Author Topic: Complete Apple Mac Mini system for sale - SOLD (Read 4320 times)

HardRockCamaro · « **on:** October 02, 2008, 10:18:22 am »

I no longer use it as I use my MacBook Pro for everything nowadays so this one is up for sale.
Throw your PC in the bin and leave viruses and spyware and problems behind.

If you've not seen one of these before you won't believe how tiny (and silent!) it is. It makes a shuttle PC look gigantic!

Mac Mini G4 1.25GHz, 1GB RAM, 40GB HDD, Combo drive (CDRW+DVD ROM)
17" Samsung LCD Monitor
Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Belkin USB & Firewire hub, fits under Mac Mini

The Mini has a fresh install of OSX and iLife.
It runs Leopard just fine.
It comes with the original restore discs.

First offer over £250 (exc delivery) gets it !

(or over £200 if you don't want the monitor!)

If you bought the latest version of this lot it would cost over £600...

Courier delivery would be £20, but buyer can collect or we can maybe meet halfway etc.

Gator · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2008, 11:46:36 am »

bargain

the hard drive has just gone soth in my macbook

F Body · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2008, 11:59:03 am »

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

The Mini has a fresh install of OSX and iLife.
It runs Leopard just fine.
It comes with the original restore discs.

No idea what any of that means

Quoting: Gator

the hard drive has just gone soth in my macbo

Not a legendary Apple product breaking

Gator · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2008, 12:06:26 pm »

nope the seagate hard drive

EDGE · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2008, 12:14:05 pm »

touche gator..... tou-fukin-che

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2008, 02:22:15 pm »

Quoting: F Body

No idea what any of that means

The Mini has a fresh install of OSX and iLife.

OSX = What Apple computers run instead of Windows
http://www.apple.com/uk/macosx/features/

iLife = One of the main reasons why Macs are so ideal for home. Photo editing, video editing, DVD making, music making suite of software
http://www.apple.com/uk/ilife/

It runs Leopard just fine.

Leopard = latest version of the OSX operating system

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2008, 02:23:53 pm »

Quoting: Gator

the hard drive has just gone soth in my macbook

That's bad luck!

At least they're easy to get to in the MacBook, I upgraded the one on my MacBook Pro and that was a bit more "involved"...

Fieldy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2008, 02:24:48 pm »

thats cheap.....

FUBAR · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:37:05 pm »

Can I fit a GeForce GTX280 card in it in the future?... No? oh well, no sale then sorry.

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:45:45 pm »

No, afraid not.
The GTX280 is not Mac compatible.

And if I'm honest, it's not compatible with even 1 of the 140,000 PC viruses either...

But if you do find a Mac game you can play at the LAN party, its PSU won't burst into flames so that's gotta be a plus right?

But overall, you just wouldn't fit in...

Gator · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:57:30 pm »

we dont want any old riff raff getting a mac anyway hardrock will be doing backgrond checks

FUBAR · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:09:06 pm »

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

But overall, you just wouldn't fit in...

Yes you would, it could go in the other room next to the Nintendo Wii and would fit in perfectly well

All the food & beer is out there too

It does look cute tho

F Body · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:26:26 pm »

I enjoy the Mac v Windows fights even more than the Chevy v Ford ones

I just love the way that owners are so defensive about any possible criticism of an Apple product, the only reason I don't own an Apple product is because I can't afford one

NB : ALL computers are crap, if they were any good they'd set themselves up and repair themselves

Rocky · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:34:01 pm »

Tempting but im really after a mac laptop if you know of one.

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:53:27 pm »

Yeah, everyone wants a laptop.

On a side note, read yesterday that for every $3 spent on laptops, $1 of it goes to Apple nowadays, their laptops are the hot ticket.

Problem is, a £700 Apple laptop, new, is worth £500 when 2 years old.
Great for new buyers, not so good for people wanting a used bargain...

EDGE · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:56:18 pm »

I have an iMac that runs windows Vista for work !!!!!!

Gator · « **Reply #16 on:** October 02, 2008, 07:18:48 pm »

i shall be getting a macbook pro in the next couple of years desktops have had their day

i might get one of them 1tb time capsule external hard drives as well

Pod · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2008, 07:46:31 pm »

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

But if you do find a Mac game you can play at the LAN party, its PSU won't burst into flames so that's gotta be a plus right?

Hey, my PC PSU burst into flames (well ok, there was smoke coming out of it) but it just kept on going. Still working fine now.

Quoting: EDGE

I have an iMac that runs windows Vista for work !!!!!!

Macs and PCs run on exactly the same hardware now, so the only difference is the software - ie Windows or OSX.

I use whatever does the job and is cheapest. Right now, that's a PC as the games only run on Windows...

Fieldy · « **Reply #18 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:05:28 pm »

Quoting: Rocky

Problem is, a £700 Apple laptop, new, is worth £500 when 2 years old.

or get it from Tax free for just over £500 in the first place

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #19 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:22:10 pm »

Quoting: Gator

i shall be getting a macbook pro in the next couple of years desktops have had their day

For sure.

I use my MacBook Pro at work hooked up to a 24" Monitor and a full size keyboard and regular mouse.

Only problem is lack of disk space. I've got 320GB in the laptop and an external drive. Even the biggest new 500GB drive wouldn't be enough.
I need a 1TB drive in the laptop but no such drive exists. Only option would be to fit a 500GB drive and remove the optical drive and fit another 500GB one in there. Then use one of those funky Macbook Air external optical drives instead.

The problem with that Apple iLife suite is that you acrue loads of video footage, high res photos etc etc and it really eats up your disk space...

FUBAR · « **Reply #20 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:40:48 pm »

Quoting: Pod

(well ok, there was smoke coming out of it)

I reckon it was a dead bug... or a stray apple pip

Titsy · « **Reply #21 on:** October 02, 2008, 09:16:32 pm »

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

I need a 1TB drive in the laptop but no such drive exists. Only option would be to fit a 500GB drive and remove the optical drive and fit another 500GB one in there. Then use one of those funky Macbook Air external optical drives instead.

My Dell laptop has a bay to fit a 2nd SATA drive...

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #22 on:** October 02, 2008, 09:23:52 pm »

Yeah my old Dell laptop had a spare bay that could take an extra hard drive or battery.

But it fell apart so...

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #23 on:** October 03, 2008, 08:57:18 am »

Sold on fleabay within hours for £300.

Gator · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2008, 09:03:41 am »

well done mate