I saw a recent post on my local Craig's list for someone taking offers on a dead G5 Powermac. It's a dual 1.8 with 1 gig of ram no HDD and all misc accessories included. The poster says that a tech was pointing at a logic board/cpu issue. I thought about picking it up since my Xserve will be up and running in the next week or so and I'm looking for something new to 'tinker on'. I'm unsure of what a resonable offer would be for the unit. Any ideas?
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How much is a dead G5 Powermac worth?
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It comes down to how dead is it?
Is it the:
logic board
logic board, ram
logic board, ram, processors
logic board, ram, processors, power supply
logic board, ram, processors, power supply, etc.
I think you get the point.
We need to know what works in order to value it, because if everything is dead then the only thing to decide is the value of the case.
Is it the:
logic board
logic board, ram
logic board, ram, processors
logic board, ram, processors, power supply
logic board, ram, processors, power supply, etc.
I think you get the point.
We need to know what works in order to value it, because if everything is dead then the only thing to decide is the value of the case.
In the post, the poster states that they won't guarantee any of the parts as working. That's why I'm unsure of a price. Working units go on ebay for $900+ and cases go for $50+. So I'm guessing something in between....
If that is the case, it is nothing more than a gamble. You should just decide on what you are willing to loose if all goes wrong, and stick with that.
I wouldn't go higher than
I didn't check ebay.