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jaydon34 · Jun 26, 2002, 02:17 AM

Im looking to sell my almost brand new Ibook. Its the

500 MHZ G3 PROCCESSOR
100 MHZ SYSTEM BUS
384 MB OF RAM
15 GB HARDRIVE
DVD ROM
APPLE AV CABLE (WATCH DVD ON UR TV)
AIRPORT CARD WITH AIRPORT BASE STATION
AND SMALL TRAVEL CASE.

Its less than 5 months old and it was a wonderful laptop never let me down. But I want a dual ghz g4. So im thinking of selling everthing I own to get one. Let me know how much id get for the system if i put it on ebay.

Phoible · Jun 26, 2002, 03:40 PM

If it's a 500, then it probably has a 66 mhz system bus (unless you took it apart and made some changes with a soldering iron). I would say that the system alone is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $1000. You can probably get more by selling the Airport and RAM separately, or maybe $50 more if you bundle the whole thing. If you want up-to-the-minute pricing, I would recommend going to ebay and viewing completed auctions on similar products. That is the best way to get a feel for what it is worth.

ibook_steve · Jun 26, 2002, 04:39 PM

No. The second generation had 500 and 600 MHz systems with a 100 MHz bus. Since he only has had it 5 months, I'm sure it's one of these machines. The other clue is th 15 GB drive as opposed to 10 GB in the first ones.

Steve

CheesePuff · Jun 26, 2002, 05:19 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ibook_steve:
No. The second generation had 500 and 600 MHz systems with a 100 MHz bus. Since he only has had it 5 months, I'm sure it's one of these machines. The other clue is th 15 GB drive as opposed to 10 GB in the first ones.

Steve<hr /></blockquote>No, I believe all of the 500 MHz models has only 66 MHz buses.

I'll go check in a minute.

EDIT: Yup, according to Apple the 500 MHz (all models) were 66 MHz system buses.

[ 06-26-2002, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: CheesePuff ]

CheesePuff · Jun 26, 2002, 05:21 PM

I would say you could get maybe $800 or so for that. Put it on the Buy and Sell forums first since it is free and see what people say. If no one takes it there, you will have a better idea for a price and put it on eBay.

Carl Norum · Jun 26, 2002, 06:04 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ibook_steve:
No. The second generation had 500 and 600 MHz systems with a 100 MHz bus.<hr /></blockquote>That statement is a lie. Please don't spread lies.

BrunoBruin · Jun 27, 2002, 11:11 AM

I just sold my 500MHz DVD iBook for $900. When I sold it, Apple had some refurbs for that price, and Smalldog has that model right now for $899, so I figured that was fair. I showed those prices to the guy who bought it so he knew I wasn't ripping him off. I also threw in 256MB of RAM and the AV cable. (Okay, I had no use any more for either of those things.) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

MrNo · Jun 27, 2002, 02:22 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> That statement is a lie. Please don't spread lies.
<hr /></blockquote>Not true. When I bought my iBook in December 2001 Apple had 3 options. 500/66 CD-Rom 500/100 DVD-Rom and 600/100 Combo Drive

jaydon34 · Jun 27, 2002, 02:37 PM

and my ibook was purchased in feb. Because i thought i had a 500/100 system

james_squared · Jun 27, 2002, 03:01 PM

Hello,

MrNo, I'm not too sure what iBooks were available in December, but the iBooks that were most recently available before the 700MHz upgrade were as follows:

500/66 with 128MB 15GB CD-ROM and 12.1"
600/100 with 128MB 20GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW 12.1"
600/100 with 256MB 20GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW 14.1"

This information is from the iBook Specification Sheet that I have in front of me. However, I'm not too sure if there are differnces between Canadian and American iBook model specifications, as I received this brochure in Canada. (Although, I doubt there is.) If this is true, it could also explain why Carl Nurman has a different opinion.

This is the brochure I received when I had decided to get the 14.1", but I changed by order just as the new iBooks were announced. I was happy that I didn't get "stuck" with an "old" iBook.

James

[ 06-27-2002, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: james_squared ]

CheesePuff · Jun 27, 2002, 05:06 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by MrNo:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr /> That statement is a lie. Please don't spread lies.
<hr /></blockquote>Not true. When I bought my iBook in December 2001 Apple had 3 options. 500/66 CD-Rom 500/100 DVD-Rom and 600/100 Combo Drive<hr /></blockquote>Uhh, no. The ones that were available in December 2001 were a 500 MHz G3 with 66 MHz bus and a 600 MHz G3 with 100 MHz bus.

Don't start spreading lies just because you think thats what you read 6 and a half months ago.

rampant · Jun 27, 2002, 05:47 PM

nally posted by jaydon34:
Im looking to sell my almost brand new Ibook. Its the

500 MHZ G3 PROCCESSOR
100 MHZ SYSTEM BUS
384 MB OF RAM
15 GB HARDRIVE
DVD ROM
APPLE AV CABLE (WATCH DVD ON UR TV)
AIRPORT CARD WITH AIRPORT BASE STATION
AND SMALL TRAVEL CASE.

Its less than 5 months old and it was a wonderful laptop never let me down. But I want a dual ghz g4. So im thinking of selling everthing I own to get one. Let me know how much id get for the system if i put it on ebay.[/QUOTE]

I sold my 500/66 with CD-Rom, 192 ram, 10gb HD, and airport card for $1000 plus S&H, but that was about 2 months after they came out.

Mojo · Jun 29, 2002, 04:06 PM

What's all this about spreading "lies?" It seems like a simple misunderstanding to me... The specs on iBooks can be confusing, as when Apple began shipping combo drives that burn CDs at 8x (if I remember correctly...) while the official specs still stated that the burner was a 4x model.