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  • Order of the Butterfly
    Order of the Butterfly
    In_Correct
    Posts: 245 from 2012/10/14
    From: DFW, TX, USA
    I was just wondering.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHOLESALE-LOT-OF-45X-A-GRADE-APPLE-IBOOK-G4-LAPTOPS-USED-NOTEBOOK-MAC-TESTED-/231136418428?pt=US_Wholesale_Laptop_Tablet_Computers&hash=item35d0cdda7c
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  • »18.01.14 - 03:41
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
    Paladin of the Pegasos
    koszer
    Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8
    From: Poland
    According to this - yes.
  • »18.01.14 - 06:46
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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
    Acolyte of the Butterfly
    wolfe
    Posts: 118 from 2003/8/8
    From: Somewhere Some...
    Should be. iBook G4 support here has support info, and it appears all G4 iBooks are supported.

    Wow, less than $50 a pop plus shipping. Or free pickup. Nice
  • »18.01.14 - 06:50
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2326 from 2003/2/24
    50$ is o.k. for the 1.33GHz models (better GFX, USB-trackpad) and still o.k. for the 1.2s if you were buying for useing them yourselfes.

    Problem is you will want to sell 44 of these units at which point it might be hard to turn a reasonable profit after shipping cost, handling and ebay-fees (if you sell them there).
  • »18.01.14 - 08:41
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
    Yokemate of Keyboards
    Jim
    Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
    From: Delaware, USA
    Awful lot of missing parts there.
    "Never attribute to malice what can more readily explained by incompetence"
  • »18.01.14 - 15:55
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2326 from 2003/2/24
    Not really, from what I understand they all have missing/defective rubber standoffs on the screen/lid.

    Good luck finding an iBook with those still intact...
  • »18.01.14 - 16:00
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
    Yokemate of Keyboards
    Jim
    Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
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    Mine was only missing the feet on the outside of the case.
    Then there is the question of whether or not the batteries are any good.
    I had to replace mine (and the charger).

    And by the time you fix and find buyers for all these...
    It just doesn't sound that profitable.
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  • »18.01.14 - 17:31
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
    Paladin of the Pegasos
    Yasu
    Posts: 1724 from 2012/3/22
    From: Stockholm, Sweden
    Maybe someone like Pascal could buy them, install MorphOS on them and sell them himself? I think the community would benefit being able to buy hardware from someone trustworthy. Even used hardware. If he would sell them for as low as 70$ plus MorphOS and shipping he would make a nice profit.
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  • »19.01.14 - 22:46
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12163 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    > Maybe someone like Pascal could buy them, install MorphOS on them and sell
    > them himself?

    This reminds me of that (from half a year ago):

    https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=9418&forum=11

    > the community would benefit being able to buy hardware from someone trustworthy.

    Okay, that nixes what I linked to above ;-)
  • »19.01.14 - 23:39
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
    Yokemate of Keyboards
    Jim
    Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
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    >Okay, that nixes what I linked to above ;-)

    And some of you don't think Andreas has a sense of humor.

    You know, I think redrumloa was interested in trying this awhile ago (refurbishing Apples for MorphoS users).
    Maybe he could weigh in on the practicality of this idea.
    "Never attribute to malice what can more readily explained by incompetence"
  • »20.01.14 - 01:43
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