[ale] FOR SALE: 15" Powerbook G4 fixer-upper

[Chris Woodfield]

Hi all,

After upgrading to a Macbook, I've got an old Powerbook to unload,  
and I'd much rather sell it locally than put it up on eBay. So here  
goes...

  As this was my workhorse machine for almost four years, this is  
definitely a "fixer-upper" machine; see the list of caveats below.  
The biggest issues, such as the optical drive, battery and AC  
adapter, are fixable, but I'd rather leave that to an enterprising  
buyer. Or you can use it for parts if you're in the business of  
repairing Powerbooks. Or make it into modern sculpture of some sort. :)

Given its condition, I'm asking $350 o/b/o. Looking at ebay, fully- 
functional models generally end up in the $800 price range. Pickup in  
midtown or downtown, cash (or paypal executed onsite) only.

And yes, I hear it can run Linux, so I'm not completely offtopic :)

The specs:

Apple Powerbook G4, 15" model, 1.25GHz
1GB DDR memory
80GB hard drive
1280x800 15" LCD display
ATI Mobility Radion 9600 AGP4, 64MB VRAM
802.11b/g and Bluetooth built-in
2xUSB 2.0 ports, 1 Firewire 400, 1 Firewire 800 port
S-Video and DVI out, 1/8" audio in/out
10/100/1000M wired ethernet, built-in V.92 56k modem
One PC card slot

Full specs available at http://lowendmac.com/pb2/15in-g4.html.

CAVEATS:
This is a 3.5-year-old machine, and is currently malfunctioning in  
notable ways. Known faults are:
1. Optical drive not working; slot-load mechanism will not accept  
optical media. Drive will probably need to be replaced.
2. One stuck pixel glowing blue located approximately 5" from the  
right edge and 2" from the top. However, it's only occasionally  
visible, but can be annoying.
3. Battery life is approximately 40% of original capacity, gives you  
approximately 1 hour of usage without power. A new battery should fix  
this.
4. Keyboard backlight is not functional.
5. Sleep indicator light on front of latch button comes on  
occasionally without warning.
6. There is a small dent on the left palm rest.
7. No AC adapter.

It currently has a fresh 10.4 MacOS X install, although I can't give  
you the original 10.4 upgrade disk (nudge nudge). Will supply the  
original 10.3 restore DVD.

Email me if you're interested or if you have other questions.

Thanks,

-Chris Woodfield