How much should an iMac G3 cost?

ImageJPEG · ImageJPEG #1 (**permalink**)

03-05-2012, 02:04 PM

I'm thinking about getting the blue one from craigslist. However, the guy want's $100 (he'll take $85 now) for a 13 year old computer. How much do you guys think it's worth?

It has the keyboard and mouse also. I'm thinking about getting it for my grandma so she can play Sudoku with out buying anymore Sudoku books.

The user claims that it's a piece of Apple history, which I'm not doubting him, but I don't think I'd even spend $100 on the first Macintosh.

This also has OS 9.2 and I don't plan to upgrade it to OS X.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

03-05-2012, 02:53 PM

Its not worth $100, but is a design classic

I would pay 30-40 dollars tops, since despite they Bondi Blue ones being classics, there are still loads of them going up for sale on sites like craiglist and ebay

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

03-05-2012, 03:29 PM

Even worse $20.00 tops. Let the seller keep his history and look elsewhere. For $100 look for a faster G4 iMac.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #4 (**permalink**)

03-05-2012, 04:30 PM

Here in the United States...I wouldn't pay more than $20-25 (some folks might go a bit higher). But $100 or even $85...I would consider way out of line.

- Nick

ImageJPEG · ImageJPEG #5 (**permalink**)

03-06-2012, 01:25 AM

Just offered him $25 haha. We'll see how this goes.

If I get this I'm going to for sure get The Oregon Trail...brings back childhood school memories.

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #6 (**permalink**)

03-06-2012, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ImageJPEG

I'm thinking about getting the blue one from craigslist. However, the guy want's $100 (he'll take $85 now) for a 13 year old computer. How much do you guys think it's worth?

It has the keyboard and mouse also. I'm thinking about getting it for my grandma so she can play Sudoku with out buying anymore Sudoku books.

The user claims that it's a piece of Apple history, which I'm not doubting him, but I don't think I'd even spend $100 on the first Macintosh.

This also has OS 9.2 and I don't plan to upgrade it to OS X.

$20 tops for that one. Maybe $30 if by "Blue" he means a later slot loading Blueberry or Indigo.

Mac SK · Mac SK #7 (**permalink**)

03-07-2012, 11:44 PM

I paid $12.00 for one and the other 3 came from the side of the road.

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Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,669 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	03-05-2012, 04:30 PM Here in the United States...I wouldn't pay more than $20-25 (some folks might go a bit higher). But $100 or even $85...I would consider way out of line. - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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ImageJPEG #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2012 Location: Dubuque, Iowa Posts: 35 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 13" Intel i5 4GB RAM. Intel P4 w/ HT @ 3.0GHz 4GB RAM Debian GNU/Linux	03-05-2012, 02:04 PM I'm thinking about getting the blue one from craigslist. However, the guy want's $100 (he'll take $85 now) for a 13 year old computer. How much do you guys think it's worth? It has the keyboard and mouse also. I'm thinking about getting it for my grandma so she can play Sudoku with out buying anymore Sudoku books. The user claims that it's a piece of Apple history, which I'm not doubting him, but I don't think I'd even spend $100 on the first Macintosh. This also has OS 9.2 and I don't plan to upgrade it to OS X.
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Member Since: Feb 14, 2012 Location: Dubuque, Iowa Posts: 35 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 13" Intel i5 4GB RAM. Intel P4 w/ HT @ 3.0GHz 4GB RAM Debian GNU/Linux	03-06-2012, 01:25 AM Just offered him $25 haha. We'll see how this goes. If I get this I'm going to for sure get The Oregon Trail...brings back childhood school memories.
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Member Since: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 1,484	03-07-2012, 11:44 PM I paid $12.00 for one and the other 3 came from the side of the road.
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