Does tech stuff like this even sell?
Dunno. Maybe someone could turn then into small office print and file servers?
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
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tommyrot - Jan 02, 2014 10:24:34 am PST #23499 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2014 10:55:03 am PST #23500 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
I'm using a G5 right now!
Before I lost my job, I was considering helping my cousin Steve buy one for $75 on Craigslist to upgrade from his old G4.
I've seen them prices higher and lower.
Check out everymac.com for current market value, then undercut that price on Craigslist. See if you get any bites.
You might have to give the monitor to a recycling house.
msbelle - Jan 02, 2014 10:57:03 am PST #23501 of 25496
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
be sure to thoroughly clean off any data that might on there. My mother bought a used laptop once and we found addresses and meeting notes on there.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2014 10:59:57 am PST #23502 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Unless you have incredibly sensitive data, reinstalling OSX and telling it to repartition and reformat should be enough.
beekaytee - Jan 02, 2014 11:00:07 am PST #23503 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
Okay. I have a couple of days before the e-cycling. I'll post a craigslist ad this evening and see if I get any bites.
And, msbelle...so THAT. The mini I'm coming to you on now had a bunch of private information on it, even though the family thought they'd cleaned it.
One of the towers isn't booting, so that one may have to go unclean, but the other has been stripped already.
Rob - Jan 02, 2014 11:44:01 am PST #23504 of 25496
When I can't get a computer to boot to reformat before recycling I'll often just pull the drive out and snip the connection between the drive controller board and the drive before recycling the parts separately.
NoiseDesign - Jan 02, 2014 1:45:03 pm PST #23505 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
You may get a little money out of the G5 towers but there just isn't a lot of value left in them any more. They can't run anything approaching a recent OS and recent software won't run on them.
I wouldn't expect more than $75 out of them.
beekaytee - Jan 02, 2014 2:56:45 pm PST #23506 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
I'm leaning in the direction of just letting them go. The friend who is taking me to the recycling event is strong and willing to carry them off...they are quite heavy!
Rob, that is a terrific idea, thank you! I can totally snip the wires.
Tom Scola - Jan 06, 2014 4:42:34 am PST #23507 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I need a new TV, but it looks like I'm going to wait until the fall to get one.
Gris - Jan 06, 2014 6:30:21 am PST #23508 of 25496
Hey. New board.
The Roku is definitely a much better interface than my Samsung Smart TV.