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« on: September 20, 2003, 04:03:55 PM »
PowerMac G4 1.25GHz Combo            
• 1.25GHz w/ 1MB L3 Cache
• 256MB DDR333 SDRAM (PC2700) -1 DIMM
• 80GB Ultra ATA drive
• Optical 1 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)
• Optical 2 - None
• ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR
• 56K internal modem
• Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
• Mac OS - U.S. English
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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2003, 04:21:03 PM »
Looks like a pretty good deal to me. Seeing that upgrading a G4 to 1.25 GHz will cost nearly that much.

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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2003, 04:53:07 PM »
Not too sure on the details right now GM. Like being brand new,demo or what.

It's one of those ~ my buddies friend has a sister who knows the cleaning lady who cleans a townhouse four doors down from a rock singers townhouse who has a bodyguard that knows the girlfriend of etc etc etc ~ type deals. biggrin.gif
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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2003, 08:14:41 PM »
Bill,

Patience. Those G5s are going to be coming down in price in no time. wink.gif  doh.gif
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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2003, 08:24:21 PM »
Yes Bill. That would be a very good Deal. smile.gif

It could be resold for a profit if nothing else.

http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/deals.html
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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2003, 09:35:48 PM »
I kind of thought it was a good deal Kelly.
I'm toying with the idea of looking more into it (a lot more stats) because I'm helping some friends out finding a good deal within their budget.
Who started a thread on their friend being cheap? Kps maybe?
Well these folks squeak not even moving. smile.gif

Yeah Gary S, I'm saving my pennies for a G5. Although the way I'm going the G6's will be out.
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« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2003, 12:22:45 AM »
Me too Bill. Things are going by so fast it might be a G6 or G7. laugh.gif
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2003, 06:54:11 PM »
Just to end (or close) the book on this, I bailed out.

To put it mildly, they want to spend $400 [tops] on a [at least] 867mhz G4 plus a 17" [the smallest they'll go] monitor that is less than a year old.

I threw in the towel.
Wouldn't be surprised if they recycled butter off of uneaten bread. /sigh\
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2003, 10:03:13 PM »
Sounds to me like your Friends "deserve" a PC Bill. smile.gif
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2003, 08:18:10 AM »
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From DealMac,

1:15 pm ET, Sep 17, 2003



The Apple Store offers the factory-refurbished eMac G4/800 128/40/CD/100BT 17-inch CRT for $599 in its Special Deals section. That's $50 off our last mention and the best price we've seen, although no modem is included. Shipping is free, but sales tax is added where applicable. A one-year Apple warranty applies.

Or have 'em shop ebay!

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