i want a old but useful mac

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nickc

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Apr 16, 2008

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• Apr 16, 2008

• #1

hi,

i am making the move, but I first want to just buy a small desktop.

something like

800mb ram, 80GB hard drive mac os x 10

something around that.. I don't use any space up on my current pc so thats all I need.

thanks.

 

Infrared

macrumors 68000

Mar 28, 2007

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65

• Apr 16, 2008

• #2

nickc said:

hi,

i am making the move, but I first want to just buy a small desktop.

something like

800mb ram, 80GB hard drive mac os x 10

something around that.. I don't use any space up on my current pc so thats all I need.

thanks.

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Hi nickc. There's actually a marketplace within these forums.
Your query might be best posted there:

https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/14/

Good luck.

 

skunk

macrumors G4

Jun 29, 2002

11,759

6,109

Republic of Ukistan

• Apr 16, 2008

• #3

You need 100 posts before you can post in the Marketplace, though I don't suppose that stops you from visiting or using PMs.

 

tom.

macrumors 6502

Nov 9, 2007

354

2

San Francisco, CA

• Apr 16, 2008

• #4

Yeah, check the WTS threads on the marketplace, ebay and craigslist.

Good luck finding what you need.

 

7on

macrumors 601

Nov 9, 2003

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Dress Rosa

• Apr 16, 2008

• #5

I would look at iMac G4s, they're nice elegant machines

Though you might get more bang your your dollar by going with a dual proc PowerMac

 

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iFizz

macrumors regular

Apr 2, 2008

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0

Third planet from the star called "Sun"

• Apr 16, 2008

• #6

Sounds like a job for an old MacMini. eBay, Craig's List, or check out the Apple refurbs.

 

Infrared

macrumors 68000

Mar 28, 2007

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65

• Apr 16, 2008

• #7

skunk said:

You need 100 posts before you can post in the Marketplace, though I don't suppose that stops you from visiting or using PMs.

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Yeah I know, but I'm forced to reply pointlessly to get my 500
hundred for the avatar

 

SuperCompu2

macrumors 6502a

Jul 23, 2006

852

1

MA

• Apr 16, 2008

• #8

Best bang-for-buck Mac is a dual 500MHz G4 tower. They sell dirt cheap and are very nice units! Gigabit ethernet is lightning fast, and the AGP graphics are still very competitive with modern units. Although, it is only 2x.