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<blockquote data-quote="lzasitko" data-source="post: 17802">ClamshellNo Clamshell iBooks have not been in production since 2002 I think but I have seen posts by people on some of the other forums that say they bought one new from a dealer that had some still in stock. I bought a relatives (he bought a 12&quot; white g3-900 and had used this for his work all the time. It was in great shape and ran good so I figured that I could not pass it up ($200) . I have been watching them on ebay and they still fetch a pretty good price so they are keeping their value. I think a lot of that is due to the styling and the reputation.With everything that I see on all the foums about problems with the newer g3's I would be a bit reluctent to buy one. Now I know that on any forum you are going to hear all about the problems more than all the good ones that nobody is having problems with so I take that into account. The g4's are supposed to be better and as a bonus a lot faster...Now if I had the money it would a g4 for me, love the look and size and that lovely widescreen is great..... or would I get a g5?&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="lzasitko, post: 17802"] [b]Clamshell[/b] No Clamshell iBooks have not been in production since 2002 I think but I have seen posts by people on some of the other forums that say they bought one new from a dealer that had some still in stock. I bought a relatives (he bought a 12" white g3-900 and had used this for his work all the time. It was in great shape and ran good so I figured that I could not pass it up ($200) . I have been watching them on ebay and they still fetch a pretty good price so they are keeping their value. I think a lot of that is due to the styling and the reputation. With everything that I see on all the foums about problems with the newer g3's I would be a bit reluctent to buy one. Now I know that on any forum you are going to hear all about the problems more than all the good ones that nobody is having problems with so I take that into account. The g4's are supposed to be better and as a bonus a lot faster... Now if I had the money it would a g4 for me, love the look and size and that lovely widescreen is great..... or would I get a g5? :) [/QUOTE]

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