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| Click here to select a new forum. | | $15 QuickSilver | Posted by: techfury90 on 2010-05-07 03:54:20
Got this from East Carolina University surplus for $15, its a fairly basic 733 with no RAM or HD (they wanted $50 for one with those).
Also picked up an Apple Pro Keyboard for $7 while I was there 🙂
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2010-05-07 05:46:07
Nice. I assume finding RAM/HD isn't going to be a problem for you.
| Posted by: jruschme on 2010-05-07 06:31:11
Got this from East Carolina University surplus for $15, its a fairly basic 733 with no RAM or HD (they wanted $50 for one with those). Wow... and I thought I was doing good getting a 400mhz Sawtooth at TCF for that price.
Congrats on the great deal.
John
| Posted by: oneboyarmy on 2010-05-07 09:47:58
I don't know if I ever posted about it, but I got a Quicksilver carcass (case, PSU, mobo, and even a set of Pro Speakers) from my office for $25 a couple years back. I had everything else I needed minus a processor and a friend gave me a 733 for free!
I love the appearance of the Quicksilver, it's easily my fav model G4. Great purchase!
| Posted by: techfury90 on 2010-05-07 13:04:56
Yes, I definitely agree that the pinnacle of G4 case designs was the QuickSilver... the MDD was just way too blingy.
Here's what's in it now:
733 MHz G4
256 MB RAM
80 GB 7200 RPM HD
32 MB GeForce 2 MX with ADC and VGA
Internal Zip 250 drive, CD-RW
Interestingly, but unsurprisingly, ECU ordered these sans modem. It also still has its "PROPERTY OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION" sticker on the side of the machine.
I put 9.2.2 on this thing, and it FLIES! 😀
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2010-05-07 15:20:37
Yes, I definitely agree that the pinnacle of G4 case designs was the QuickSilver... the MDD was just way too blingy. Its funny - I remember when the Quicksilver first came out, everyone thought it was the ugliest thing they'd ever seen. I remember an image of one actually got leaked a week or two prior to MWNY2001, and everyone was saying, "Apple would never design something like that." But they did...and although I was one of those people who thought it was ugly at first, it quickly grew on me.
Anyway, great score, hope it serves you well. 🙂
| Posted by: Christopher on 2010-05-07 16:36:27
You should stick 1.25GB in it, or 1.5GB. I use mine as a file server and on and off web surfer when I'm in a desktop mood.
It also runs a triple screen setup, downloads videos and other files, and has 4 HD's inside.
G4's are the best newer mac's out there, cheap, not too slow yet, and you can actually work on them!
| Posted by: Temetka on 2010-05-08 11:38:17
$15 is an absolutely killer deal for that machine, congrats!
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