HD craped out on me the other week (blinking folder of death). So in lieu of spending $300 to get this fixed and have no assurance on the life of the computer afterwards I got a new laptop. If anyone wants to buy this ibook for memory (1GB), replacement battery/backup, airport wireless card, charger, software (install disks), and other random parts for repairs I'll let the the whole deal go for $50 obo. The charger alone cost me more than that new two months ago but I know how TWW works. It's a good deal if you want parts. But again the HD is not functional, I already ran Disk Warrior on it, the thing will not mount seems like a common problem for that year iBook. It's two years old. I'll close bidding thursday unless there is a lot of bidding still going on.

5/15/2007 11:00:55 AM

PM bid of $50.

I will end this COB today if I don't see any other intrest in this thread.

BTT, remider you may be able to run this computer with an externaly mounted HD but for my mobility purposes I have not tried this and opted for a new working laptop with a internal HD. For those that have dealt with mac laptops you know how hard it is to access anything when doing repairs.

5/15/2007 11:17:29 AM

Another PM bid of $65.

Forgot...I also have an iStand that came with it, that I never use...

[Edited on May 15, 2007 at 11:36 AM. Reason : asdf]

5/15/2007 11:32:25 AM

All that is wrong is the hard drive? What speed processor is it and how large is the screen?

5/15/2007 12:00:38 PM

800MHz 12" G4 iBook with a gig of memory. The logic board was giving me trouble about half a year ago but that is fixed, all that is wrong is the HD is kaputz. It's a 30GB HD. The computer itself starts up, but the HD does not mount.

You can buy a used one online with same specs for $500.

It's been taken apart for previous reparis and has normal wear scratches.



[Edited on May 15, 2007 at 12:11 PM. Reason : asf]

5/15/2007 12:05:03 PM

I'll throw in $70.

5/15/2007 12:14:09 PM

$75

5/15/2007 12:17:38 PM

$80!

5/15/2007 12:18:01 PM

$85!

5/15/2007 12:24:03 PM

Again upon more research there are some who have run their Mac OS on and external, presumably due to the similar internal HD failure. But as I said before due to requiring mobility in my laptop this was never an option for me. But seeing as how everything else boots up and runs, this could be a good way to cheaply run a mac.


Ref: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-29866.html

5/15/2007 2:07:47 PM