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July 03, 2007, 12:53:38 PM
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just bought an ibook..
off of ebay.

god i hope it turns out okay.

anyone purchased any huge items?

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July 03, 2007, 12:55:14 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
I sold a car once.

My dad bought two cars on Ebay.
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July 03, 2007, 12:55:53 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
What percentage of the bought-it-new price did you get it at? Just curious.
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July 03, 2007, 12:58:08 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
Quote from: kougar24 on July 03, 2007, 12:55:53 PM
What percentage of the bought-it-new price did you get it at? Just curious.

around 45%
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July 03, 2007, 12:58:34 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
the most i've spent in ebay is < $200
i've been rediculously lucky on some of the crap i've purchased from ebay, i just try to check the profiles, etc of the sellers.

which one did you buy? the ibook g4?
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July 03, 2007, 01:01:59 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
yeah, the G4. this was a kick ass deal.

over 1 gb processor speed..and over a gb RAM.

'he' has 100% feedback (hugely important when purchasing electronic goods)

this guy is good. he did priority for no extra charge and offerend me a great warranty for only 10% of what i paid for.

clearly the most ive spent. i sell a lot too...but i buy random crap.

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July 03, 2007, 01:04:22 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
I bought an in-dash mp3 player for my old car for ~$250, and the item never delivered; the seller "disappeared" shortly after. To my surprise, though, PayPal actually investigated the matter and reimbursed me in full.
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July 03, 2007, 01:05:09 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
does it have the wifi card built in, and preloaded with the normal apple software? osx, safari, imovie?


paypal owns
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July 03, 2007, 01:06:23 PM
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July 03, 2007, 01:07:12 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
the ibook G3= disaster.

logic boards...bad batch.

never buy one..no matter how cheap they seem.

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Quote from: pissclams on July 03, 2007, 01:05:09 PM
does it have the wifi card built in, and preloaded with the normal apple software? osx, safari, imovie?


paypal owns

yeah, built in wifi, and comes with OSX tiger. (10.4) safari, garage band..imovie, i dvd HD...etc...

i have all the updates, and programs at home...so i can just install them.
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July 03, 2007, 01:09:00 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
friend of mine sold a rare beatles album for $2300 and owed paypal over $60.

a lot of people do money orders to avoid this, but in turn lose business cause the trail of proof is less powerful.
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July 03, 2007, 01:14:10 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
so what'd you spend on the ibook? pm me if you feel uncomfortable sharing the amt here
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July 03, 2007, 01:14:34 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
i have begun learning imovie, very easy to use program.
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July 03, 2007, 01:16:32 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
Quote from: pissclams on July 03, 2007, 01:14:10 PM
so what'd you spend on the ibook? pm me if you feel uncomfortable sharing the amt here

less than $450 with shipping. WOW.

imovie is simple. all my generic pieces of crap come from that program.
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July 03, 2007, 01:23:28 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
it is pretty straight forward, i just am learning how to use a mac at the same time, along with not spending too much time w/ it, so it makes it a little longer of a learning curve.

which format should i be saving these things in? there's like HD, HD2, MP4, etc.
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July 03, 2007, 01:23:49 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
that's a really good price.
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July 03, 2007, 01:26:32 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
Quote from: pissclams on July 03, 2007, 01:23:28 PM
it is pretty straight forward, i just am learning how to use a mac at the same time, along with not spending too much time w/ it, so it makes it a little longer of a learning curve.

which format should i be saving these things in? there's like HD, HD2, MP4, etc.

.mov.

go up to the share menu at top and choose quicktime...it will save out (and compress) as a .mov.
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July 03, 2007, 01:27:13 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
Quote from: pissclams on July 03, 2007, 01:23:49 PM
that's a really good price.

brand new at NFM, its over 1gr
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July 03, 2007, 01:33:30 PM
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Have you guys ever used Ulead VideoStudio? Current version is 10 I believe, what I have. If so, put me out of my misery and tell me how much it sucks compared to others you've used...
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July 03, 2007, 02:06:31 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
I only have used Adobe programs and Sony Vegas.

As for ebay, I bought a $350 video card on there. It was an Nvidia Quadro (which are normally really expensive) and I got it for about 1/3rd of the normal price.
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July 03, 2007, 11:46:47 PM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
Quote from: kougar24 on July 03, 2007, 01:33:30 PM
Have you guys ever used Ulead VideoStudio? Current version is 10 I believe, what I have. If so, put me out of my misery and tell me how much it sucks compared to others you've used...

I'm not sure that there is anything on the planet that's easier than iMovie to get started in movie editing and creation.  Then when you're ready get yourself a dual G5 and upgrade to Final Cut.  That application is the sh*t!
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July 04, 2007, 10:05:00 AM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
I've been known to not check the eBay user rating. Luckily, I've only been scammed on purchases under $20.

Good luck with the iBook.
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July 04, 2007, 10:22:20 AM
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Re: just bought an ibook..
thx,

he sent me a warranty after auction end...that made me feel so much better.
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