I picked up the Performa and G4 today. I am glad to say the Performa arrived in one piece, but I wish I could say the same about the G4. It was loose in a box, with no bubblewrap or peanuts. There was a small wad of brown paper on one side of the box, and a piece of cardboard on top. Might as well slap a label on the computer itself and give it to the shipping company! When I opened the case, the CPU, graphics card, RAM, and PRAM battery fell out. Several CPU pins on the motherboard were bent, so I tried to straighten them with a small flathead screwdriver. I re-seated everything and fired it up. All I get are a few fans, no video, and a red light on the motherboard. If any of you have suggestions of what to do besides replace the entire computer, feel free!



On the other hand, the Performa arrived firmly packaged, wrapped in several layers of bubblewrap, and surrounded by peanuts. It just needs a hard drive and new caps. I didn't get a picture of it, but everything is intact and it is in fairly good cosmetic condition.