eMac for $45... good condition.. good deal??

[davidg4781]

I found an eMac for $45 on craigslist. It looks like it's in good condition and for that price, seems like a pretty good deal.

What do y'all think? I have a MacBook that would be my primary Mac, but having one around to play with would be neat, along with having a bit of history.

Anything I should look for? I kind of would like to have a G4 that uses the Apple Pro Speakers, just so I can buy some and use them since they're kind of rare and stuff.

 

[Intell]

eMacs are great computers, as long as you get one that doesn't have bad capacitors. They cannot use the Apple Pro speakers.

 

[dukebound85]

emacs are so slow

I would at least make sure its usb 2.0 so you could use it as a video or music server

I have a 1ghz model at home and the display no longer works. Got me through college though. But VERY slow compared to any recent machines

 

[davidg4781]

There's an iMac G4 for $175. I could get that for the speakers. I don't have the speakers yet, but I saw them on craigslist for $35 I think.

And I wouldn't be using the eMac for real work, just to goof around with.

I need to start scheduling myself to work on pay days...