powermac g4 question

[liyan]

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i have a powermac g4 from the states. luma pero in good condition. eto po yung specs:

128MB SDRAM
20GB HDD
400 MHz processor
DVD ROM
w/ MAC OS X v.10.2

how much can i get for it kaya (not including other hardware ie monitor)?
thanks.

[elbert]

For your reference, my dad bought this unit, which is almost identical to yours, almost six months ago. It came with the original keyboard, mouse, and a 17" Samsung CRT. He was able to negotiate a price below P20k.

[koko]

i have a powermac g4 from the states. luma pero in good condition. eto po yung specs:

128MB SDRAM
20GB HDD
400 MHz processor
DVD ROM
w/ MAC OS X v.10.2

how much can i get for it kaya (not including other hardware ie monitor)?
thanks.

These specs can fall into three types of Powermac G4 Family:
1. The PCI based YIKES model which was originally a B&W G3 which was bumped with a G4 Processor.

2. The Sawtooth Model which was the first AGP based Powermacs.

3. The Gigabit Ethernet Model which was basically a Sawtooth but with a built-in Gigabit Ethernet Network Port. ( Allso these were the first Dual G4 to come out @ 450 and 500 MHz )

I don't know how much it costs in Philippines but here in Japan, the price is around this ranges in Philippine pesos:

YIKES G4 : 5k-6k
SAWTOOTH: 7k-9k
GIGABIT ETHERNET: 10k-15k

I've always wanted to sell these Macs right there at home but the amount of shipping is around 6k door to door.

[liyan]

thanks!!

another question, how do i connect to the internet? i dont see a phone jack on my g4 and i thought i had to buy a modem, but i was told that it already had one because that was a standard na.. sabi i would have to buy a separate hardware daw to connect the phone line to my g4.. is that right?

[Macmon]

it should have a modem jack

[liyan]

it should have a modem jack

erk, so am i lacking the modem itself or just the phoneline-to-modem adapter/connector thingy? (which btw costs about P4500. its sort of a bridge na may rj11 jack on one end and a usb connector on the other) pasensya na i am totally clueless when it comes to macs. hehe.

[koko]

thanks!!

another question, how do i connect to the internet? i dont see a phone jack on my g4 and i thought i had to buy a modem, but i was told that it already had one because that was a standard na.. sabi i would have to buy a separate hardware daw to connect the phone line to my g4.. is that right?

All G4 Macs came with a 56K modem as standard equipment. However, there were few releases that did not come with the modem. I don't know if your Mac is one of those. In any case the location of the modem port varies with model type:

Viewing the rear panel of the Mac the modem port is located in:

1. PCI Mac: Its located in the upper right of the I/O panel near the firewire port.

2. AGP Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet: Its located in the lower right of the I/O panel beside the USB ports and sound in/out jacks.

[koko]

erk, so am i lacking the modem itself or just the phoneline-to-modem adapter/connector thingy? (which btw costs about P4500. its sort of a bridge na may rj11 jack on one end and a usb connector on the other) pasensya na i am totally clueless when it comes to macs. hehe.

OK I will explain to you how the modem of the G4 Powermac works:

1: PCI based Powermac G4: If you open the case, the modem is located in the upper right corner of the motherboard beside the firewire port. This modem is a piece of elongated thin metal bar connected to the motherboard via ribbon pin. If you have this, all you need is just the ordinary phone cable . Connect one end to the Macs modem jack at the rear of the Mac and the other end to your phone socket located on the wall of your house (assuming you are using dial-up conection). You don't need to buy that 4,500 bridge.



2. AGP Based Powermac G4: The modem is a piece of PCB board ( printed circuit board) connected to the motherboard via a socket pin. It is located in the lower left of the motherboard just in front of the PCI slots and Airport card socket. The signal is carried all the way to the back of the Mac where the modem port is located via a piece of wire running below the motherboard. If you find this small PCB board ( THE MODEM) , all you need is just the ordinary phone cable . Connect one end to the Macs modem jack at the rear of the Mac and the other end to your phone socket located on the wall of your house (assuming you are using dial-up conection). You don't need to buy that 4,500 bridge.

[liyan]

thanks koko.

im still a bit confused though because the back of my mac looks almost exactly like the one in the picture, but instead of the port where my phone line's supposed to go (beside the audio ports), it has a circular port (kind of like a ps2 port)..... hrmm..

[koko]

aha! that is probably a SERIAL port. The previous owner of your Mac probably had legacy hardwares with serial connections. There were 3rd party serial ports that came out in the market before, intended for newer Macs. These are placed in the modem ports. BTW, if your Mac looks exactly the one in the picture, you had a Gigabit Ethernet (Mystic) model.