Testing Water: For Sale G5 iMac, Huddersfield area, UK

[lucius]

Hi,

I got a new G5 iMac at the end of Ocotber and its a great machine. However, I also have an alu Powerbook *and* work have just bought me a new Centrino laptop onto which I've put Linux. I am rather computer heavy. Because of my leanings towards mobile computing the iMac is not getting used as much as it ought to.

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in buying it?

Its in perfect condition, was a built to order model, with the following spec:
1.8 GHz G5
17" widescreen
1GB RAM
160 GB HDD
Airport Extreme built-in
Bluetooth built in with bluetooth keyboard and mouse (so no cables to worry about).
OS X 10.3

Its a great machine and every bit as good as everyone says it is.

Let me know if anyone is interested,

Sean.

[lucius]

Here are some photos I took with my camera phone - not great quality but probably best for the internet:

[wnameth]

Thats a nice machine, how much would it take to buy it off you?

[edesignuk]

Originally Posted by wnameth

Thats a nice machine, how much would it take to buy it off you?

And ship it to Canada!?

[wnameth]

I know I know, i was just wondering how much a machine like that would go for used. The comp in my sig is all i got, its pretty week

[lucius]

Yes I reckon it would be cost prohibitive to ship it to Canada - shipping costs, import duty and so on.

If you were UK based it might be a goer.

I'd really like to get back as much of what I paid for it as possible - I think it'd cost about £1340 to buy from the Applestore with the ensuing BTO delay. I'd ideally like to get £1200 for it but that may be overly optimistic. As I said I'm just seeing what the market will bear at this stage ... this is the first Mac I've thought about selling.

I could probably throw in a computer game like Knights of the Old Republic or something.

[jestera]

Not as far away as Canada. Is this still available? Based in London. How much are you looking for it?

[MaddogComputers]

How much is that is US Dollars.? I am Interested

[brap]

Originally Posted by MaddogComputers

How much is that is US Dollars.? I am Interested

You won't be... the dollar was 51 pence last time I checked.

Yeah, it's not changed much:

1200 UK Sterling = 2,298.90 US Dollar
Exchange rate: 1.91575

[crap freakboy]

hee not much bang for yer buck huh?

[lucius]

Originally Posted by brap

You won't be... the dollar was 51 pence last time I checked.

Yeah, it's not changed much:

Now is not the time for US people to be buying in pounds sterling or euros.

[jestera]

Aren't the 17" G5 Imacs £999 now for a 1.8GHz model? Or am I missing something? Also is there Applecare on it?

Thanks

[lucius]

Originally Posted by jestera

Aren't the 17" G5 Imacs £999 now for a 1.8GHz model? Or am I missing something? Also is there Applecare on it?

Thanks

Hi,

Its 999 for the default, mine is a BTO one with extras: the airport extreme, the bluetooth keyboard and mouse, the extra 768MB of RAM (256 standard, mine has 1GB), the 160 GB harddrive... it all adds up.

No applecare no, I don't think its worth the money to be honest with you. It makes more sense to get separate insurance on it against breakage and theft.