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| Added a PowerCD to the collection. | |
| Posted by: bjornkeizers on 2011-09-17 11:28:20 Hey gang, here's a great little find for my collection: a 1993 Apple PowerCD. A three-in-one device combining a regular audio-CD player, external CD-ROM drive for computer as well as a Kodak photo-CD player. A rare find. It arrived just in time for... my birthday! Anyone up for cake?  I was browsing a Dutch second-hand Mac site three days ago. I checked out some of the ads in my region, and found one for a PowerCD that was listed nearly three weeks ago. Since the ad was still up, I sent off an email if the buyer still had it. He did, and was willing to sell if for a *very* reasonable price. Paid 55 euros for it - including shipping. Quite a bargain, considering these regularly sell on Ebay for hundreds of dollars... According to the seller, it was working and complete, even with the box. I decided to give it a go. I didn't even ask to see any pictures. It arrived this afternoon. And it's immaculate. Complete with the base, SCSI cable, power brick, remote, even a few data-CD's that were originally included.  The box itself is quite worn as you'd expect after nigh on 18 years. There are a few scratches on the bottom of the remote, but the player itself looks immaculate and works like a charm. Popped in a CD and it played straight away. Even plays burned CD's as well.    I don't plan to hook it up to any Mac right now. From what I read, it functions as a 1x drive, meaning it'll take you ages to install even the smallest piece of software. I also don't want to overtax it, considering the age of this device and finite life of the laser assembly and such. All in all, I'd call this a stunning little find! | |
| Posted by: H3NRY on 2011-09-17 14:37:29 It's a very nice-sounding CD player (Philips mechanism) but a slow 1st-generation CD-ROM. Most buyers were PowerBook owners who needed a battery-powered portable CD-ROM drive. Good find, especially with all the extras! | |
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2011-09-17 16:00:21 Very nice score...I have one that I got in 2001, though I only have the player and the base, not the box or any of the other extras that came with it originally. Between 2003 - 2004 I used it as a not-so-portable iPod, these days it hardly gets any use, but its still a great addition to the collection. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2011-09-17 18:10:59 I got a refurb waaaaay back in the day and it was my only CD fro a long time. Mostly I wanted it for its ability to do product slide shows on a Television WITHOUT a computer attached! 😎 My second CD was a Philips CD-RW in an external case that I got the second the price point for CD-RW dropped to $400! Nice find, use it, they're built like tanks. I've got a posting somewhere w/pics of the incredible amount of circuitry in the base unit. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2011-09-17 19:35:44 PowerCD Base Unit Teardown Pics . . . BTW: Happy Birthday! It's not even belated . . . from about 5 time zones away, anyway! :approve: | |
| Posted by: bibilit on 2011-09-18 11:12:52 Nice conquest, I would like to find one. | |
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