I purchased a 900 Mhz g3 12 inch ibook with 40GB HD, 640MB Ram, 32 Megs of VRAM, Combo Drive, and Airport card installed. It came with 10.4 pre-installed. It also has apple care until Aug, 2008 according to the apple site. It also came with a Belkin USB Blutetooth adapter. I paid 360 for the computer. Did I get a good deal? What do you guys think this computer is worth?
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Did I get a good deal on my ibook
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I'm a bit confused as to how it has Apple Care that long after it was built - was it purchased as a refurb from Apple a few months ago? I was unaware that you could extend Apple Care that many years after the original build date.
But, yeah, sounds like a good deal to me.
But, yeah, sounds like a good deal to me.
The person who originally bought it 2 years ago, asked apple if he could get 5 yr apple care, Apple gave it to him, but obviously at a higher price than $250.
Forgot to mention, the battery and logic board were replaced last month by apple as per there recall program.
wiggy4ever said:
Well in that case, I would say you definately got a good deal and would have no problem selling it on ebay for an extra couple hundred than you paid for it.
dmw007 said:Sounds like you got a great deal- congrats!
I agree, it does sound like a really good deal.
Does anyone have any ideas on what case I should buy for the ibook. Although i bought a mac mini and dell 2005fpw in July, i still feel new to the whole apple experience. Any suggestions are welcomed.
I have never heard of this..
You may want to call Apple to check status of the Applecare. To my knowledge there has never been a 5 year Applecare package.
Regardless thats a good price.
You may want to call Apple to check status of the Applecare. To my knowledge there has never been a 5 year Applecare package.
Regardless thats a good price.
wiggy4ever said:
called Apple....definitely covered until Aug 2008, but the guy was a little confused as to how it had a 5 yr apple care plan, but he said it was definitely under warranty for another 1033 days or whatever
there is no such thing as 5 year apple care, i work with apple, people request longer warranties, they don't sell them.
not a bad deal, but you're on such an antiquated processor that it's kind of a moot point, especially considering you seem to have the intention of keeping it to at least 2008
not a bad deal, but you're on such an antiquated processor that it's kind of a moot point, especially considering you seem to have the intention of keeping it to at least 2008
wiggy4ever said:
Sounds like they mistakenly gave you a three year warranty rather than a three month warranty on parts for the new logic board. Don't question it -- just enjoy...
oh i will, im very excited about it. Although i know this ibook isnt a powerhouse, id assume it would be fine for Word, itunes, and dvds
