where can i get G3 clamshells

[amybunny]

hi guys

my first post so be nice
i have always been obsessed with the g3 clamshells and now i can afford to spend some money i want to buy one - im a bit worried about getting one off ebay - does anyone know of any reputable companies that sell refurb ones with a warranty?


thank you

 

[localoid]

You might find LowEndMacs' best clamshell iBook prices helpful, as it provides links to several dealers selling the clamshells...

 

[maccam]

Hello! and welcome to macrumors. About your question, you could get one from ebay, it's safe.

 

[Killyp]

Ebay is a good place to look, but really try and get the fastest one you can.

It won't run Leopard (we don't think), the latest OS coming out in a few weeks, and will be pretty slow generally - so expect no miracles. However, if you like the design etc... then fair enough. I just think you'd be far better off getting one of the white iBooks, probably a G4.

 

[AVID]

Just dont expect it to be in tip-top condition in terms of scratches, marked keyboards, hinges, cables... notebooks are (from personal experience) hard to buy second hand... - good luck

 

[CanadaRAM]

Welcome to MR

You'll find that you get even better answers if you make your thread title relevant to the question in the post

 

[Frankf300]

LowEndMacs' is a great place to get a feel for prices and online stores. I went through the same thing as you, wanting to buy an iBook G3 (Dual USB), but I didn't want to risk eBay. I bought from geeks.com, they don't currently have any clamshells, but they have had them in the past. There is also DVwarehouse.com who has a few clamshells listed from $279 to $349. But, check out LowEndMacs', like mentioned before; they usually have a pretty extensive list. Good Luck.

 

[booksacool1]

I would probably recommend you avoid clamshell ibooks. Not just because of the absolutely ridiculous price to performance ratio, but also because the non firewire versions do not support Tiger natively (it requires a firewire port among other features). You'll also find the processor speed terribly slow (I find our old 450mhz imacs barely usable in Tiger)

I suggest if you want a reasonable OSX experience, don't go below 1ghz. Hell apple uses a 1ghz Pentium M in their apple TV and thats 'just' a media box (according to apple ).

 

[infz]

Wait for June when Apple will announce new clamshell macbooks running Leopard.

........ well, I'll keep dreaming

 

[localoid]

Wait for June when Apple will announce new clamshell macbooks running Leopard.

........ well, I'll keep dreaming

New clamshells (wanna bes)? There's the Tulip Ego Notebooks

Bah! Humbug! They're not Macs.

 

[iowamensan]

I have one for sale actually... it was my wife's and I bought her a MacBook recently. It is in fine shape. I can't think of the processor speed right off hand, but I know it has a 6 GB drive and 320 Mb RAM. It has a newer battery, and is running 10.3.9.
It is blue. If you are interested, let me know.
Geoff

 

[iowamensan]

Oh, and it has an airport card installed that I can sell with it if you need it.

 

[Unspeaked]

I see these all the time on craigslist.

The prices are pretty good, as well, but pricing and availability certainly depends on where you live (since I'd only buy locally through craigslist!).