WallStreet and PowerBook 1400 CPU Upgrades, Bargain ‘Books from $1,399, and RAM Deals

2001-04-13: Used Lombard PowerBooks from $1,399. 333 MHz PowerBook 1400 and 466 MHz WallStreet G3 upgrades on sale. More ‘Book news.

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Except as noted, prices are in US dollars.

Bargain ‘Books

Small Dog Electronics has brand new 400 MHz Pismo PowerBook 64/10.0/DVD with an additional 256 MB of RAM and backpack for $1,879.

DealMac notes a deal from ExperCom for a refurbished 333 MHz Lombard PowerBook G3 64/4.0/CD plus 128 MB of RAM for $1,399.

PowerBook CPU Upgrades

DealMac also has information about a Provantage deal on the Sonnet Crescendo G3 upgrade for the PowerBook 1400. The 333 MHz CPU with a 167 MHz 512 KB cache is $269.98 and the 400 MHz upgrade with a 200 MHz 1 MB cache is $357.15.

Small Dog Electronics has the PowerLogix BlueChip G3/466 upgrade available for $349 after an instant rebate. This upgrade is for the WallStreet PowerBook G3 Series I and Series II machines.

Memory Deals on ramseeker

Prices do not include shipping. Memory for Lombard and later is far more economical than for older PowerBooks.

  • PowerBook G4: $17/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
  • iBook: $12/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
  • PowerBook (Pismo): $14/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
  • PowerBook G3 (Lombard): $15/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $89/256
  • PowerBook G3 Series (WallStreet): $15/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $91/256
  • PowerBook G3 (Kanga): $48/16 MB, $77/32, $109/64, $191/128
  • PowerBook 1400: $33/8 MB, $34/16, $74/24, $85/32, $142/48