I use the G4 iBook far more than the Sawtooth.

The upgraded Sawtooth only gets used for scanning & Photoshop work & keeping up with my music library but it's a 7 year old computer that I've had for over 6 years & I'm itching to get a new one. This thing has an 800MHz processor card, 1.25Gb RAM, internal Superdrive & Zip Drive, USB 2, a nice video card, 40Gb hard drive & 80Gb drive partitioned into 2 drives. Common wisdom indicates I should return it to its stock state before selling it & then sell the upgrades separately, right?

Do I get a Mac Mini, iMac, or spring for a refurb MacBook? A heat producing G5 is out of the question. I've been checking the Apple Store regularly but still can't make up my mind. I think I'll venture out to CompUSA this evening & see if there are any great bargains to be found there.

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I sure love my iMac G5, funny capacitors and all...

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What it is, man, a low-down and funky feelin'

I sure love my 20" Intel iMac; I don't have a clue about its capacitors.

Not much to strip out and sell separately. The hard drives are worthless as is the Zip drive and even the latest Superdrive (-111D) is under $40 new. The RAM and CPU card are all you've got to differentiate your Sawtooth from the rest of the $100 boxes. It might be better just to put it in the closet as a spare than to give it away on eBay or the LEM list.

You can have my Sawtooth when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Sawtooth rocks.

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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Trying is the first step to failure. -- Homer Simpson

I've got two Sawtooths (Sawteeth?) in the house running right now. My wife is using my old G4/450 Sawtooth and my daughter is using a G4/400 I picked up on eBay for less than $100 including shipping. They are amazing computers, build quality-wise. My wife's is 6 1/2 years old and hasn't missed a beat.

Throw in a better video card from eBay and a faster processor and you have a very capable computer.

I would much rather have an upgraded Sawtooth than a G4 Mac Mini.

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I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)

Put the Sawtooth to work as a server; that's what I did with my G4 550 B & W. It's rock solid, and I love having it available for back up for the other two computers and as a print server.

I think people deserve a new computer every few years just "for because."

Perhaps you should keep the Sawtooth, sell the iBook, and replace the iBook with a MacBook refurb. Also consider getting a new MacBook from Amazon for about the same price AR with no tax and no shipping. Just a thought.

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Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)

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AlphaDog
I think people deserve a new computer every few years just "for because."

My sentiments exactly.

Although, I think my wife prefers a better reason than, "just because."

So I come up with some BS that sounds, well, like BS.

Look, I have the same spouse year after year; decade after decade. That doesn't mean I have to have the same commitment with my computer.

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I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)





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rgG
Perhaps you should keep the Sawtooth, sell the iBook, and replace the iBook with a MacBook refurb. Also consider getting a new MacBook from Amazon for about the same price AR with no tax and no shipping. Just a thought.

I thing rgG is on to something here. Ditch the iBook, which still has some value, and upgrade to a MacBook.