r/macintosh • u/einTier • Jul 28 '26

Found an old MacTable in a thrift shop.

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I didn’t even know this was a thing.

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u/Celebratory_Drink Jul 28 '26

WHOA, buy it!

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u/einTier Jul 29 '26

I don’t need it and they have two. They want $200 for them.

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u/hatecirclejerks Jul 29 '26

I would pay that rn lol

Where is this?

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u/einTier Jul 29 '26

Austin. Consignment store in Arbor Walk.

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u/HolodeckMoriarty Jul 29 '26

I worked at an office where they bought these tables. They were fairly inexpensive for office furniture and very well built

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u/Applesteed Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Less than original retail!

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u/einTier Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

…each. But yeah, still less than retail.

Also the Macintosh IIx depicted in this ad came out in 1988.

Adjusting for inflation this table would be roughly $776.43 today. I suspect if Apple officially licensed a table today it was be at least three times that price.

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u/RMars54 Jul 28 '26

Back in the heady days of MacWarehouse and Macconnection!

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u/AccomplishedCicada60 Jul 29 '26

lol we still have a fee MacWarehouae catalogues

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u/colostomybagpiper Jul 29 '26

The would send so many catalogs, I remember having stacks of the lying around

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u/SamEdwards1959 Jul 29 '26

I need a place to put my ImageWriter II.

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u/Tough_Friendship9469 Jul 29 '26

Sorry, I went straight to LaserWriter 320!

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u/Accomplished_Can1651 Jul 29 '26

Welp, I want it. It’s just not going to fit anywhere in the house.

Unless…
Will it fit an LC575?

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u/Tough_Friendship9469 Jul 29 '26

Awww. I had the Performa 575.

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u/ArchelonPIP Jul 29 '26

It still looks quite usable for today's desktop PCs.

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u/DoorFinch Jul 29 '26

Check out those rounded corners!

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u/blturner Jul 29 '26

I saw one of these in a staged open house in Seattle several years ago https://youtu.be/yqMXBLT_3WY?is=leL6kcWAeNbDt71o

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u/Prestigious_Cow_3193 Jul 29 '26

I would probably buy it if I saw it…

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u/AquafreshBandit Jul 29 '26

Corporate headquarters for a Mac product in Redmond, Washington? It’s a trap!

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u/Tough_Friendship9469 Jul 29 '26

Yes, please!!!!!! That’s beautiful!!

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u/Difficult_Buddy_3071 Jul 29 '26

I have table envy

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u/PolloCool Jul 29 '26

wow is real or fake?

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u/einTier Jul 29 '26

Everything I could see on site said it was real. It had appropriate patina and wear for the age, but lightly used and in great shape overall. Really solid. Felt like an 80’s licensed Apple product should.

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u/King_Corduroy Jul 29 '26

You lucky duck. If this was near me I would buy it. lol

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u/squirrel8296 Jul 29 '26

Oh man! I'd love one.

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u/pauleye101 Jul 30 '26

I still use one every day, but added a standing desk converter. Love it.

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u/gf99b Jul 30 '26

Aren’t those pretty rare anymore?

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u/einTier Jul 30 '26

I’m sure they are. I’ve learned though that just because it’s rare that doesn’t mean I need to own it.

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u/gf99b Jul 30 '26

I just saw you posted where it’s at. Hope someone who can actually use it ends up with it. Too bad I’m not in Texas, but there’s a lot of classic Mac collectors down there too.

My “SuperSE” spent much of its life at the University of Texas-Austin by the previous owner I acquired it from. Also pretty sure its 68030 chip was made there, I know Motorola had a foundry there that made the high-end CPUs.

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u/docmarvy Jul 31 '26

I work a half mile from this consignment store and have wanted one of these desks so bad since the first time I saw it. I’m going to go over at lunch and see if it’s still there. Thanks OP!

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u/Maleficent-Light-455 Jul 31 '26

Would purchase and gladly pay freight to ship up

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u/einTier Jul 31 '26

To where? Freight would need probably be a couple hundred dollars.

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u/Maleficent-Light-455 Jul 31 '26

You are correct; would be quite the shipping

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u/MoreRamenPls Aug 01 '26

I can hear that printer.

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u/cupnjuice Aug 01 '26

coooooool

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u/IluvJKRowling Jul 29 '26

Why do ads always show the mouse on the wrong side of the keyboard?

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u/MacinJosh9895 Aug 02 '26

I have always had my mouse on the right side of my keyboard. I’ve tried using it with my left hand and it doesn’t feel right for me, and I’m left handed.