Buying my first imac - 2nd hand price and spec check please!

_Jimlad_ · 4 Dec 2008 at 22:17

getting my first mac of a mate, £300

boxed 2GHZ intel core duo, 20" screen, 250gig HD, 2GB memory, ATI graphics card (128mb), bluetooth, wireless airport, isight, remote, mouse, keyboard, DVD super drive, running leopard os and full warranty until June 2009.

what do you recon?

Maccy · 4 Dec 2008 at 22:26

£300? Your mate is a nutter, swipe that up asap.

How old is it?

ace2109 · 4 Dec 2008 at 22:52

like Maccy said, i bought a very similar iMac a few months ago for about £900

_Jimlad_ · 5 Dec 2008 at 08:24

ok cool i will snap it up!, as for age i would have thought it's 18months old need to check

InsomniaCalls · 5 Dec 2008 at 08:30

Definitely get it! I sold mine for approx. double that.

_Jimlad_ · 5 Dec 2008 at 08:39

ok i wiring him the money now!

LordSplodge · 5 Dec 2008 at 10:41

_Jimlad_ said:
ok i wiring him the money now!

Is he Nigerian?

_Jimlad_ · 5 Dec 2008 at 11:00

just a mate with a lot of money who is happy to sort me out...

Maccy · 5 Dec 2008 at 11:21

You've picked up a right bargain

Johnz0r · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:21

As said, that is a decent buy for the money good find matey. Is it the older white one or the alu iMac?

Maccy · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:26

The aluminium finished version was released March this year so I imagine it would be the white version.

Johnz0r · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:29

Yeah thought so too mate, I prefer the look of the older White iMac myself but all the same they are awesome machines and for £300 its a no brainer.

_Jimlad_ · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:42

yeah in white! will pick it up on sunday! expect to see me in here a lot as i have not used one before

John-h · 5 Dec 2008 at 14:12

White? blech. The Aluminium ones are better.

but whateva

Mr Spew · 5 Dec 2008 at 14:22

ace2109 said:
like Maccy said, i bought a very similar iMac a few months ago for about £900

Then you got absolutely ripped off.

This is a decent deal, but not so good that you won't find another like this.

Maccy · 5 Dec 2008 at 14:42

Yeh they're going very cheaply on the bay now.

Jimlad, just go to the Apple Software forum and view the stickies and there's a free apps thread somewhere, that's got some good software downloads.

_Jimlad_ · 5 Dec 2008 at 16:56

Mr Spew said:
Then you got absolutely ripped off.

This is a decent deal, but not so good that you won't find another like this.

none anywhere near £300 though

Mr Spew · 5 Dec 2008 at 18:30

Found one on another forum for about the same price.