I found a pretty good deal on an Apple iBook G3....
*500MHz
* 20 GB ATA hard drive
* Mac OS X
All of this for only $289.99.
The problem is that I reallly don't know much about Macs.
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
Is this limited in anyway? I am not going to be doing any media editing... mostly school work, browsing, and adding music to my iPod.
2007-07-13 11:19:36 · 12 answers · asked by sunflower1237 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It's old, but the nice thing about Macs is that it will still work. It won't be a powerhouse for media or anything, but it will work fine. I have a Mac from 1998 and I still use it every day. I'm still running Mac OS 8.51... there's some things I can't do, but most of those things are not things I really need to do, and I have some new Windows machines sitting around for that stuff.
@You ask I answer - You don't know what you're talking about. That hasn't been the case since 1989. Unless you're a hard-core gamer.
And you can upgrade the OS on that machine - but it doesn't need it. Where do people get all these wrong ideas about Macs? Windows salesmen?
2007-07-13 11:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by polly_peptide 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not going to get you far... spend another $300 and get something half decent.
20 gigs in nothing these days... most programs are 4+ gigs a piece...
A very slow processor too... you will get frustrated with it.
I would sasy not worth it, but if you do buy it, try to get the price down to at least $200
2007-07-13 11:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Stev 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not bother with it unless you reelly want it. You can buy a brand new PC for about 450 to 500 and a really nice one for about 700.
2007-07-13 13:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by tha2ndpowr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know anything about Macs then don't buy one. The choice of software for a Mac is limited.
In addition to the slow processor, the hard drive is relatively small. Most PCs come with an 80gb, 160gb or 320gb hard drive these days.
2007-07-13 11:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is an ok deal, but overall the computer isn't all that. It also doesn't seem good for your requirements. At least a 1.6 GHz should be required.
2007-07-13 11:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel/Laura Black. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The processor is extremely slow, thats way over priced.
2007-07-13 11:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by necro 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i said it was limited because u cant upgrade the OS on it, but if ur only using for that, it will be ok, it will be a little slow though.
2007-07-13 11:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make life easier. Stay away from that old machine that is alien to you.
2007-07-13 13:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't buy it. It's too slow and Apple computers aren't good!
2007-07-13 12:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by Nev_619dx 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats a pretty old machine. i guess the price is alright (not really), you'll be able to do all you want with it, but don't expect a cheetah, its more like a kitten.
2007-07-13 11:22:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋