04-21-2020, 12:11 PM
Okay, so after doing some number crunching related to how little I have spent that stimulus check along with figuring out the way forward with existing bills, I went ahead and ordered the vintage iMac.
I chose an early 2008 model, 24'' size with a 3.06ghz C2D processor, 4gb RAM and 320GB hard drive. I decided to order from one of those professional resellers, in this case, Mac of All Trades. I did some research on them along with One World Computing, and both seem to be the same and get overall decent reviews. I figured that I'd rather pay a slightly higher price from a reseller than bid on an eBay auction. The condition of the used iMac I'm purchasing is described as Excellent, and cost was $175. I bundled a used Apple Mighty Mouse for $20 more. I'll either use a Windows USB keyboard or source an Apple keyboard off eBay, either genuine or knockoff. And later on, I'll acquire the OWC repair kit in case I need to work on the iMac in the future.
Now the second part... acquiring a desk for the iMac. Walmart is sold out of the desks I was considering, and I'm a bit leery about ordering some no-name Chinese one off eBay. Don't know if the quality is as good as the big box store brands. Unless I can find a well known store brand on eBay, that is. Rusty's desk is a Walmart store brand, called "Mainstays". It's cheap, but not too cheap. The legs and supports are metal and it was easy to assemble. I was considering another one of these but I may go for a slightly smaller one.
I also put a bid in for what appears to be a genuine brand new copy of Windows Vista Home Premium. Since I have an XP rig now, I'm going to dual boot macOS and Vista on the iMac. I still think the Vista version of Windows Movie Maker was the best. It crashed just as often as the old XP one, but it had far better effects IMO.
I chose an early 2008 model, 24'' size with a 3.06ghz C2D processor, 4gb RAM and 320GB hard drive. I decided to order from one of those professional resellers, in this case, Mac of All Trades. I did some research on them along with One World Computing, and both seem to be the same and get overall decent reviews. I figured that I'd rather pay a slightly higher price from a reseller than bid on an eBay auction. The condition of the used iMac I'm purchasing is described as Excellent, and cost was $175. I bundled a used Apple Mighty Mouse for $20 more. I'll either use a Windows USB keyboard or source an Apple keyboard off eBay, either genuine or knockoff. And later on, I'll acquire the OWC repair kit in case I need to work on the iMac in the future.
Now the second part... acquiring a desk for the iMac. Walmart is sold out of the desks I was considering, and I'm a bit leery about ordering some no-name Chinese one off eBay. Don't know if the quality is as good as the big box store brands. Unless I can find a well known store brand on eBay, that is. Rusty's desk is a Walmart store brand, called "Mainstays". It's cheap, but not too cheap. The legs and supports are metal and it was easy to assemble. I was considering another one of these but I may go for a slightly smaller one.
I also put a bid in for what appears to be a genuine brand new copy of Windows Vista Home Premium. Since I have an XP rig now, I'm going to dual boot macOS and Vista on the iMac. I still think the Vista version of Windows Movie Maker was the best. It crashed just as often as the old XP one, but it had far better effects IMO.
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