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What is your favourite compact mac? (B/W ones)
Mine is the mac plus! it´s the one i used first, and it´s definately the one that was really powerful for its time. Besides it was the longest mac to be in the production line.
My second favourite has to be the SE/30 simply because of it power and expandability (a bit limited though).
My second favourite has to be the SE/30 simply because of it power and expandability (a bit limited though).
Where be the Classic II? That's mine, and it's not there 
i voted for the se/30
I voted the Plus since it was my first ever Mac and the machine that started my 68k Mac interest.
i would have sworn i put there the classic II (i actually have one also!). I guess i forgot, sorry!
I don't think there's any doubt the SE/30 wins this one. All the black and whites after the SE family are crippled in some way so they won't steal sales from the Mac II line.
SE FDHD, because my only compact is an SE SuperDrive.
i wish we could vote twice, but i would have to say the 128K and the SE/30, not only because i own both but because they represent the two greatest levels of innovation within the compact lineup, imo.
SE/30. How can you beat a compact machine with a 68030 and FPU?
I remember loving those little machines because they were compact, reasonably fast, and were cheap. (When I picked up my first compact Mac, an SE, in 1997 even old and slow laptops with a crappy screen were quite expensive. Of course that has changed since laptops have flooded the markets.)
I remember loving those little machines because they were compact, reasonably fast, and were cheap. (When I picked up my first compact Mac, an SE, in 1997 even old and slow laptops with a crappy screen were quite expensive. Of course that has changed since laptops have flooded the markets.)
i cant decide between classic or SE... :/ sure SE/30 is the most powerful machine but I dont have one... 
My classic is in prestine condition but the SE is far more retro... hmmm, hard decision...
My classic is in prestine condition but the SE is far more retro... hmmm, hard decision...
classic and se because i actually have those
Added and I've moved the topic to the correct forum...
My personal fave is the SE/30 [}
] ]'>You're all obsessed by SE/30s! "Favourite Compact Mac" is one of those topics that seems to come up now and again and it always brings the SE/30 fanatics out in force!My personal fave is the SE/30 [}
that is because the se\30 technical;ly anihalets all comers even the feckid over rated ugly color classic is chrushed by the se\30 because it has a full 030 cpu can take 128 mb of ram has an internal slot can take mac os 8.1 and an internal cdrom
how can you beat that ? no color froma crippled computer in a ugly case wont do it
the only thing thats not to like about the se\30 is its inflated used price
how can you beat that ? no color froma crippled computer in a ugly case wont do it
the only thing thats not to like about the se\30 is its inflated used price
The SE/30 does not have an internal CD-ROM.
i would say it's pretty cheap to get it on the UK/ Europe. I payed about a £20 for one and 30€ for the other (with 128mb of ram!).
It all depends what you mean by expensive of course. Compared to a classic which is practically worthless then it is expensive.
It's the last one on the listWhere be the Classic II? That's mine, and it's not there
It's the last one on the listWhere be the Classic II? That's mine, and it's not there
Wasn't always there
Anyway, I vote the Classic II. Sure, it wasn't as expandable as the SE/30, but it was the only other B&W to have something other than an 8MHz 68000 and retailed for far cheaper than the SE/30. Besides, it's cute as the dickens
I have to say the 128K. Not only was it the first compact, but it also the toughest for me to find for my collection! It's also the only compact model I have bothered to restore to functioning status - I acquired a couple of non-working ones in my quest for a collectable example. :b&w:
heh sorry...It's the last one on the listWhere be the Classic II? That's mine, and it's not thereWasn't always there
Anyway, I vote the Classic II. Sure, it wasn't as expandable as the SE/30, but it was the only other B&W to have something other than an 8MHz 68000 and retailed for far cheaper than the SE/30. Besides, it's cute as the dickens
A chap from Vulcan got my functional original Mac (not even badged as a 128k) when I moved to Ontario. [}
] ]'>I have been to Vulcan! None of my 128K's are badged as that - all are the early ones that just said Macintosh. Did you live in Vulcan?A chap from Vulcan got my functional original Mac (not even badged as a 128k) when I moved to Ontario. [}
Nah. I've never been to Vulcan. Well, as far as I can remember (I used to go on a lot of hotshots with dad). The chap went up to Calgary to pick it up, which is where I'm from.
SE FDHD, have to love a 68000 with dual superdrive floppies built in , 4MB RAM, and built in SCSI for external HDs.
Anything older and you have too many hardware limitations (finding a 2nd external drive to be usefull is a pain, no SCSI sucks, 1MB RAM or less is too limiting), anything newer and you might as well go with a color compact.
Anything older and you have too many hardware limitations (finding a 2nd external drive to be usefull is a pain, no SCSI sucks, 1MB RAM or less is too limiting), anything newer and you might as well go with a color compact.
The Plus is still a fine machine.
And there are very few colour compacts. Just the Colour Classic and Colour Classic II. Neither supports System 6. The Colour Classic needs a mainboard swap just to go faster than an SE/30 and support as much RAM.
And there are very few colour compacts. Just the Colour Classic and Colour Classic II. Neither supports System 6. The Colour Classic needs a mainboard swap just to go faster than an SE/30 and support as much RAM.
The Plus is still a nice machine, but the SE line was really the high water mark for the black and whites. It was available in the most configurations, was still relevant in it's day, and wasn't crippled by Apple. The 8mhz 68000 in the Classic was getting long in the tooth when it was released and the lack of memory in the Classic II was inexcusable. Faster CPU's and more RAM would have been more appropriate at the time. How much could it have added to the cost to use a 16 mhz 68000 and add a few more RAM slots?
I think I'll hafta go with the Macintosh SE/30.
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You gentlemen should have cast your votes over at MacWorld while you had the chance:
http://www.macworld.com/article/61446/2007/12/best_mac.html
Due to the lack of votes by the classic Mac community, the IIci won out over the SE/30. But just barely. I read most of the posts in the forum they used to make the decision. And honestly, it looked to me like the SE/30 really won the title. And yes, I of course case my vote for the SE/30.
http://www.macworld.com/article/61446/2007/12/best_mac.html
Due to the lack of votes by the classic Mac community, the IIci won out over the SE/30. But just barely. I read most of the posts in the forum they used to make the decision. And honestly, it looked to me like the SE/30 really won the title. And yes, I of course case my vote for the SE/30.
It is 32bit clean.