If the seller makes it right then I would not dock them anymore than one star.
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If the seller makes it right then I would not dock them anymore than one star.
My 'book is in, waiting for it to warm up before I fire it up. So far:
Latch button is worn.
Kensington slot is trashed.
Dent near the power jack.
Overall exterior condition is good.
Fired it up, two surprises, SD and Microsoft Office.
Latch button is worn.
Kensington slot is trashed.
Dent near the power jack.
Overall exterior condition is good.
Fired it up, two surprises, SD and Microsoft Office.
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Sounds like an ex-corporate disposal. My best was a PB that had Office, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, QuarkXpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite plus the prior OS9 versions and a ton of other stuff all licensed. It was such a motley mess of a collection that I wondered what they did at the office.
Tbh, it is something of a surprise when MS Office is not installed, whether legit or not.
The seller mentioned MS Office in the listing. I'm sure they installed it after performing a clean OS X install.
Yup, I missed the "Office" in the listing title. He does say "combo" so the SD is nice.
It looks like a clean install, the office apps are registered to "Mac User"
512MB was painfully slow with Ten4Fox, I grabbed a 1GB stick from a iBook G4 that I rarely use. Turns out the stick was genuine Apple marked PB G4 tested up to 1.5Ghz. I have tomorrow off due to the blizzard of '15, so I can play...
Agreement Reached
Seller agreed to my partial refund of $12 and has refunded that amount. The reasoning was to help cover the cost of a new battery. I will be keeping the PowerBook.
Seller agreed to my partial refund of $12 and has refunded that amount. The reasoning was to help cover the cost of a new battery. I will be keeping the PowerBook.
I am glad that you got this resolved. Not a bad price for a working 12" to begin with, and with the discount and new battery this will run like new.
I just got mine. The bad news is three of the four corners are bowed a bit. The battery is shot too. The power adapter is pretty worn.
The good news is the only part that has a lot of wear is the battery. Also, I paid for the 1.33 with 512MB RAM for $39. I checked System Profiler and its a 1.5 with 1.25GB of RAM!
It's still warming up. Will take pictures if anyone still cares.
The good news is the only part that has a lot of wear is the battery. Also, I paid for the 1.33 with 512MB RAM for $39. I checked System Profiler and its a 1.5 with 1.25GB of RAM!
It's still warming up. Will take pictures if anyone still cares.
I just got mine. The bad news is three of the four corners are bowed a bit. The battery is shot too. The power adapter is pretty worn.
The good news is the only part that has a lot of wear is the battery. Also, I paid for the 1.33 with 512MB RAM for $39. I checked System Profiler and its a 1.5 with 1.25GB of RAM!
It's still warming up. Will take pictures if anyone still cares.
I think anyone in this forum wants to see some pictures of these machines.
Okay everyone, I suppose this will be my final post for now. I asked them for a 10-dollar refund and they did it! I wish I had known that you had received $12 back on it, but whatever. Realistically, the price for a cheap battery is in the range of $15, but I simply asked for $10 and got it back.
$36 is good for this PowerBook, and the worst blemishes the machine has are on the bottom... significant, but not crucial, considering that I won't be looking at the underside of my laptop.
So, I'll be keeping the laptop and will be purchasing a battery for it. TBH, I am okay with purchasing a cheap battery, so I have decided on this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Cell-Batt...985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6eca7961
It's from a good seller, who I have purchased from in the past. There is also a 3-year 'warranty' on the product. As for RAM, I am tempted, but I should just do that later on. Anyway, I am pretty much satisfied now; I suppose everything for me has been resolved--I wish I could be seeing the rest of the incoming PowerBooks, and help others resolve their potential concerns, but I have been pressed to take a break. I suppose I'll see you all in early June!
Bye everyone.
It's from a good seller, who I have purchased from in the past. There is also a 3-year 'warranty' on the product. As for RAM, I am tempted, but I should just do that later on. Anyway, I am pretty much satisfied now; I suppose everything for me has been resolved--I wish I could be seeing the rest of the incoming PowerBooks, and help others resolve their potential concerns, but I have been pressed to take a break. I suppose I'll see you all in early June!
I bet you will be back before then. It is hard to leave MacRumors.
Wouldn't be one bit surprised
Anyway, glad it worked out for him. Posting using the PowerBook right now, seems to be handling Leopard Webkit quite well.
So, I'll be keeping the laptop and will be purchasing a battery for it. TBH, I am okay with purchasing a cheap battery, so I have decided on this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Cell-Batt...985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6eca7961
It's from a good seller, who I have purchased from in the past. There is also a 3-year 'warranty' on the product. As for RAM, I am tempted, but I should just do that later on. Anyway, I am pretty much satisfied now; I suppose everything for me has been resolved--I wish I could be seeing the rest of the incoming PowerBooks, and help others resolve their potential concerns, but I have been pressed to take a break. I suppose I'll see you all in early June!
Pop in to tell us how the battery works
Try pulling the battery, holding in the power button for 10 seconds, and reinstalling it.
So when my 1gb stick comes in, will I see any difference in performance when using Safari? The machine came with 768mb and I guess this will make it 1.25gb.
I went from 512mb to 1.25gb and while I use Ten4Fox I did notice a big difference.
I would recommend using Leopard Webkit instead of Safari. It's Safari with a newer rendering engine.
Modern apps like TenFourFox make short work of 512 MB. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, putting more RAM in a machine of this age will speed it up considerably.