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Just ordered an old iMac G3!!

how much did u pay? looks as its good well atleast the 500mhz is a really good +. just the ram and hd is slow but im going to assume your going to upgrade but looks as its a good dealio

Wait u bought it for $19 ?!?!? looks like a great deal
 
i paid 19.95 + 40 shipping. im not upgrading it because i didnt buy it to use, its just a novelty thing for me. i thought it would be cool to own an older mac with OS 9. im hoping eventually it'll be considered an antique...
 
likemyorbs said:
i paid 19.95 + 40 shipping. im not upgrading it because i didnt buy it to use, its just a novelty thing for me. i thought it would be cool to own an older mac with OS 9. im hoping eventually it'll be considered an antique...
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I would upgrade it to like 10.4 lol and 9.2 but thats me
 
i would but then it would lose the historic significance, plus i've never had much chance to use os 9, i only switched to mac 3 years ago.
 
Ah, iMac G3s are a dime a dozen these days... but that's another story. All I'm going to say here is that OS 9 is pretty much the least fun OS to use ever... good thing the later iMac G3s can be upgraded to Tiger.
 
iToaster said:
Ah, iMac G3s are a dime a dozen these days... but that's another story. All I'm going to say here is that OS 9 is pretty much the least fun OS to use ever... good thing the later iMac G3s can be upgraded to Tiger.
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pretty sure that particular one can be upgraded if i choose to...
 
Wow... $60 for an iMac. That's a great deal. But, if your going to use it at all, even with OS 9, you should at least double the RAM. And, that 20GB HDD is going to go REALLY fast. Think about a firewire external.
 
CJRhoades said:
Wow... $60 for an iMac. That's a great deal. But, if your going to use it at all, even with OS 9, you should at least double the RAM. And, that 20GB HDD is going to go REALLY fast. Think about a firewire external.
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it's not for every day use, just a novelty.
 
I think that's an excellent deal. My criteria whenever I purchase an older Apple is as long as the cosmetic condition is near perfect, I don't care about the specs. I always do the upgrades myself (i.e. OS, RAM, Airport, etc.), so as long as cosmetically it's good, I'll go for it.

I just purchased an older Lime Green iBook Clamshell on eBay last week. I can't wait to get it!!!! :p
 
onegirlcreative said:
I think that's an excellent deal. My criteria whenever I purchase an older Apple is as long as the cosmetic condition is near perfect, I don't care about the specs. I always do the upgrades myself (i.e. OS, RAM, Airport, etc.), so as long as cosmetically it's good, I'll go for it.

I just purchased an older Lime Green iBook Clamshell on eBay last week. I can't wait to get it!!!! :p
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thats awesome! do you have a link?? i wanna seeeee
 
onegirlcreative said:
I think that's an excellent deal. My criteria whenever I purchase an older Apple is as long as the cosmetic condition is near perfect, I don't care about the specs. I always do the upgrades myself (i.e. OS, RAM, Airport, etc.), so as long as cosmetically it's good, I'll go for it.

I just purchased an older Lime Green iBook Clamshell on eBay last week. I can't wait to get it!!!! :p
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do the lime greens have firewire cause i know its a newer one
 
MacHappytjg said:
do the lime greens have firewire cause i know its a newer one
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Yes, they do. It was that generation of the Lime Green, Indigo and Graphite at 366/466 MHz that they incorporated the firewire, and this was their last generation of Clamshells.

I received it a few weeks ago and added some upgrades (i.e. Airport card, RAM, OS, etc.) and I love it. I primarily use it for internet since it really isn't fast enough for my graphic design apps or anything else, but I guess I'm nostalgic and missed it.

I purchased the Lime Green 466 MHz, DVD/CD back in 2001 when they were brand new, and I think I spent $1,500 on it—no extras on upgraded RAM or anything. Ouch!

This one that I just got on eBay is only 366 MHz and only CD, not DVD, but it's more for the design and nostalgia is why I purchased it.
 
About 8 months ago I got a 500MHz iMac with 640mb for $20. I can't say I'd spend more than that on a G3 unless it was 700MHz with the airport card and tons of RAM. If you're happy with it, thats all that matters though.
 
Hrududu said:
About 8 months ago I got a 500MHz iMac with 640mb for $20. I can't say I'd spend more than that on a G3 unless it was 700MHz with the airport card and tons of RAM. If you're happy with it, thats all that matters though.
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impressively, for how much i paid for it, it does actually have an airport card. since i posted this i've added a 40gb hd and i just ordered a 512mb ram chip for $13 with free shipping. i installed os x tiger as well. this actually turned out to be a great working, pre-popularity macintosh. i love this thing and a lot of times i use it instead of my macbook, also its definitely a great computer for anyone on a budget because a $20 windows box wouldnt even be functional, this mac works like it did on its first day of life.
 
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