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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 04:58 PM Jan 2014

Bought another iMac on eBay -- doesn't match the description

How much should I complain, if at all, to the seller about this tradeoff:

Description said: 500 Gb harddrive
Actual drive is: 320 Gb (boo)

Description said: 1 Gb RAM
Actual RAM: 4 Gb (yeah!)

Also the unit was pictured with a power cord and came without one. Btw this is 24" with 2.4 Intel duo and steel case and I won the auction at $275 and so far it seems to be fine, great screen condition, but I am disappointed about the drive cap because I will nearly top that out and the 500 would have been a nice fit.

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Bought another iMac on eBay -- doesn't match the description (Original Post) KurtNYC Jan 2014 OP
Can you replace/expand the heard drive for cheap? Hissyspit Jan 2014 #1
I think it is kind of a wash KurtNYC Jan 2014 #2
I would report it NV Whino Jan 2014 #3

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
2. I think it is kind of a wash
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 05:58 PM
Jan 2014

A 320 Gb drive is $37, the 500Gb is $51 and RAM is about $10 per Gig so I got $30 extra RAM and short $14 on the drive swap. Probably I will just use an external drive for the extra capacity. I guess I would rather have the installed RAM than another 180Gb of internal drive space.

Just happy to have running Mac in the house again. This is the season when I do a lot of graphics and video and I love the screen on the iMacs. Couldn't live without iMovie at this point.

And if I can get old one out of safe mode I will have a back up or guest computer.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
3. I would report it
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 06:50 PM
Jan 2014

All kinds of reasons for the changed specs, but this will give the seller a chance to correct. Or, his/her rep will go down. May save others a problem in the future.

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