08-13-2009, 04:54 PM
The cafeteria at Booker Elementary School Tuesday looked like an Apple Macintosh computer supermarket – except the machines were not for sale. They were gathered for scrap.
More than 140 G3 and G4 laptops and more than 50 iMac and eMac machines were headed for salvage; not resale, not reuse, but salvage.
While the computers are not state-of-the-art, they remain usable. In fact, there is a lively market for used Macintosh computers. The oldest eMac still sells for $100 on the Internet, with other versions selling for $300 or more. Used iBooks sell for between $350 to $500. The total retail value of the Booker haul probably exceeds $50,000, based on prices seen on the Internet.
One could debate the potential gain of the Macs, but the wisdom of sending them to salvage is dubious at best.
But at least it was quick and easy for somebody.
http://www.pelicanpress.org/content/1258_1.php
More than 140 G3 and G4 laptops and more than 50 iMac and eMac machines were headed for salvage; not resale, not reuse, but salvage.
While the computers are not state-of-the-art, they remain usable. In fact, there is a lively market for used Macintosh computers. The oldest eMac still sells for $100 on the Internet, with other versions selling for $300 or more. Used iBooks sell for between $350 to $500. The total retail value of the Booker haul probably exceeds $50,000, based on prices seen on the Internet.
One could debate the potential gain of the Macs, but the wisdom of sending them to salvage is dubious at best.
But at least it was quick and easy for somebody.
http://www.pelicanpress.org/content/1258_1.php