blind, or is it only offered through the US store of Apple.
mkrishnan
May 31, 2005, 04:53 PM
Have you checked everymac.com? They list a street value for used Macs.

Semi-OT, but thanks for that link! Although I have a hard time believing I could sell my iBook G4 / 12" / 800MHz for $1000....
hhlee
May 31, 2005, 05:34 PM
that linke to everymac is a little uh... optimistic.
since i just picked up a 1.25ghz 15 inch pb for 1200!