Is this a good deal on an iMac computer?

hearpere69 · by **hearpere69** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:37 am

I am looking for a computer for basic college school work and internet browsing. I don't have a ton of money so I am hoping to get a good deal, but have NO CLUE what a good deal on a computer is. Maybe somebody can look at this and let me know. Also, if it is not, what would be a fair price for something like this? thanks!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/2002767834.html

samoel62 · by **samoel62** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:49 am

I am looking for a computer for basic college school work and internet browsing. I don't have a ton of money so I am hoping to get a good deal, but have NO CLUE what a good deal on a computer is. Maybe somebody can look at this and let me know. Also, if it is not, what would be a fair price for something like this? thanks!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/2002767834.html

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Antec 300 Case
MSI 880GMA E45 Motherboard
4GB Corsair DDR3 1333 2 x 2GB RAM
AMD Phenom II X2 555BE 3.2GHZ core unlocked also overclocked @ 3.5GHZ
XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Graphics Card
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 HDD
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finan · by **finan** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:57 am

The seller doesn't know what he's talking about. He states the ram memory in Ghz, which is a measure for CPU speed, not ram memory. Memory is in Gb. I would be cautious that this seller isn't that well informed, so he could be posting fake specifications.

I believe the real specifications is here:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac_g5_2.0_17.html

This computer, even with 2gb, is really old. you can get a better PC for that price. Sorry, I'm not a Mac, so I can't offer you a price with that. But there's my opinion from a PC.

I would suggest a laptop for college school work, to type during lectures.