Feeler: Mac Mini G4

[livingfortoday]

Hey gang. I'm thinking of trying to convince my girlfriend to sell her G4 Mini, as she doesn't really use it ever. Prices tend to vary wildly on eBay, but I was wondering if you thought around $450 would be what I should hope to get on there for it.

Specs:
1.5Ghz G4 (overclocked from 1.25Ghz)
40GB HD
Combo Drive
1GB RAM
10.4.9 Tiger
No box or disks

[Ryan T.]

Hey gang. I'm thinking of trying to convince my girlfriend to sell her G4 Mini, as she doesn't really use it ever. Prices tend to vary wildly on eBay, but I was wondering if you thought around $450 would be what I should hope to get on there for it.

Specs:
1.5Ghz G4 (overclocked from 1.25Ghz)
40GB HD
Combo Drive
1GB RAM
10.4.9 Tiger
No box or disks

I would say a lot closer to $300 or so, given that the Intel's are out and can be had used for $500 or so. For $450 you should be able to get an iBook with these specs.

[livingfortoday]

I would say a lot closer to $300 or so, given that the Intel's are out and can be had used for $500 or so. For $450 you should be able to get an iBook with these specs.

I'm basing my estimate on eBay sales:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Mini-G4-1-5GHz-512MB-Ram-80GB-HD-COMBO-OSX-10-4_W0QQitemZ280113584998QQihZ018QQcategoryZ114190QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Mini-G4-1-5GHz-1GB-Ram-80GB-HD-COMBO-OSX-10-4_W0QQitemZ280112903891QQihZ018QQcategoryZ114190QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Mini-Computer-1-5GHz-G4-1GB-RAM-80GB-Harddrive_W0QQitemZ230123947460QQihZ013QQcategoryZ114190QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[California]

The real "silent upgrade" 1.5ghz ppc G4 mac minis have airport, bluetooth and a 64mb video card.

[livingfortoday]

The real "silent upgrade" 1.5ghz ppc G4 mac minis have airport, bluetooth and a 64mb video card.

Ah, true.

[Ryan T.]

Yes, I would definitely say this would be treated as a 1.25GHz mini by an informed buyer, and some people may be turned off by the fact the CPU has been overclocked, which can negatively affect lifespan.

[xfiftyfour]

For Christmas I bought my mom a mac mini for $300 shipped.

It was a 1.42Ghz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD. No BT or WiFi. Included the original box and everything. Also came with a retail boxed copy of iLife 06.

...Just to give you an idea.

[Ryan T.]

For Christmas I bought my mom a mac mini for $300 shipped.

It was a 1.42Ghz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD. No BT or WiFi. Included the original box and everything. Also came with a retail boxed copy of iLife 06.

...Just to give you an idea.

Yeah, I think I quoted $300 before, but $250-$300 would probably be a better estimate.

[AnatomyOfARyan]

yeah, that does seem a bit overpriced. i just sold a 1.42 80gig HD AP, BT, etc for $350 and both buyer and seller (me) thought that was reasonable.

[livingfortoday]

Ok guys, thanks for the help.

[mrzeve]

If you take this to craigslist you can get $350.

[shu82]

I don't know about 450 since you can get a core solo for 479 from the refurb store. It is over 2 years old and to get 75% of retail would be your best bet. So I would go for 375.