Just got a used 17" iMac

[ltrain]

Hi all,

I just joined the forum, but I've been trolling here for a while. Recently, I had the opportunity to pick up a mint-condition 17" Core Duo iMac (early 2006) for $500. It has 1.5 GB of RAM and the 1.83GHz Core Duo, plus Apple Care until 2009. It looks a little awkward surrounded by my black speakers and 20.5" LCD, but dual-monitor mode is awesome. Did I get a good deal?

So far, I love this thing, and it blows my Rev. C 12" Powerbook out of the water! I never realized what a waste of space my PC tower is, since this iMac is at least as fast and entirely self-contained.

Well, I just wanted to say hello and share my joy of new ownership. See you all around!

 

[jayeskreezy]

I personally think that's a steal. How did you get that?

 

[cowman007]

yea thats freken crazy. Can you tell me where you bought it???

Either it's a awesome deal or something is wrong

 

[BobtheTomato]

I hope you meant lurking rather than Trolling

 

[GoCubsGo]

That is a fantastic deal. Even if I had only $500 to my name I'd pick that up.
Do tell your story of how you acquired such a deal.
Did you get the power cord and install CDs?

 

[sparkyms]

That's ridiculously cheap!

I hope you trust the matey that sold it to you!

 

[morphineseason]

Damn, I was just going to post a similar thread. You got a way better deal than I did. I just bought this yesterday:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=330104685750

I have no clue how you obtained all that for $500, but congrats. I'm still pretty happy with my $900 machine that will be shipping out on Monday, aside from the lack of the Core 2 Duo, but hopefully there won't be a huge difference between CD and C2D. The guy made up for it by including some nice perks like a wireless mouse and iWork '06.

But yea, this will be my first mac. The wait for this thing is driving me crazy

 

[Captain Planet]

Very nice deal. Good for you buddy!