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tramahound · Oct 21, 2004, 10:19 AM

My company has six 1.6ghz G5s sitting on a pallet for the past 7+ months. They've never been powered up and likely won't be for months. What I'm curious about is what problems could they be causing for these G5s? Will the internal battery die? Is that even a big deal? Would the most important thing be the running out warranty? I'm trying to give them reason to try selling them internally so I can buy one.
Thanks

Zubir · Oct 21, 2004, 11:32 AM

As long as they're not in a humid environment, they could probably stay there for years and still be operational. If kept in an ideal environment, the only thing you would have to worry about is the little CMOS, or whatever it's called in Apple jargon battery going dead.

Eriamjh · Oct 21, 2004, 11:59 AM

That battery is usually good for three years, but I would worry more that they might leak!

Scotttheking · Oct 21, 2004, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by Eriamjh:
That battery is usually good for three years, but I would worry more that they might leak!

What would cause you to worry about the battery leaking?

Akai · Oct 21, 2004, 04:04 PM

I don't see any problems.. besides the obvious waste of warrenty and the saddness those poor little machines must be going through without being played with

But that can be solved easily.. just send one my way

tramahound · Oct 21, 2004, 04:06 PM

hell, I wish I could. I've been trying to get one since they came back. It seems the company that bought they doubled their order, but the dopes opened every one of the boxes making it impossible for us to get the return from Apple. if they sold them internally we'd be able to get them for $800 each. yum

Mafia · Oct 21, 2004, 04:06 PM

Originally posted by tramahound:
My company has six 1.6ghz G5s sitting on a pallet for the past 7+ months. They've never been powered up and likely won't be for months. What I'm curious about is what problems could they be causing for these G5s? Will the internal battery die? Is that even a big deal? Would the most important thing be the running out warranty? I'm trying to give them reason to try selling them internally so I can buy one.
Thanks

i'm sad that companies just let great machines sit on a pallet.

Akai · Oct 21, 2004, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by tramahound:
hell, I wish I could. I've been trying to get one since they came back. It seems the company that bought they doubled their order, but the dopes opened every one of the boxes making it impossible for us to get the return from Apple. if they sold them internally we'd be able to get them for $800 each. yum

Damn what a mixup.. luck you though! I would surely pay $800 for one.. heck maybe $900

Ah well good luck trying to talk the company into selling you one

Eriamjh · Oct 22, 2004, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by Scotttheking:
What would cause you to worry about the battery leaking?

I think I remember reading something many years ago that unusused batteries are more likely to leak than ones that are discharged while being used. Maybe it's a myth or happens with really old batteries.

Otherwise, they G5s should be fine.