How much are the refurbished Power Macs? Your link doesn't seem to work?
I've looked at New Power Macs, Refurb. Power Macs. older Power Macs on ebay, nothing comes close to the price of the CoreCrib. It also gives me Freedom to upgrade whatever I want. It is hard to buy a brand new refurb for $1300, which contains a horrible video card, then chuck the card, spend another $200 for an ATI 8500 etc...
How is the eMac "more bang for the buck"? It is an integrated all in one computer. If the monitor dies when the 1 yr. warranty is up, your screwed. If you ever want to add a different video card or CPU, you can't. The eMac isn't even comparable to the CoreCrib.
Exactly! Which is the reason I bought a CoreCrib. Apple isn't making a tower case below $1500.
Everyone says "look at ebay", I've looked at ebay. You can spend $700 for a Yikes! B&W with a G4 500 CPU and a bunch of other drives you don't want, why not buy a Crib instead?
Try pricing out a comparable Power Mac. $1500 is the base price, w/ no monitor and 1 yr. Apple warranty. Cheaper is the sole reason to build a kit like this.
Apple does have cheaper computers. Except they are all-in-one devices with no upgrade ability.
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How much are the refurbished Power Macs? Your link doesn't seem to work?
I've looked at New Power Macs, Refurb. Power Macs. older Power Macs on ebay, nothing comes close to the price of the CoreCrib. It also gives me Freedom to upgrade whatever I want. It is hard to buy a brand new refurb for $1300, which contains a horrible video card, then chuck the card, spend another $200 for an ATI 8500 etc...
Just buy a CoreCrib and build it how you want it.
How is the eMac "more bang for the buck"? It is an integrated all in one computer. If the monitor dies when the 1 yr. warranty is up, your screwed. If you ever want to add a different video card or CPU, you can't. The eMac isn't even comparable to the CoreCrib.
Exactly! Which is the reason I bought a CoreCrib. Apple isn't making a tower case below $1500. Everyone says "look at ebay", I've looked at ebay. You can spend $700 for a Yikes! B&W with a G4 500 CPU and a bunch of other drives you don't want, why not buy a Crib instead?
Try pricing out a comparable Power Mac. $1500 is the base price, w/ no monitor and 1 yr. Apple warranty. Cheaper is the sole reason to build a kit like this. Apple does have cheaper computers. Except they are all-in-one devices with no upgrade ability.