DEAD! OOS 12 inch G4 867 powerbook + isight = $1094 @ amazon

[Corporate Thug]

credit goes to monsttr from FW

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087BHV/ref%3Dnosim/fatwalletcom/102-3205905-3096930

 

[mrokkam]

Wow... thats pretty darned decent...considering that an ibook w/ lower specs costs that much @ apple store. And iSight makes it a really sweet deal.
does it come with Panther aka macos 10.3? Thats the BEST OS out there...beats the crap out of windows in everything except number of applications...and even that is getting better.
and for those who think macs and windows dont go together...think again... macos10.3.... works GREAT with windows..... in fact...sometimes...I think they work better than 2 windows machines.
(I have an ibook and 2 windows PC's actually....so I guess I can give my impartial opinion )


Mohan.

 

[tnguyen88]

I also recieved an e-mail from Amazon saying that they were giving a $100 gift certificate for customers who spend $1000 over the holiday season.

That could sweeten this deal a little bit more for anybody else who recieved this e-mail.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: tnguyen88
I also recieved an e-mail from Amazon saying that they were giving a $100 gift certificate for customers who spend $1000 over the holiday season.

That could sweeten this deal a little bit more for anybody else who recieved this e-mail.

man, i would be all over this if i got that e-mail

 

[Wyck]

That's not a bad price. To get that model refurbished from the Apple store would cost $1,199.00

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Wyck
That's not a bad price. To get that model refurbished from the Apple store would cost $1,199.00

yup, you can prolly sell off the isight for $100 to sweated the deal. looking at $900 of you got that coupon and sell the sight

 

[robisc]

the description says this is a DVD/CD-RW drive but the review says it is a superdrive, does anyone know for sure?

 

[Andy]

CDRW/DVD
Where can I get the coupon?

 

[gimpyd00]

The superdrive model is linked on the same page and is $200 more.

 

[Pothead]

Link without the Referral!

 

[KAMAZON]

be sure to upgrade to the extra 256 ram for $50 at viking under 'compatible accesories'.

 

[dnuggett]

and for those who think macs and windows dont go together...think again... macos10.3.... works GREAT with windows..... in fact...sometimes...I think they work better than 2 windows machines

I assume you are talking about running Windows in emulation mode. The chances I have had to play on a Powerbook and Windows emulation was too slow IMO.

 

[ViperV990]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

and for those who think macs and windows dont go together...think again... macos10.3.... works GREAT with windows..... in fact...sometimes...I think they work better than 2 windows machines

I assume you are talking about running Windows in emulation mode. The chances I have had to play on a Powerbook and Windows emulation was too slow IMO.

I think he was referring to networking.

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: ViperV990

Originally posted by: dnuggett

and for those who think macs and windows dont go together...think again... macos10.3.... works GREAT with windows..... in fact...sometimes...I think they work better than 2 windows machines

I assume you are talking about running Windows in emulation mode. The chances I have had to play on a Powerbook and Windows emulation was too slow IMO.

I think he was referring to networking.

Now that I re-read it, I do too.

 

[SuperShaz]

I wasn't sure how good of a deal this really was, so I went to apple.com and configured an identical system. The total cost was $1,599, so you save about $500 already. Plus, the iSight is worth $150, and if you got that email about the $100 coupon then maybe that sweetens the deal quite a bit. If you sell the iSight for $100, then we're talking about $700 worth of savings.

EDIT: After further research, I realized the systems I was comparing the price of are not identical. The ones on apple.com are a newer model and have faster processors and other enhancements. Amazon is just clearing the older version out. However, this is still $200 cheaper than you can find anywhere else.

I have always been a PC guy, but I've been wanting to try out a powermac ever since mac OS X came out. I used to hate macs, but I love freebsd and the idea that this is UNIX + Good User Interface... well... Let's just say I have a craving to try it out, but I didn't want to spend $2000. So this is a good opportunity for me to try it out and keep it if I like it, or sell it if I don't.

I just hope I can make a final decision before they sell out. Anyone want to quickly chime in and tell me how great their powerMac is? or how much they wish they had a PC instead?

- Shaz

 

[bosko0]

The iSight from the deal

is out of stock.

There is another iSight for $2.45 more

but the coupon cannot be used on this one since the camera is from J&R.

So the iSight deal is dead unless they restock the iSight. Withot the camera, the price is still pretty good but I don't think I'll go and buy it.

 

[SuperShaz]

The isight is back in stock, or at least it was this morning. So I went ahead and bought one. The final was was actually $1085. The reason is because they give you $150 off because of the isight, but the isight actually costs less than that. So you end up paying $9 less than the $1094 in the thread title. Not a big deal but is worth mentioning.

 

[Corporate Thug]

back in stock and alive!

 

[littlezipp]

Mine should be here on Monday, anyone want to buy an isight?

 

[weepul]

isnt this the original model which had overheating problems? that's y all the refurbished?

supposedly. the new models (aka $1599 ones) supposedly fix this problem.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[iamme]

this is a sweet looking laptop.

i wish i could get a X series Thinkpad in a 12" Powerbook's body

 

[vortix]

Originally posted by: iamme
this is a sweet looking laptop.

i wish i could get a X series Thinkpad in a 12" Powerbook's body

hahahaha you're kidding right? If I had the cash, I'd pick up a Mac in a second.

 

[Wozster]

Damn, this is a sweet deal. Too bad I don't need another computer.

 

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Originally posted by: weepul
isnt this the original model which had overheating problems? that's y all the refurbished?

supposedly. the new models (aka $1599 ones) supposedly fix this problem.

//krunk (^_^x)

only the oldest 867 had the heating problems, i seriously doubt that these will have the same problem

 

[randomlinh]

argh... i spent this much on an ibook... grrrrr