Hello all,
I am looking into getting a classic Mac to just 'play around' with in terms of games and I/O control. I never had a Mac before and I want something that is small and portable so I don't have to leave it set up all the time.
After my initial searches for the classic style Macs, it seems that one model, the SE/30 comes to the forefront because of the 68030 processor and 128meg upgradability for the RAM.
I was looking for something inexpensive (around $100 to $150) and sometimes I come across a non-working SE/30 that falls into this price range. Now I am a technician so I can solder and service PCB's to a certain degree, however I am not familiar with the common failure nodes of the Mac SE/30. I would like to know what are the more common problems that occur with the SE/30.
One thing I see often is usually issues with the monitor. Dead monitor, black & white lines, etc. I would like to know if these are common problems that are easily fixed. Simply put, if a monitor just needs a cap job, then it may be worth the price of admission.
I would figure that hard drive failures also rank the top of the leader board as well. Are the hard drives in these machines easily replaced?
Other things I would like to know for this particular model:
1) Is the RAM still easy to come by?
2) What kind of printer did the SE/30 use?
3) What expansion capabilities did this computer have?
Thanx,
Geo
I am looking into getting a classic Mac to just 'play around' with in terms of games and I/O control. I never had a Mac before and I want something that is small and portable so I don't have to leave it set up all the time.
After my initial searches for the classic style Macs, it seems that one model, the SE/30 comes to the forefront because of the 68030 processor and 128meg upgradability for the RAM.
I was looking for something inexpensive (around $100 to $150) and sometimes I come across a non-working SE/30 that falls into this price range. Now I am a technician so I can solder and service PCB's to a certain degree, however I am not familiar with the common failure nodes of the Mac SE/30. I would like to know what are the more common problems that occur with the SE/30.
One thing I see often is usually issues with the monitor. Dead monitor, black & white lines, etc. I would like to know if these are common problems that are easily fixed. Simply put, if a monitor just needs a cap job, then it may be worth the price of admission.
I would figure that hard drive failures also rank the top of the leader board as well. Are the hard drives in these machines easily replaced?
Other things I would like to know for this particular model:
1) Is the RAM still easy to come by?
2) What kind of printer did the SE/30 use?
3) What expansion capabilities did this computer have?
Thanx,
Geo