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Trade/sell my Powerbook G4 for a Pismo?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Connecticut
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i'm currently thinking of selling/trading my Powerbook G4 400Mhz model for a Pismo 500.
The way i look at it, is that they are virtually identical, vram, graphics, ram, etc.
the only things i'd lose are the 15.2 inch screen (it was nice, but not a huge deal)
and the G4 (which i don't use that much, i use PS7 but very lightly)
but i'd gain, the expandibility of the pismos(i really want a CD-R/DVD drive), tons of hacks/upgrades etc, amazing battery life(with one battery OR two), and more important, a rugged machine that I don't have to baby.
so please
give me your thoughts/ideas give me some input, what do you have to say?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Do it. I think you've answered your own question. If the pluses are big and the minuses are small, make the move.
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YVAN EHT NIOJ
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Better yet, get the Pismo G3 400 and get the $299 G4 500 MHz upgrade, and you'll have better speed than your Ti 400!
iBorg
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: USA
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Seems like an even trade to me. I would go for a built in combo drive, but that may be tricky.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Urbandale, IA
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Originally posted by iBorg:
Better yet, get the Pismo G3 400 and get the $299 G4 500 MHz upgrade, and you'll have better speed than your Ti 400!
iBorg
Sounds like the way to go to me.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Pleasanton, CA
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I believe they did reduce the price on that upgrade to $279.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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I hate to bring this up again, and I am not trying to be a jerk here.... but your extensive mods may be a problem for some people. I'm just saying that it being an even trade may be the case - if your Ti were completely stock and in decent shape. Just something to consider when you're thinking this over... it's bound to lose you some money - maybe even enough to make it not worth the trouble.
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Dallas, Texas
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My reasons for the "downgrade":
Airport Reception
Heat
Durability
Expansion Bay
I grabbed a G4 400 with an amazing accessory package on ebay , still under applecare, and was able to net 500.00 in the deal. I then added a G4 upgrade and a gig of ram.
Could not be happier.
Good luck
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Originally posted by xtro:
I hate to bring this up again, and I am not trying to be a jerk here.... but your extensive mods may be a problem for some people. I'm just saying that it being an even trade may be the case - if your Ti were completely stock and in decent shape. Just something to consider when you're thinking this over... it's bound to lose you some money - maybe even enough to make it not worth the trouble.
Hey, I offered him my Pismo despite his 'mods' and he hasn't bothered to write me back.... oh well....
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