I've been comparing some older iMacs, and Mini Macs on EBay to buy for my mother. She only uses the PC I got her for email, and bills but it's not running fast anymore. BUT I wanted to ask your opinion on buying used Macs on ebay and if anyone had experiences?
Some offer a return policy, some do not. But the Macs they are offering in my price range are iMac g4 or iMac 2002 or g5's and I'm not familiar with those models. Many people are watching the items so I see interest but I'm not sure if it would be an upgrade or whether it's worth it.
Here's a few I was looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380807255469
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261358536749
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321271621186
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141149576604
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231125117285
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I trust you guys, and I only mainly had concerns on quality of the older macs lasting long, what shape they are in, and if it is a good buy or not. or if they can be upgraded with other OSX software.
I have a Macbook 10.5.8 but never upgraded to Lion or SL because I was afraid the programs I have on it now, would not work if I upgraded.
Thanks
L
Some offer a return policy, some do not. But the Macs they are offering in my price range are iMac g4 or iMac 2002 or g5's and I'm not familiar with those models. Many people are watching the items so I see interest but I'm not sure if it would be an upgrade or whether it's worth it.
Here's a few I was looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380807255469
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261358536749
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321271621186
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141149576604
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231125117285
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I trust you guys, and I only mainly had concerns on quality of the older macs lasting long, what shape they are in, and if it is a good buy or not. or if they can be upgraded with other OSX software.
I have a Macbook 10.5.8 but never upgraded to Lion or SL because I was afraid the programs I have on it now, would not work if I upgraded.
Thanks
L