iMac G4 absurd prices

[Amethyst1]

Only the 20" I believe

Thanks - as I expected - it's the same for the white G5/Intel ones. The 17" LCD sucks.

 

[retta283]

Thanks - as I expected - it's the same for the white G5/Intel ones. The 17" LCD sucks.

So far, I have actually found that my 15" iMac screen has better colors/contrast than the 17" G4 I owned years ago, and the G5/Intel ones I currently have. The 17" in my 06 MBP is also not great, it almost appears brown tinted. My 20" G5 is the best out of them all though, great screen.

 

[Amethyst1]

@retta283 - maybe the backlight wearing out is a factor.

 

[Amethyst1]

My 20" G5 is the best out of them all though, great screen

IPS at its best

 

[Windreader]

It really does suck that when I was installing an SSD in my 20" a year and a half ago I accidentally broke a pin off the internal display connector! Finding a replacement board has been a pain for me. Lol

(Though all the upgrades went into my 17" 1 Ghz model so it wasn't a complete loss)

 

[esbardu]

Come on Bunns, come clean, exactly how many is "a few".........?
After the 20" I've found the 17" 1.25GHz model is the next most difficult to find. Both excellent but I now prefer the latter.

I have just bought a 15" 2002 model. Great for Mac OS 9, unfortunately without the pro speakers. Now I have found one 17" at 100 eur (113$), again without speakers. Still trying to get additional information about the model but it could be a 1.25Ghz.
I don't like this particular model 'cause I want to install Mac OS 9 but I'm hesitating ... Are they really so difficult to find?, I can not find anything special in the 1.25ghz compared to the original one, what is the reason that makes you prefer the 17" model?,

Thanks!

 

[weckart]

... Are they really so difficult to find?, I can not find anything special in the 1.25ghz compared to the original one, what is the reason that makes you prefer the 17" model?,

Thanks!

USB 2.0? I have the 1GHz 17" model, the first to be OSX only but still only has USB 1.1. However, it was one of the first to get OS9, mostly working ok. The screen issues have been sorted out and it is quite usable.

 

[lepidotós]

You pay for the collectability. Most people who buy these machines don't even use them, they just want something that looks good on their desk top and can afford it.

Alternatively, they shove M1 Mini guts in them.

 

[lepidotós]

Even loading a web page on these devices is a painstaking experience. I used to have a 2006 iMac up until recently and I did not enjoy using it for anything other than playing music or some old games.

My iBook G4 is having an alright time of it and that's without an additional RAM module. It can go on YouTube and Github, what more can you ask for?​

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Its safe to state, that all PowerPC systems, even old models which are now really rare are going up in price. As we move to 2021 and beyond its going to get worse as these will be collectors items. My PB G4 1GHZ Titanium cost me 100.00, but it had some issues with the paint, but works great and no issues. its also much faster than my PB G4 1.67 which i owned previously. The 7447A/B was slow as heck because it lacked L3 cache. Seems L3 cache does a lot to speed things up - PowerLogix was wrong when they wrote their stupid article about L3 cache not speeding up any G4.​

Yeah, this is it. Older computers and electronics in general are always going to be collectible, and this honestly isn't a surprise. Back in the 2000s, it was the Commodore 64. In the 2010s, it was the old Pentium 166. Now it's G4s. It was inevitable, and it's been going on for years now. It's why I never go into anything with a big collector scene expecting low prices. Nintendo 64, for instance. It blindsided other people I know that enjoy the console that it got a lot expensive compared to their memories of what they got theirs for in the early 2010s, but it had already been that expensive for years by that point.
I'm just glad I've got enough of an assortment that I'm pretty happy with the computing power I have.​

 

[Macbookprodude]

My iBook G4 is having an alright time of it and that's without an additional RAM module. It can go on YouTube and Github, what more can you ask for?

Yeah, this is it. Older computers and electronics in general are always going to be collectible, and this honestly isn't a surprise. Back in the 2000s, it was the Commodore 64. In the 2010s, it was the old Pentium 166. Now it's G4s. It was inevitable, and it's been going on for years now. It's why I never go into anything with a big collector scene expecting low prices. Nintendo 64, for instance. It blindsided other people I know that enjoy the console that it got a lot expensive compared to their memories of what they got theirs for in the early 2010s, but it had already been that expensive for years by that point.
I'm just glad I've got enough of an assortment that I'm pretty happy with the computing power I have.​

Also, a lot of people aren't working due to this pandemic, wages are down and things are not very good, so collecting is not in a lot of people's budget. I stopped after the Titanium G4 1ghz which I use somewhat as a driver for everyday stuff, it does the job. I have a Pismo G4 550, and G3 400, G5 Quad, 2012 MacBook Pro which needs new memory, and a 2015 MacBook Pro + 2010 Mac Pro. I have a lot of Macs, but only 2 I use. To get extra money I may sell a few of these as I don't use them, including a 2006 G4 1138 DLSD.