27 Apr
2001
27 Apr
'01
8:45 a.m.
Does anyone have an older '040 based
Powerbook, such as a 540C or
190CS, that they'd be willing to sell? Since my main machine is a Mac,
I'd like to move my portable work to a capable Powerbook, vice the
486DX4/100 I have now.
Thanks
Jeff
Just to let you know in case you don't have particularly good luck on
the
gray market, Sun Remarketing (http://www.sunrem.com) is selling
refurbished
PowerBook 5300 (grayscale!) 8/500 systems for $199.00.
Yes, these machines do have a reputation for being a service nightmare,
but
assumedly since this is a refurb system it will have been checked out,
and
Sun would offer some warranty on it as well. It is a PowerPC based
system,
so you'd end up with even a little more power than the '040 machines
that
you were searching for.
Not a bad price on a used PowerBook, especially when compared to other
resellers like Shreve. Just thought you might like the pointer.
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