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<blockquote data-quote="bryphotoguy" data-source="post: 406476" data-attributes="member: 26695"><p>For $300 I don't know how nice of a laptop you will get. G3 iBooks (dual USB or Snow as they are sometimes referred to as) are ok. I have a 500MHz in front of me and wouldn't recommend it (too slow.) Luckily it's not mine. They make them faster up to 900MHz which might still be in the $300 price range on eBay. (Personally, I think Apple might stop supporting them soon.) As for G4 iBooks, maybe you can find a bone stock 800Mhz 12" for $300 but that's if you're really lucky. eBay isn't going to the safest way to go if you're buying from some weirdo but there are Apple resellers and people that sell used iBooks with warranties. I think you can always pickup a squaretrade warranty for cheap as well.</p><p>If you think about it, $300 isn't much for a laptop, especially Apple laptops. So I'd watch out. Toss us some links to iBooks that you're looking at and we'll help you find something good.</p><p>I was a little uncertain about switching to a Mac. I made the switch back in November and am so glad... no more blue screens of death, firewall and virus scanning software to take away the machines power, no updates every 30 secs, no security breaches, no nonsense. You'll be free to do what you need to do without worrying about an XP "hiccup."</p><p>Good luck!!</p><p>Bryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bryphotoguy, post: 406476, member: 26695"] For $300 I don't know how nice of a laptop you will get. G3 iBooks (dual USB or Snow as they are sometimes referred to as) are ok. I have a 500MHz in front of me and wouldn't recommend it (too slow.) Luckily it's not mine. They make them faster up to 900MHz which might still be in the $300 price range on eBay. (Personally, I think Apple might stop supporting them soon.) As for G4 iBooks, maybe you can find a bone stock 800Mhz 12" for $300 but that's if you're really lucky. eBay isn't going to the safest way to go if you're buying from some weirdo but there are Apple resellers and people that sell used iBooks with warranties. I think you can always pickup a squaretrade warranty for cheap as well. If you think about it, $300 isn't much for a laptop, especially Apple laptops. So I'd watch out. Toss us some links to iBooks that you're looking at and we'll help you find something good. I was a little uncertain about switching to a Mac. I made the switch back in November and am so glad... no more blue screens of death, firewall and virus scanning software to take away the machines power, no updates every 30 secs, no security breaches, no nonsense. You'll be free to do what you need to do without worrying about an XP "hiccup." Good luck!! Bryan [/QUOTE]
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