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Compu's Conquests
Well, I recently saw Hap selling a Portable for a pretty good price, so I snatched it up! It has a few cosmetic issues, but not in places too noticeable when sitting on my shelf. It does need work, and I will be recapping it as well as having the battery repacked. I paid $140 shipped for everything.
The box was pretty beat up. Once I cut the tape I tore a small amount of cardboard and the box just fell apart like this:
Hap said he didn't want to include the case unless I spent a little more, but to my surprise, it was in the case! I bet it wouldn't have survived if it wasn't in the case.
Looks like there isn't any shipping damage! The center piece of the display was missing when he shipped it. Any idea where to get another one?
I expected this, as he told me about it. Since it's on the bottom I don't care a lot about it.
Looks pretty good, the clips that hold the screen down are missing, but he pointed that out as well.
He also threw in the adapter. Do these need to be recapped?
The box was pretty beat up. Once I cut the tape I tore a small amount of cardboard and the box just fell apart like this:
Hap said he didn't want to include the case unless I spent a little more, but to my surprise, it was in the case! I bet it wouldn't have survived if it wasn't in the case.
Looks like there isn't any shipping damage! The center piece of the display was missing when he shipped it. Any idea where to get another one?
I expected this, as he told me about it. Since it's on the bottom I don't care a lot about it.
Looks pretty good, the clips that hold the screen down are missing, but he pointed that out as well.
He also threw in the adapter. Do these need to be recapped?
I probably have the missing parts. Center part for sure. I have to see how the screen locks are attached, I probably have a spare set of those too.
Word to wise - if you clean this, never dunk the hinges in water! As one here found out, they rust then the hinge clutches are shot.
Word to wise - if you clean this, never dunk the hinges in water! As one here found out, they rust then the hinge clutches are shot.
Have a pretty decent haul from the recycler today, and got a great price! $400 for everything!
So here's the tally: 14. Mac Minis with adapters, 14 IBM ThinkCentres, and 4 laptops. Not bad!
The stuff is for eBay anyway, so it's all for sale if anyone is interested.
So here's the tally: 14. Mac Minis with adapters, 14 IBM ThinkCentres, and 4 laptops. Not bad!
The stuff is for eBay anyway, so it's all for sale if anyone is interested.
Interesting... too bad I wont have the money for a month. What they have (RAM, HD, etc.) and what you expect for them? I forgot his name but I got a Core2Duo from a member here for $70, working and OS installed but no PSU Brick... I notice that on ebay the PSU Brick goes for as much as a mini alone. Together they go for higher.
Well, before we get to a price, I need some help. It looks like the company that recycled these just installed Windows on them. I can't get any of them to boot to a 10.4 install DVD, they just boot to Windows, or boot to "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key". I can get them in Target disk mode and tried to format the drive on my MacBook so it has nothing to boot to but the install disk, but it still shows the no bootable device screen. What should I try next?
Elfen: It was I who sold you that Mini, and I believe it was a CoreDuo (can't remember if I included a C2D CPU for future upgrading, though). Still no luck on that PSU, sadly (as I might've said before, my friend misplaced it during a move).
CompuNurd: A1176 could mean either Early 2006 (1.5 GHz CoreSolo or 1.66 GHz CoreDuo), Late 2006 (1.66 or 1.83 GHz CoreDuo), or Mid 2007 (1.83 GHz or 2.0 GHz Core2Duo). The only way to tell conclusively is to boot them up (an installer DVD should be enough), open System Profiler and look at the model identifier. If it says "MacMini1,1", than it's either an Early 2006 or a Late 2006. If it says "MacMini2,1", then it's a Mid 2007.
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CompuNurd: A1176 could mean either Early 2006 (1.5 GHz CoreSolo or 1.66 GHz CoreDuo), Late 2006 (1.66 or 1.83 GHz CoreDuo), or Mid 2007 (1.83 GHz or 2.0 GHz Core2Duo). The only way to tell conclusively is to boot them up (an installer DVD should be enough), open System Profiler and look at the model identifier. If it says "MacMini1,1", than it's either an Early 2006 or a Late 2006. If it says "MacMini2,1", then it's a Mid 2007.
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Well, CC_333, thanks! I mean really - no hard feelings. These medical treatments I'm taking is really screwing up my life. But there is no CPU Upgrade though you did offer the upgrade option. The mini is on top of my G5 tower, waiting for its day! LOL
CompuNerd - Windows? Probably through BootCamp. I hate that! Format those drives and install Snow Leopard on them. Take your time. Depending on the time and money I'm interested on at least 1 one of them. I'm trying to build a low power cluster for some 3D stuff (mostly Blender - my PC cluster is slow and I and only turn on 3 machines without blowing a fuse). Sure one machine can do it but compilation is slow. I can go out, make a booty call, take her to the movies, dinner, go back home and get funny looks from my adult daughters and it is still be compiling!
Well, CC_333, thanks! I mean really - no hard feelings. These medical treatments I'm taking is really screwing up my life. But there is no CPU Upgrade though you did offer the upgrade option. The mini is on top of my G5 tower, waiting for its day! LOL
CompuNerd - Windows? Probably through BootCamp. I hate that! Format those drives and install Snow Leopard on them. Take your time. Depending on the time and money I'm interested on at least 1 one of them. I'm trying to build a low power cluster for some 3D stuff (mostly Blender - my PC cluster is slow and I and only turn on 3 machines without blowing a fuse). Sure one machine can do it but compilation is slow. I can go out, make a booty call, take her to the movies, dinner, go back home and get funny looks from my adult daughters and it is still be compiling!
As I get some things out of the way and get back around to restoring the Portable, will it take a standard 50 pin Quantum drive? I know the ribbon cable is 32 pin or something like that at one end, but does it have 50 pin at the other end? I haven't had time to look at it again, so I am not sure what to expect.
Yeah, it needs to be cleaned up a bit. After I tinned the wires they wouldn't fit in the hole. When the wires weren't tinned they just spread apart when I tried to get them in the hole. In order to fix it I need three hands, one to melt the solder, the other to hold the board, and the other to push the wire through.
for a few years WD made the Raptor series. Not sure what the market intention was, and I do remember them being on the market.
But, I dont know if they still make them, I doubt it.
Personally, I thought they were made for the gaming crowd. Why? Well at the time, clear case PCs, with tons of lights and neon CCFLs, etc were all the rage, whereas its not much anymore. Ill admit it, at one time I thought a PC with plexiglass covers and tons of lights were cool, and nowadays, I dont really care.
These drives were made during that time period.
But, I dont know if they still make them, I doubt it.
Personally, I thought they were made for the gaming crowd. Why? Well at the time, clear case PCs, with tons of lights and neon CCFLs, etc were all the rage, whereas its not much anymore. Ill admit it, at one time I thought a PC with plexiglass covers and tons of lights were cool, and nowadays, I dont really care.
These drives were made during that time period.
I don't really understand people's need to do this. I never have.
If I want to see a computer's innards, I'll take the cover off. But most of the time, I prefer to keep it sealed up and hidden with solid/non-transparent side panels. I think it looks cleaner and more professional that way.
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If I want to see a computer's innards, I'll take the cover off. But most of the time, I prefer to keep it sealed up and hidden with solid/non-transparent side panels. I think it looks cleaner and more professional that way.
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I got some time to get the Portable fixed up. Now with 4MB of RAM and a 50 pin SCSI drive. I ordered the middle display piece from techknight which should be here soon.
I also picked these up for $15 each (no power supply). I am interested in selling them if you do at least a one pass erase on the drive when you get them. The yellowing is a little worse in person. PM for details.
I also picked these up for $15 each (no power supply). I am interested in selling them if you do at least a one pass erase on the drive when you get them. The yellowing is a little worse in person. PM for details.
SSD drives killed off Raptors because of higher speeds and low noise.
People used to go to large LAN parties with their rigs and play massive FPS games so they started to show them off. I guess if you spend $5k on computer guts you want other around you to see the insides. I have a couple nice old gamers towers, one of which is a Thermaltake Xaser series with plexiglass on the side and a big Thermaltake logo in front that lights up. Those towers are full of fans (old obsolete 80mm type) that are temp controlled and take E-ATX motherboards (the reason I wanted them).
People used to go to large LAN parties with their rigs and play massive FPS games so they started to show them off. I guess if you spend $5k on computer guts you want other around you to see the insides. I have a couple nice old gamers towers, one of which is a Thermaltake Xaser series with plexiglass on the side and a big Thermaltake logo in front that lights up. Those towers are full of fans (old obsolete 80mm type) that are temp controlled and take E-ATX motherboards (the reason I wanted them).
Today's most notable yard sale finds. The iSight was $15 and the vintage receiver was $7 with a printer included.
Might I add that these receivers don't come up often? This was the first I have found after years of yard sale searching.
The iSight looks new, or put back in the package very well.
Might I add that these receivers don't come up often? This was the first I have found after years of yard sale searching.
The iSight looks new, or put back in the package very well.
Re: Velociraptors -- I still have 2 of them; a 150gb and a 300gb. I used the 150gb in my Mac Pro for years as the boot drive, before SSDs really started to become affordable. The performance boost vs. 7200rpm drives is VERY noticeable. I never had a problem with noise with either of mine.
I acquired a 2007 24" iMac from work - it had a blown PSU and they were just going to recycle it. I bought a new PSU and replaced the stock 320gb drive with the bigger Velociraptor and it really scoots. A 300gb (or thereabouts) SSD is still a little pricey for my liking, so I'll stick with the Raptor for now.
I need to find a use for the 150gb - maybe if I come across another iMac sometime...
I acquired a 2007 24" iMac from work - it had a blown PSU and they were just going to recycle it. I bought a new PSU and replaced the stock 320gb drive with the bigger Velociraptor and it really scoots. A 300gb (or thereabouts) SSD is still a little pricey for my liking, so I'll stick with the Raptor for now.
I need to find a use for the 150gb - maybe if I come across another iMac sometime...
What do you guys think?
So? It's just a TI-84.
So? It's just an ugly TI-84 with a bunch of crap strapped to the back of it.
OH! It's a TI-84 with a Raspberry Pi inside it!
It's exactly that. Just a proof of concept. I thought the TI-84 would be a good case choice. After cutting the plastic with a Dremel for a little while the garage stunk so bad of burning plastic I put on a mask while I finished the project. The buttons are useless, just for show instead of having blank holes in their place.
What's inside it?
So? It's just a TI-84.
So? It's just an ugly TI-84 with a bunch of crap strapped to the back of it.
OH! It's a TI-84 with a Raspberry Pi inside it!
It's exactly that. Just a proof of concept. I thought the TI-84 would be a good case choice. After cutting the plastic with a Dremel for a little while the garage stunk so bad of burning plastic I put on a mask while I finished the project. The buttons are useless, just for show instead of having blank holes in their place.
What's inside it?
That is the fault of every evil world conquerer. Well, that, and James Bond.
There are other Pi's, like the Banana Pi, and the Orange Pi. The Orange Pi comes in several form factors, and compatible to the Raspberry Pi's booting process (The Banana Pi is not 100%, you need to modify it a bit for it to work). And some boards can have a SATA Drive which is interesting within itself. It it just a matter of getting an Orange Pi of the right size and shape.
Thanks for mentioning the Orange Pi, Elfen. I wasn't really aware of the project. It's very intriguing given its range of specs. I'm presently looking at the Orange Pi plus. It has a 1.6GHz quad core A7 SoC, 1GB RAM, 8GB eMMC flash, Micro SD, SATA, Gigabit Ethernet and more. Pretty substantial specs for $40.
Found this at an estate sale for $50, they originally wanted $175. The big companies that run estate sales usually way overprice stuff. The price tag, and this being buried in the corner behind a bunch of other stuff turned people away for the 3 days they had the sale, so I went 30 minutes until closing on the last day and haggled it to $50. I plan to set it up with an Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable and hopefully a decent tape deck. It will be paired with these speakers: http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Primus-Three-way-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B0046A8R3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446257399&sr=8-1&keywords=infinity+primus
Compared to the 13" MacBook, this is a pretty hefty receiver.
Compared to the 13" MacBook, this is a pretty hefty receiver.