Carboy7 Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I have 90$. My objective: To buy a new powerbook. I'm thinking of getting a 5300, but any pb will do. Anyone got an idea? Remember. 90$. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheWhiteFalcon Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 What are you doing with it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bibilit Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 The 5300, really i love it, but keep in mind that most of them have casing problems, or PSU connector ones...or both. The second option will be a 1400, reliable and far better. Then you have the G3 line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J English Smith Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Depends on what you want to do with it, but personally, for $90 a later one (G3 or G4) would be a better choice, the 5300 is very limited in what it can do. I am selling off a few of my Pismo G3s and my Lombards...let me know if you have an interest/see my note in Trading Post. Decent batteries are getting harder to come by, but they can be rebuilt of course. I personally think the Pismos were a true high point for Apple...easy to work on, parts are still out there, they are durable as hell, typing on one is a joy (as I'm doing now) and TenFourFox still makes them very viable daily web use machines with the right ad blocks and script limiters in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown_K Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 $90 would probably get you a 17" high res G4 if you look around a while. A Pismo would be nice if you can find a working battery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Talk to J English Smith, he can set you up right! I got a few machines from him. Great guy! The 5300 is a great little machine but it is rather limited, unfortunately. Love it, as I own 2 and one of them used to be my daily driver in the 1990s. and it has that rotting plastic issue. Damn. The 1400 would be better, and then a G3 Wallstreet/Lombard/Prismo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carboy7 Posted June 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Now if I had a Micro/Mini/Duo Dock... a 2300 would be nice. But alas! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 The 2300 is the same as the 5300 but with less options. Oh well... It is a nice machine, I have one with my 5300. But in this route, the 1400 would be the better option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
積 読 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 The 1400 is usually very easy to live with for a relatively low price, if you specifically desire gray/six-color logo PowerBooks like I do. If you don't care, you could always go for a G3 or higher I guess. Although... shameless 2400 plug. You can often get them for about $90 if you're patient. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techfury90 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Check your PMs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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