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G4; How do I get this computer working?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 890041" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Whenever I buy an older Mac...it's usually for my own use or "Mac Museum"...and I make sure it comes with a decent amount of ram, and comes with a hard drive...basically a fully functioning computer.</p><p></p><p>Too many folks are stripping computers (Macintosh's) of the ram & hard drives...and then selling them without a keyboard or mouse as well! Making it almost impossible to get them back in working order for a decent price, unless you have extra parts laying around at home.</p><p></p><p>As far as the ram & hard drive prices you mentioned. $20 bucks for 512 meg of used PC-133 ram isn't really all that super...since OWC sells them for $26.99. I would consider 50% off the price of new much better. Yeah...$10 bucks for a small IDE hard drive isn't bad.</p><p></p><p>But in both cases (ram & hard drives)...if you buy it on e-Bay, then you have to pay shipping...and it's the shipping costs that really kill the deal! Even a couple bucks shipping for the ram kind of sucks.</p><p></p><p>The best way to get cheap parts is watch Craig's list...negotiate a cheap price with the seller, and then no shipping costs.</p><p></p><p>It's just really really tough from a financial standpoint...to get an older slower G4 desktop fully operational if you start out with a "stripped box" with no ram, no hard drive, no keyboard, no mouse, and no OS.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 890041, member: 56379"] Whenever I buy an older Mac...it's usually for my own use or "Mac Museum"...and I make sure it comes with a decent amount of ram, and comes with a hard drive...basically a fully functioning computer. Too many folks are stripping computers (Macintosh's) of the ram & hard drives...and then selling them without a keyboard or mouse as well! Making it almost impossible to get them back in working order for a decent price, unless you have extra parts laying around at home. As far as the ram & hard drive prices you mentioned. $20 bucks for 512 meg of used PC-133 ram isn't really all that super...since OWC sells them for $26.99. I would consider 50% off the price of new much better. Yeah...$10 bucks for a small IDE hard drive isn't bad. But in both cases (ram & hard drives)...if you buy it on e-Bay, then you have to pay shipping...and it's the shipping costs that really kill the deal! Even a couple bucks shipping for the ram kind of sucks. The best way to get cheap parts is watch Craig's list...negotiate a cheap price with the seller, and then no shipping costs. It's just really really tough from a financial standpoint...to get an older slower G4 desktop fully operational if you start out with a "stripped box" with no ram, no hard drive, no keyboard, no mouse, and no OS. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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