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What would you do with an 1GHz G4 AlBook?
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I just got a new 15" MacBook Pro and am now typing my last words on my Aluminum G4 PowerBook that I've had for almost 7 years. It went with me through grad school, my first job, helped me start my freelance design career, and get my writing career underway. It'll always hold a special place in my heart, I guess you could say...
At any rate, moving on to the future now, I've got a sweet NEW Mac laptop with about 5x the hard drive space, a way better screen, tons of RAM, and about 10x the battery life, so I'm stoked. But the question is: what do I do with this old machine? Put it on the bookshelf? Sell it on eBay? Turn it into a media center? Recycle it? Play frisbee? What have you found to be the best thing to do with an old Apple laptop that works great but is just a little outdated?
Have fun with this one. All comments appreciated!
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: brooklyn ny
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give it to someone who could really use it (and is short on funds); sell it on craigslist; donate it to a public library...
lots of choices.
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Nostalgia keeper For Teh Win!
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iMac - Late 2015 iMac, 32GB RAM
MacBook - 2010 MacBook, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Trade it for a Klondike bar?
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Maybe a box of Klondike bars!
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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I'd definitely set it up as some sort of media center/central server for something
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Join Date: Jun 2000
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Macquarium is out - too difficult to do with a notebook anyway.
Film an amateur movie. Have the secret documents that everyone is killing for on the AlBook. Let them walk past it several times earlier in the movie.
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I'd use it for a file server/print server/stereo, if you don't already have an Airport Express.
Alternatively, with a new battery from Newertech:
Newer Technology, Inc.� NuPower� Laptop Batteries
You'd have a nice portable DVD player for $100 with a big screen.
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Reason: Doublepost delete)
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I think we should talk more about the macquarium idea. I think I can see some potential for a ground-breaking project there!
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As shiny as the new computer is I always like to keep an old machine around in case the new one needs to be fixed under warranty. It also serves as a backup of your data until you create new data of course.
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AT&T iPhone 5S and 6; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
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Install PPC Fedora or Ubuntu in it. This is the only way to run modern software in a tired laptop with the power of a netbook.
Hint: Ubuntu has boatloads of software.
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I'm in favor of the jukebox idea.
Alternatively, if you know someone in high-school that doesn't have a laptop, donating it would be an excellent use.
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Edmonton, AB
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If you can't use it it give it to someone who can, or sell it, might fetch up to $200 or more depending on condition.
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