$33 Vintage Apple iMac G4 Score!

I won an auction on ShopGoodwill.com for this 15" Apple iMac G4 from 2002 for $33. It was listed saying it had a Dim Screen issue. Let's check it out!

[@scottharvey-davies1607]

On Tiger 10.4.11 you can specify WiFi security to be WPA2 and it should connect

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

@@scottharvey-davies1607 Cool, I'll give that a try! 👍

[@ToddBoniface]

great video fellow Todd, keep them coming

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Much appreciated! 👍

[@pheflin526]

I still have mine. I upgraded the RAM to 2gb and replaced the HDD with a SSD. Now it’s the family jukebox!

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Sweet! Yeah, great for an iTunes server! Wonder if I can upgrade mine to 2gb? Most info I have seen says 1gb max, butI think I did see one post saying it'll play nice with 2gb...? Appreciate the comment!

[@pheflin526]

@@ToddTinkersWithTech I think my specs said 1.25gb or something for my model, but it sees all 2gb and runs nicely. I’d check for any updates first obviously

[@laurencejohnson4106]

An enjoyable video!👍👍 I do like the style of those computers and if I recall correctly there are some neat speakers for it. I do have one Mac computer, it's a 2008 2.4 GHz., core 2 duo 17 inch MacBook Pro, it has the maximum 8 gig of ram installed and an ssd., with Linux Mint Mate as the OS., it currently works well, but there have been some minor glitches, I particularly like it's keyboard.

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Yeah they came with the clear speakers, I am currently looking for a clean set! Yep those old MacBook Pro's are tanks; solid machines! Appreciate the comments!

[@laurencejohnson4106]

@@ToddTinkersWithTech I did have a 2010 Mac Mini, but it did not work, so an Apple Mac enthusiast now has it. I do like the modularity of the last 5,1 Mac Pro desktop computers.

[@gznewman]

$33?! What a find!

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Yeah, hoping to pick up a vintage iSight camera to go with it! Appreciate the comment!

[@mariofernandez1344]

es mi favorita

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Gracias Mario! 👍 ¡Agradezco tu comentario!

[@stevenstanton77]

Put a Mac M2 Mini in there.

[@ToddTinkersWithTech]

Yeah I have seen the video (can't remember his name) where that was done! Would be cool for a non-working machine that you could tear into without guilt, but I think I want to preserve this one! Appreciate the comment! 👍

[@stevenstanton77]

@@ToddTinkersWithTech Agreed. I would not do it to yours. A broken one with a good exterior but nonworking guts would be optimal for that sort of sleeper build.