Refurbished Powerbook 64

There are 2 different PB G4 17". Not sure which one you are looking at. Here's the specs & at the bottom of the pages, there's an approx price.

Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 17" (Al) Specs (M9689LL/A)
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbookg4/stats/powerbook_g4_1.6717.html

Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 17" (DLSD/HR - Al) Specs (M9970LL/A)
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbookg4/stats/powerbook_g4_1.67_17hr.html

Here's some reviews.

http://www.macworld.com/product/hardware/41/detail.html
http://review.zdnet.com/product/laptops/apple-powerbook-g4-ppc-g4-167-ghz-17-tft /31287655

Here's some store prices, but the one you are looking at has more RAM & larger HD.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0006HU494/ref=dpolpused?ie=UTF8&condition=used

You might possibly get a lower price on eBay, but you won't be able to inspect before you buy & won't get a warranty. If I recall correctly, Apple only provides a 90 day warranty on new Macs.

Go for it. Maybe you can get it for slightly less if you bargain.

 Cheers, Tom 😉



P.S. You posted in the eMac forum. If you get the PB G4, post your questions in the PB G4 17" forum at http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=138

Message was edited by: Texas Mac Man

Hey Beverly,
First I'd say the G4 is a bit older and w/ the introduction of Snow Leopard is no longer supported by Apple.
If you run that model G4 here:
http://www.mac2sell.net/
It will come back as worth $490 used and there are clean used examples of these around here for about $450.
Is there anyone you know who can help you find a newer machine. If you were my client I'd find a newer MacBook for you. You do need a laptop?
This person could also help you find a good used machine at half the price.
A brand new MacBook is selling for $999 at the Apple store.
It's a smaller display and the initial hardware warranty is 1 year. Purchasing Apple Care will run it to 3 years.
It will run the newest software and will continue to do so for some years.
If you had someone who knows Macs and you trust you could look at machines like this one for $750 (just for example):
http://flagstaff.craigslist.org/sys/1503073793.html
It still apparently has some Apple Care left on it's contract. You could actually verify this by running the serial number at the Apple Store to find out exactly how much remains.
Richard