Oh Lord, I have a Powerbook 520c!!

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Oh Lord, I have a Powerbook 520c!!

While tossing out old electronic stuff, I discovered that I still have a PowerBook 520c, complete with that wild 4-prong power adapter. Heavy little sucker! I have no idea what is on it, but I'm sure it still works. It looks pretty cherry to be honest, just, well, old.

If it is worth anything to collectors, I'll sell it for what the market dictates. If it is a give-away, I have a lot of stuff to do getting ready for a cross-country move. If it is a give-away, I'll toss it.

Any ideas? I live, for the moment, in Chicago, BTW. Moving to LA at the end of Sept.

Thanks -

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 11:11 AM

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varjak paw

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Sep 5, 2012 11:56 AM in response to ed from chicago

It's almost certainly not going to be worth much. There were far too many of them produced to be any sort of collectors' item. eBay showed a bunch available with no bids; the only ones showing as sold went for ca. $15 - $25 plus shipping. Perhaps someone through a local Mac user group would want it. There are several in the Chicago area:

http://appleusergroupresources.com/find-a-group/

Otherwise, I'd suggest just recycling it. You can do that through Apple for free:

http://www.apple.com/recycling/gift-card/

Regards.

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