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cr2sh
May 16, 2006, 09:48 PM
Alright folks,
The way I see it... if you've got a 12" ibook or powerbook and want to get anything out of it at all... you've got about two weeks to do so.

At that point, the new macbooks will start showing up in the refurb store at a 16 - 21% discount. Meaning, Joe Schmoe could buy a perfectly good macbook for anywhere from $868 to 923.

Think about it, if those sweet machines will be available for that cheap... why would they bother buying your old junky machine? ;) :) :p

This is where I come in. I need a nice, good looking machine that isn't going to break the bank... and I need it fast. I'm hitting the west coast next week for a two week tour of CA, OR, and WA. And I need a machine to take with me. I was hoping to be able to justify a new macbook... but well, its just not in the cards.

Let me know what you got, via PM prefered and a price idea. I'll be honest, I'm looking to buy soon.


iamhammill
May 16, 2006, 10:06 PM
Got a 12 PB. Check yout PM
Zman5225
May 16, 2006, 10:13 PM
12" iBook from me, sent you a pm on it as well. Are you heading out on a vacation hitting all those spots?
cr2sh
May 16, 2006, 11:03 PM
Should have spexified a price range. :)

I'd like to stick in the $600 range... I can go higher but at that point the $1100 macbook gets closer and closer.

Check out iGary's thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=195840), that was a month ago for $650!

I've gotten some reasonable numbers that are higher than my number... and a few numbers that are way high. Thanks for the quick responses. I'll be responding to all at some point tomorrow.

:)

Zman - yes, vacationing from sacramento to seattle on a 2 week road trip. Shooting lots of photography.
sporothrix
May 17, 2006, 02:22 AM
hey,

i've got a 12 inch powerbook with some dead keys on the keyboard, i suppose all it needs is a keyboard replacement. it's got some minor wear, a few light dents on the sides and mimimal sctracthes on the surface.
dead keys - 7890iop (external kb works fine)
768mb memory
60gb hdd
osx 10.3.9
1.5ghz

i'm willing to part with it for say...500?
amacgenius
May 17, 2006, 04:25 AM
Make me an offer for mine:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=201415
ITASOR
May 17, 2006, 07:13 AM
Make me an offer for my 12" iBook G4 1.33Ghz (last iBook) w/ 768MB RAM and 60GB HD. I have an iSight that could be included if the price is high enough. It looks brand new, I have the box for both computer and iSight and all the cords/etc.
zosodp
May 17, 2006, 01:38 PM
Make me an offer on my Ibook - 1.2Ghz, 768MB RAM, 30GB HD, Airport, Tiger OS Upgrade DVD. It is a little over 1 year old.
Cybergypsy
May 17, 2006, 03:34 PM
1 month old under warranty...spec bellow
runninmac
May 17, 2006, 04:25 PM
Hey Im willing to negotiate on price heres the thread... here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=198637)
ilnyckyj
May 17, 2006, 05:34 PM
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stevey500
May 17, 2006, 05:38 PM
I have a 12" Powerbook only 4 months old. 1.5ghz, 80gb, Superdrive, Airport+bluetooth 2.0, two-finger scrolling... etc. Comes with a case, original box, all docs, and cords.
cr2sh
May 18, 2006, 07:06 PM
My PM box was fulll and I was at a hotel last few nights that was dial up only (AGH!!). So today is my first chance to get back on.

Still looking... maybe I was way off on this one, but I'm really surprised at the number of "I got at last gen 12" pb... $1200?" emails I'm getting.

Am I wrong or is that just hugely unrealistic at this point? :confused:
amacgenius
May 18, 2006, 07:41 PM
My PM box was fulll and I was at a hotel last few nights that was dial up only (AGH!!). So today is my first chance to get back on.

Still looking... maybe I was way off on this one, but I'm really surprised at the number of "I got at last gen 12" pb... $1200?" emails I'm getting.

Am I wrong or is that just hugely unrealistic at this point? :confused:

I'll sell you mine for $1075 shipped.

(You gotta let me know by 9PM ET though, otherwise the guy on eBay gets it.)
cr2sh
May 18, 2006, 10:02 PM
I'll sell you mine for $1075 shipped.

(You gotta let me know by 9PM ET though, otherwise the guy on eBay gets it.)

I'm just dumb founded. For $24 more you could get a machine that would eat that thing for lunch. (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookbench/index.php)

I appreciate all the offers, please keep them coming but a white 1.83 macbook is looking more and more obvious.
jkieffer72
May 18, 2006, 11:07 PM
Just put my 12" iBook (Late 2004) 1.2Ghz for sale on eBay. $800 Buy-It Now, bidding starts at $499.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8814450335

Ram is upgraded to 512MB, other than that it's stock. 1.2Ghz G4 PowerPC, 30GB HD, Airport Extreme, Combo Drive.

It does have AppleCare until 10-30-07!
iMarley
May 19, 2006, 02:12 AM
1 month old under warranty...spec bellow

I'll take it.;)
amacgenius
May 19, 2006, 05:08 AM
I'm just dumb founded. For $24 more you could get a machine that would eat that thing for lunch. (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookbench/index.php)

I appreciate all the offers, please keep them coming but a white 1.83 macbook is looking more and more obvious.

Do you want to make an offer? I'll gladly listen :).
mcsenerd
May 19, 2006, 10:38 AM
I'm just dumb founded. For $24 more you could get a machine that would eat that thing for lunch. (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookbench/index.php)

I appreciate all the offers, please keep them coming but a white 1.83 macbook is looking more and more obvious.

For $24 more you also get a machine that still can't run photoshop or any other PPC app as well, is more heavy, doesn't last as long without a power outlet, possibly whines like a little girl, doesn't have discreet graphics memory, has some god awfully distracting glare ridden screen, etc...the point being that just because you think the new one is soooo much better...doesn't mean someone else might think his is worth his asking price...
danielfbradford
May 19, 2006, 01:09 PM
Hey,
If anyone is interested I have a two month old iBook 12" for sale that is in excellent condition. It includes everything that it came with and a white optical mouse. If anyone is interested, make me an offer for it. If you have any questions please email me at danielfbradford@yahoo.com .

Thanks-
Daniel Bradford
cr2sh
May 19, 2006, 06:58 PM
the point being that just because you think the new one is soooo much better...doesn't mean someone else might think his is worth his asking price...

I think if you look at the apple refurb store right now, and see the discounts (as much as 42%) on old powerbooks... it makes these huge asking prices look unrealistic. If you apply the same discount that Apple is applying to every other powerbook (no 12"ers in stock currently) to an old 1.5GHz 12" - it comes out to about a grand. Fresh from Apple.

To use phrases like "you think the new one is soooo much better" does kinda ignore the huge number of responses and ibook/pbook FS threads going on in the market place right now. It's not just me, everyone is selling right now... and we both know why.
mcsenerd
May 19, 2006, 11:01 PM
...If you apply the same discount that Apple is applying to every other powerbook (no 12"ers in stock currently) to an old 1.5GHz 12" - it comes out to about a grand. Fresh from Apple.

Maybe but is the dude you buy from on ebay or a forum going to charge you sales tax? Yeah...I think not.

...
To use phrases like "you think the new one is soooo much better" does kinda ignore the huge number of responses and ibook/pbook FS threads going on in the market place right now. It's not just me, everyone is selling right now... and we both know why.

I'm just saying. I'm not selling mine...I'm perfectly happy with it just the way it is. I've got a DL Superdrive in mine...a 7200 RPM 80 Gb HD...and 1.5 Gb of RAM...it's got plenty of oomph to fulfill my needs right now...not to mention that I like the size just the way it is. I'm just saying...to me...the iBook market is just crazy right now...I am willing to bet though that if you let the hysteria of newness pass for a bit...there's going to be plenty of folks looking for a good ol' iBook running around.
MUCKYFINGERS
May 20, 2006, 01:22 AM
I'm also looking for a powerbook 12", considering a trade with my iBook G4 maybe . . . anyone have a pbook 12" they'd be willing to trade, or if not, how much will you be offering ur pbook for?
tsvb
May 20, 2006, 01:59 AM
guys looking for a inexpensive pbook....

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=202443
cr2sh
May 20, 2006, 08:08 AM
They're there this morning.... not as low as I'd hoped but lower than half the pbooks in my inbox.

Refurbished PowerBook 12-inch 1.5GHz SuperDrive
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (64MB DDR)
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rates
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I'm headed down to the Cinci store this morning to take a look at what's in stock. The stores usually carry refreshed machines at an even better discounted rate.