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1.5 ghz superdrive, 12" powerbook

i ordered a new iMac G5. it seems fedex got hungry and ate it while it was in transit to my house. so they're shipping me another one. it should be here tomorrow. i have an flatpanel G4 iMac too.

Heres the latest update on my mac lineup...

Powermac G3 B+W
450Mhz/1Mb (G3)
512Mb
40Gb
16Mb Rage128
DVD+/-RW (8x4x12)
OS X.3.6

PowerBook G3 Bronze (Lombard)
400Mhz/1Mb (G3)
256Mb
10Gb
8Mb RagePro LT
DVD-ROM (6x)
VST FireWire Cardbus card
OS X.3.6

Powerbook G3 Bronze (Lombard)
333Mhz/512K (G3)
128Mb RAM
6Gb
8Mb RagePro LT
DVD-ROM (2x)
OS X.3.6

PowerMac 7600/200
200Mhz/256K (604e)
264Mb
2x 4Gb
16Mb Rage128 + builtin graphics with 4Mb VRAM
CD-R (4x8) + CD-ROM (12x)
PCI 3-port Firewire card
PCI USB card
OS 9.1

PowerMac 5500/225
225Mhz/256K (603ev)
32Mb
2Gb
2Mb Rage II
CD-ROM (12x)
OS 8.6

PowerBook 1400cs/133
133Mhz/128K? (603)
32Mb
1.3Gb
CD-ROM (8x)
OS 8

... I no longer have my lime iMac (266Mhz, 160Mb, 6Gb, Panther), as I sold it about a month ago... I'm actually really starting to miss it...

The G3 is my DV, graphics, web-design, and audio-editing machine, as well as being my main desktop machine for everythng else, because I hate my PC (2.8GHz, 512Mb, 40Gb, Combodrive, XP... last used over a month ago. )

The Lombard 400 is my high-school computer/iPod substitute/bling accessory that goes everywhere with me.

The Lombard 333 (my original Lombard) is being used by my folks because the battery in the PB 1400 that I gave them is pretty much cactus, and I can't really justify spending 140 bucks getting it repacked. the Lombard's broken hinges and retarded trackpad are the price one has to pay for decent batto life... (not my problem though, my Lombard's perfect... )

The PB 1400 is now basically in retirement, so I'll probably end up selling it to recover some of the cost of buying my second Lombard (the 400, which originally had the broken hinges, and was therefore cheap... I bought it when the trackpad in the 333 started getting really bad and then simply swapped out the screen/hinge assemblies, HDD's, RAM and DVD drives... meaning that I have a Lombard that is not only working properly again, but is also 66mhz faster and has a DVD-decoder chip... )

I used to use the PM 7600 for DV editing and graphics until about two years ago, but it just sits crunching SETI data most of the time now... but mind you, it's still makes an impressive bragging point...

The PM 5500 doesn't do much at all, but it was my first PowerMac, so I can't bear to part with it. I'm thinking of letting my sister use it so it isn't going to waste.

Hmmm, this would be about my third post here, I believe...

Last edited by SchmoBurger (2005-06-25 6:09 am)

1 ghz ibook g4 upgraded to 640 ram. While at home I also use an old 467mhz g4 tower (384 ram) for playing some os 9 games. There's an old mac se sitting in my room, a performa 6400 in the basement, a broken imac dv in the garage, a 833mhz imac(swivel screen) in my brothers room, and an old mac laptop with a black and white screen and a wheel for a mouse in my sisters room.

If I was to upgrade from my one button mouse, what would y'all recommend? theres really no point in my getting a wireless mouse if my computer didn't come with blue tooth, so whats a good choice?

As soon as it comes to my doorstep, I'll own:

17" 2 GHz iMac G5
2 GB RAM
250 GB hard drive

I'm excited.

14" iBook
1.33 GHz G4 PPC
768 MB RAM
Combo Drive

I'll buy an iMac G5 within the next year . . .

its been a good year for upgrades for me.....

dual 2ghz G5, 160+300GB HDs, 1536MB ram, OEM Radeon 9800, Radeon 7000 PCI, NEC 16xDL DVD Burner, 17" Apple ADC LCD, 19" CRT, 20" TV, Logitech 5.1 through optical audio port.

17" Powerbook G4 1.67 GZ

Dual 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 (the "lemon" one, 900 MHz FSB)
1024 MB RAM
152 GB hard-drive
Nvidia GeForce 5200 Ultra

My audio system's a pair of Apple iPod mini earphones.  I use a Kensington Mouse-in-a-box Optical Elite mouse, the stock Apple keyboard, and a 17" Apple Studio Display.

And my room is HOT.  BURNING HOT.  BURNING SWELTERING HOT.  HOT.

[edit]Whoops, I have 1024 MB of RAM, not 1024 GB...

Last edited by ABigSmall (2005-07-24 8:43 pm)

1.42 Ghz eMac

15" 800 mhz iMac
60GB
768 RAM
Superdrive

I recently upgraded my eMac. It went from 512 MB RAM to 1 GB RAM. Yay RAM! The rest remains in the sig.

iMac G4 15" 800MHz 1GB RAM for email, web surfing, and chatting. 

Powermac G5 dual 2.5GHz 1.5GB RAM 20" Apple Cinema Display for gaming (its my bro's)