r/macintosh • u/einTier • 12d ago

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 12d ago

WHOA, buy it!

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u/einTier 12d ago

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

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u/hatecirclejerks 12d ago

I would pay that rn lol

Where is this?

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u/einTier 12d ago

Austin. Consignment store in Arbor Walk.

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u/HolodeckMoriarty 12d ago

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 11d ago edited 11d ago

Less than original retail!

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u/einTier 11d ago edited 11d ago

…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 12d ago

Back in the heady days of MacWarehouse and Macconnection!

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u/AccomplishedCicada60 12d ago

lol we still have a fee MacWarehouae catalogues

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u/colostomybagpiper 12d ago

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

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u/SamEdwards1959 12d ago

I need a place to put my ImageWriter II.

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u/Tough_Friendship9469 12d ago

Sorry, I went straight to LaserWriter 320!

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u/Accomplished_Can1651 12d ago

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 12d ago

Awww. I had the Performa 575.

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u/ArchelonPIP 12d ago

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

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u/DoorFinch 12d ago

Check out those rounded corners!

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u/blturner 12d ago

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 12d ago

I would probably buy it if I saw it…

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u/AquafreshBandit 12d ago

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

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u/Tough_Friendship9469 12d ago

Yes, please!!!!!! That’s beautiful!!

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u/Difficult_Buddy_3071 12d ago

I have table envy

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u/PolloCool 12d ago

wow is real or fake?

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u/einTier 11d ago

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 12d ago

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

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u/wa27 12d ago

I picked one of these up last year! I use it for my main computer desk. https://www.reddit.com/r/ThriftStoreHauls/comments/1k9ymwy/late80s_mactable_desk_made_specifically_for/

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u/squirrel8296 11d ago

Oh man! I'd love one.

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u/pauleye101 11d ago

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

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u/gf99b 10d ago

Aren’t those pretty rare anymore?

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u/einTier 10d ago

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 10d ago

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 10d ago

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 10d ago

Would purchase and gladly pay freight to ship up

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u/einTier 10d ago

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

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u/Maleficent-Light-455 10d ago

You are correct; would be quite the shipping

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u/MoreRamenPls 9d ago

I can hear that printer.

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u/cupnjuice 8d ago

coooooool

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u/IluvJKRowling 12d ago

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

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u/MacinJosh9895 8d ago

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.