iBook G4 Good Deal?

[Mr. Funsocks]

So I wanted to get an old 12" ibook or powerbook so I could have a mobile comp for internet and such. I didn't really want to carry my beloved 15" mbp everywhere. I worry about it too much. Especially at school.

I found this on craigslist. Told him I was picking it up tomorrow. Seemed like a great deal imo. Thoughts?

"12 inch ibook G4 in good shape. The battery stays charged approximately 3 hours. There are a few light scratches on case, and around the monitor has a small crack that does not effect performance. I am asking $200 OBO.

1.07 ghz PowerPC G4 processor
1.25 gb of RAM
100 gb hard drive
Dual Layer DVD Super Drive burner
Wireless G Airport card
2 USB 2.0 ports
1 Firewire 400 port
Mac OSX 10.5.6 Leopard"

 

[GoCubsGo]

For $200 I probably would. It's super old tech and rumored to not even run Snow Leopard, but if you just want it for basics, then what the hell.

 

[Mr. Funsocks]

Yeah that's the main reason I was interested. Seemed like a really good price.

 

[Moriarty]

Seems OK. Better than a "netbook" - faster, bigger display, full-blown OS. $200 is a steal, especially with a reasonable 100GB HDD and a maximum 1.25GB of RAM.

Just be VERY wary of Craigslist. Do it in a public place, get a friend to bring the money once you're sure the deal is legit.

 

[QUiKSR20]

Id go for it, I just picked up a G4 1.07ghz / 1.25 gb ram for $140 ( but I also fixed a computer for the person selling it to me.

Who cares if it doesn't run snow leopard, You dont need to run the newest of operating systems to get stuff done.

I run Tiger 10.4.11 ( i could run leopard ) but Tiger runs faster and does everything perfect.

Leopard & Snow Leopard would just make this older machine slower and probably wouldn't enable to do anything more.

I use this guy for web browsing, listening to music, email, and MS Office.

No complaints for $200 or less a great deal. Netbooks are cool too but the keyboard is too crammed for me.

 

[Mr. Funsocks]

Just be VERY wary of Craigslist. Do it in a public place, get a friend to bring the money once you're sure the deal is legit.

Yeah, I'm meeting him at panera bread next to a shopping mall. Since they have wifi there. I'm going to test every component. Such as specs, wifi card, battery, and superdrive.