I acquired a PowerBook 170 that is in perfect working order. There are no scratches anywhere on the body or screen. Is it worth anything?
Thanks!!
Kendra
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Lord Blackadder
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Not much. I have one that I rescued from the trash, along with a PowerBook 165 and a 180c. Neat little machines.
There is a small market for them among vintage computer collectors/hobbyists - but in order to have much value you'd need to have all the original packaging, manuals and accesories it came with. If not, a working old PowerBook like that in good condition is really worth no more than $50 even to an Apple enthusiast, and even $50 is probably optimistic.
There is a small market for them among vintage computer collectors/hobbyists - but in order to have much value you'd need to have all the original packaging, manuals and accesories it came with. If not, a working old PowerBook like that in good condition is really worth no more than $50 even to an Apple enthusiast, and even $50 is probably optimistic.
dmr727
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I agree on the $50 figure. The 170 is a fantastic machine, but like a lot of other Macs, aren't nearly as valuable as people seem to think they are. Unless you have a prototype, it usually takes a mint machine with original packaging to really get the price to eye opening levels.
Too bad about the box and packing. That about doubles the value since most people recycled/trashed all of that long ago.
Keep it and use it for vintage computing (see how much modern stuff those old 68K machines are capable of... sometimes its scary how much of what I do on my Mac Pro I could just as easily do on a Quadra 900)
