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Grade B?, I'd hate to see a grade D...
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Actually selling for more, or just offered for more?
This particular B grade example has the added features of a dead disk drive and only one functioning RAM slot.
This particular B grade example has the added features of a dead disk drive and only one functioning RAM slot.
ive seens iBooks listed for 100+ that were in even worse shape. For example, Dead/failing/missing HDDs, Cracked/faulty LCDs, Broken hinge, missing keys, case cracks everywhere. that is some of the the worst i have seen. The only thing broken on my MDD is the front panel of the case but with the handles and feet on it stays in place fine.
The important question is, though, are they selling for that price?
I paid $60 including shipping for my iBook G4. It's a 1.25ghz model. I think that my 800mhz G3 "Snow" was about $25, albeit with no OS installed and no charger.
I see machines listed for hundreds of dollars because they include Adobe CS2 which is likely not a legal copy anyway. That being said, they almost never sell. In summary, you can price something however you want, but it doesn't mean it sells.
True, but it is certainly entertaining! It's amazing that people price items 10x what others are asking on the same site.
You could see the Mayor of Portlandia using that road-worn TiPowerBook G4 for streetcred to keep the 90s & early 2000s alive in Portland 
"Integrated with Motorola PowerPC G4 550 MHz processor, the PowerBook G4 M8362LL/A notebook ensures amazing computing performance. The 100 MHz bus speed of this Apple laptop prevents system tailbacks and assures smoother execution. With the support for SDRAM RAM technology, this Apple PowerBook boosts data processing speed. Installed with 256 KB cache memory, this Apple laptop enhances the processing speed. With 1920 x 1440 video resolutions, this Apple PowerBook ensures excellent picture. Avail the high-speed network connection with the equipped network adapter of the PowerBook G4 M8362LL/A notebook."
bahaha
Yup, many listings have that, eBay puts it there as a stock description. Obviously it was written when the machine was new
Yup, many listings have that, eBay puts it there as a stock description. Obviously it was written when the machine was new
Really? Curious misuse of the word 'avail'. I have not seen it applied in that way outside of India. In fact, the rest of the blurb indicates a non-native speaker was behind it.
Yes, I even found the exact same item description on another listing with the same model input by the seller (but a different seller).
I agree the phrasing is weird. Other models have item descriptions phrased completely differently.
"Integrated with Motorola PowerPC G4 550 MHz processor, the PowerBook G4 M8362LL/A notebook ensures amazing computing performance. The 100 MHz bus speed of this Apple laptop prevents system tailbacks and assures smoother execution. With the support for SDRAM RAM technology, this Apple PowerBook boosts data processing speed. Installed with 256 KB cache memory, this Apple laptop enhances the processing speed. With 1920 x 1440 video resolutions, this Apple PowerBook ensures excellent picture. Avail the high-speed network connection with the equipped network adapter of the PowerBook G4 M8362LL/A notebook."
Drooling over this, not gonna lie though it does look nice.
Drooling over this
, not gonna lie though it does look nice.
You could see the Mayor of Portlandia using that road-worn TiPowerBook G4 for streetcred to keep the 90s & early 2000s alive in Portland
god, that show, drove me nuts with just..everything.