Results 1 to 18 of 18

Thread: Thinking of selling my powerbook

  1. #1
    Xtreme News & Reviews
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    1,005

    Thinking of selling my powerbook

    Yeah i cant afford this laptop as a $2200 netsurfer (all i have time to use it for).

    15.4" Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz w/ 1GB DDR, Combo Drive, 80GB 5400rpm
    3year Apple Care & 3year CompUSA Screen Protection
    Notebook Case, AC Adapter & all the original boxes and manuals

    barely ever used, maybe a max of 24hours of time put on the laptop

    should i sell it or not?
    Desktop
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Quad Unlocked @ 3.4Ghz / 2200Mhz NB)
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (F9 Bios)
    8GB (4x2GB) @ DDR2-800
    ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCUII (920/1840/2200)
    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    LSI MegaRAID 8408E (3x750 R5)
    Windows 7 x64 SP1


    Cisco E2000 with DD-WRT kernel 2.6

  2. #2
    Xtreme Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    United Kingdom, South East England Kent
    Posts
    741
    not really much point of having something expensive if you're not going to use it...if you can get a good price to what you bought it for...you could sell it and get something that you really want..

  3. #3
    Xtreme Recruit
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Fortress of solitude, VA, USA
    Posts
    92
    Powerbooks tend to keep their value pretty well, but as with all things, the quicker you make up your mind to sell it, the better deal you'll get for it. Unless there's a compelling reason to keep it (e.g. significant other that is an Apple fanatic), craigslist it ASAP...



    Opteron 144 CAB2E 0546 UPMW . XP-120 HS . Panaflo 120mm L1A . DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D . 2 GB (2x1GB) OCZ EL PC4000 XTC @ 3-4-3-8
    Connect3D x850 xt pe . Dell 1901FP . Seasonic S12 600W . Antec SX1040B

    A64 3000+ Venice 0521BPKW . XP-120 HS . Panaflo 120mm L1A . DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D . 1 GB (2x512) OCZ PC3700EB @ 3-3-2-8
    Connect3D x850 xt pe . Dell 1901FP . Seasonic S12 600W . Antec SX1040B

    my heatware: 75-0-0


  4. #4
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Rye, Ny
    Posts
    1,649
    yeah i was thinking the same thing....all the apps i use are windows based....the best i use my new 17inch powerbook for is web surfing and a bit of UT....othere then that id really rather have a high end voodoo or better yet build my own laptop (found some barebone configs out there...lol i need to find a 939 ) this thing is worth near 4000 and right now thats going to waste

  5. #5
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Posts
    48
    Well if you don't use it......sell it if you need the money.

    But if you are trying to make others intrested

    OS = ??
    Other Apps ??
    Rev C or D ??
    iMac G5
    PPC 970 @ 2.1 Ghz
    1.5 GB DDR2 RAM 533 Mhz
    ATI X600XT 128 MB DDR RAM
    250 GB SATA HDD
    300 GB SATA HDD External
    802.11 b/g built-in
    Bluetooth 2.0 EDR+ built-in
    iSight Camera built-in
    20" 1680*1050 + 17" 1280*1024 LCD's
    OS X 10.4.6

  6. #6
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Rye, Ny
    Posts
    1,649
    OS=X
    Other apps+ everything under gods sun

  7. #7
    Xtreme Gamer
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    1,507
    you've only used it <24 hours? that sounds a bit unbelievable ...why did you buy it in the first place then? yes sell it.
    Intel i7 930 @ 4.2Ghz 24/7
    Asus Rampage 3 Extreme
    Asus Radeon HD 6990
    Corsair Dominator GT 6GB
    Corsair AX1200, 600T
    Intel X25-M 160GB
    Dell U3011 30" Monitor

  8. #8
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Virginia, US
    Posts
    1,783
    Can't you just take it back and say you weren't satisfied? You don't need to explain it to them, just tell them you weren't impressed with it and you don't think it was worth the money you spent, and you want to take it back. It doesn't have to be the truth, as long as your getting your money back. You did get the 1yr or longer warranty at CompUSA right?
    This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions, twists all our arms collectively, but if sweetness can win, and it can, then I'll still be here tomorrow to high-five you yesterday, my friend. Peace.

  9. #9
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Location
    Mushroom Hill Zone
    Posts
    206
    Sad to see you not taking to it....i love mine. But I guess they're not for everyone.
    Gizen:
    Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.2Ghz
    8GB DDR2 DC @ 800Mhz 5-5-5
    512MB GeForce 8800 GT
    750GB 7200rpm SATA 2.0
    Blu-ray reader
    X-fi
    20" 1680x1050

  10. #10
    Xtreme News & Reviews
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    1,005
    i love it yes, but between school and work, not enough time to do what i wanted to do with it, it has 3 year applecare and 3 year compusa screen protection, not to mention i work at compusa, they wont take it back, had it for a few months now.
    Desktop
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Quad Unlocked @ 3.4Ghz / 2200Mhz NB)
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (F9 Bios)
    8GB (4x2GB) @ DDR2-800
    ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCUII (920/1840/2200)
    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    LSI MegaRAID 8408E (3x750 R5)
    Windows 7 x64 SP1


    Cisco E2000 with DD-WRT kernel 2.6

  11. #11
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Virginia, US
    Posts
    1,783
    WTF you mean they won't take it back! Thats bull! You outta be yelling at them and making a scene. I would. lol
    This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions, twists all our arms collectively, but if sweetness can win, and it can, then I'll still be here tomorrow to high-five you yesterday, my friend. Peace.

  12. #12
    Xtreme News & Reviews
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    1,005
    ok buddy listen, a retail store that states! 21 day return policy, means they give ya 21 days to return it, they might let ya get away with 22-25 days if the manager is ok with it, but you try to bring something into my store that is 2 months old and lets see if they let ya bring it back, they wont, plus there aint a thing you can do to make them take it back, its a corporate policy, and if you tried to take them to court over something like that, the court would stand against the stated policy, its on all the counters, receipt.
    Desktop
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Quad Unlocked @ 3.4Ghz / 2200Mhz NB)
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (F9 Bios)
    8GB (4x2GB) @ DDR2-800
    ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCUII (920/1840/2200)
    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    LSI MegaRAID 8408E (3x750 R5)
    Windows 7 x64 SP1


    Cisco E2000 with DD-WRT kernel 2.6

  13. #13
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Rye, Ny
    Posts
    1,649
    Quote Originally Posted by BrokenWall
    ok buddy listen, a retail store that states! 21 day return policy, means they give ya 21 days to return it, they might let ya get away with 22-25 days if the manager is ok with it, but you try to bring something into my store that is 2 months old and lets see if they let ya bring it back, they wont, plus there aint a thing you can do to make them take it back, its a corporate policy, and if you tried to take them to court over something like that, the court would stand against the stated policy, its on all the counters, receipt.
    yep....sucks....still deciding what to do with mine....may be selling it for a bit below value (~3500) and picking up one of these new notebooks that are coming out with the X2s and Fxes (with a little more monew of course )

  14. #14
    Xtreme News & Reviews
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    1,005
    i hate people that think just because they raise cain they get what they want, i work in retail, if you try to bring something back to me or try to pull something off on me, i will know and get your ass for it, people think if they enough that they can return something thats a few months old, sorry this aint wal-mart!
    Desktop
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Quad Unlocked @ 3.4Ghz / 2200Mhz NB)
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (F9 Bios)
    8GB (4x2GB) @ DDR2-800
    ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCUII (920/1840/2200)
    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    LSI MegaRAID 8408E (3x750 R5)
    Windows 7 x64 SP1


    Cisco E2000 with DD-WRT kernel 2.6

  15. #15
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    West Chester, PA
    Posts
    70
    i wish i could afford an apple.....i sorta want one REAL bad....

  16. #16
    Xtreme News & Reviews
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    1,005
    2100 for mine!
    Desktop
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Quad Unlocked @ 3.4Ghz / 2200Mhz NB)
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (F9 Bios)
    8GB (4x2GB) @ DDR2-800
    ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCUII (920/1840/2200)
    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    LSI MegaRAID 8408E (3x750 R5)
    Windows 7 x64 SP1


    Cisco E2000 with DD-WRT kernel 2.6

  17. #17
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Posts
    383
    I would love to buy that. If I stumble across 2100, I'll buy it
    A64 Venice 3000+
    DFI NF4 Ultra-D
    X800 XL
    1 GB OCZ Gold 2-2-2
    520 Watt Powerstream

  18. #18
    Xtremely slow runner
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    3,289
    IF you don't need the money, you'd better keep it. You're saying that you're in school you'll have the use of a laptop in school (maybe later) plus the PB tends to have a quite long live (more than 3 years if you're not a speed freak). Each new Os tends to be faster than the previous even on old mac's.
    The PB is a very good machine but for you're need maybe you should have bought an ibook (new ones are coming soon). I have mine for more than a couple of months and i just love it, at work i'm using a dell and man that's a pos!
    The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

    Av by Frisch This is not a Lime tree

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •