Thanks everyone for all the feedback. The main thing I wanted to stick with was the form factor so I am open to options. The funny thing is after I find all the parts, upgrade cards, memory, that I would want in this thing with shipping, etc I would probably have as much money wrapped up in it as a G4 mini but that was not my overall goal really.
I went to a local used electronics dealer and found a Performa 467 which was missing a HD and got if for $8, picked up a 32MB simm for another $6, and a 2.1GB HD for another $2 so really I thought this would be a fine starting point for me. My LC is in a different state at the moment and I wanted to get started with something. The bad news is I think the power supply is bad! 36watt, turn it on and no fan, no sound, nothing. And the HD looks to be a hair too tall, it looks like a brick, controller on the bottom so case will not close.
Maybe I can find a Quadra 605 that would probably be just as cost effective versus a replacement power supply, looks like I will I will need to have my parents ship me my old LC and use that power supply to get this one going.
I went to a local used electronics dealer and found a Performa 467 which was missing a HD and got if for $8, picked up a 32MB simm for another $6, and a 2.1GB HD for another $2 so really I thought this would be a fine starting point for me. My LC is in a different state at the moment and I wanted to get started with something. The bad news is I think the power supply is bad! 36watt, turn it on and no fan, no sound, nothing. And the HD looks to be a hair too tall, it looks like a brick, controller on the bottom so case will not close.
Maybe I can find a Quadra 605 that would probably be just as cost effective versus a replacement power supply, looks like I will I will need to have my parents ship me my old LC and use that power supply to get this one going.