Can you buy a working MacBook for just $22??

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In my recent video about why nobody wants to buy cheap MacBooks anymore I talked about the gulf between what people will pay for Apple Silicon and for Intel- basically, there's a huge middle ground from $250-600 where there aren't many appealing options. But if you want to go SUPER cheap, there are definitely MacBooks to fit your budget, and today we're going to check one of them out! This 2010 15 inch MacBook Pro cost just $22, and as a super cheap MacBook it might just be a steal of a deal! We're going to try to fix and upgrade this cheap eBay Mac with as little money as possible, and hopefully get a fully working Mac running macOS Ventura for $50! That's right, a $50 MacBook.
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0:00 A working MacBook for $22??
1:44 What parts do we need?
3:05 Parts and repairs
4:12 Installing macOS Ventura
5:25 The antiglare display is fantastic!
6:47 is it usable in 2023?
8:20 How to do this for yourself!
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@lukemiani 10 месяцев назад

The last few videos have all been exploring this weird trend- if you want a super cheap (

@Wannes_ 10 месяцев назад

In the US In the EU people mostly think they're offering up the Holy Grail , with pricing to match

@esseferio 10 месяцев назад

@@Wannes_ prior to Brexit, the UK was a somewhat interesting place to buy Apple things on eBay, with decent prices. Or at least "more" decent than in the rest of Europe. Not sure now, but, yes, you're totally right.

@ronlevin2339 10 месяцев назад

@@Wannes_ here (Israel) it is creasy, people want about 150 EURO for 2010-2011 water damaged MacBook

@ronlevin2339 10 месяцев назад

Latitude E7250 or E7270 2016 laptop cost about 200$. This is what I use now

@jimcabezola3051 10 месяцев назад

This whole series shows us we're NOT powerless. If we take things into our own hands, we can rescue these machines from the landfills and do our bit to improve things. I ran the OpenCore Legacy version of Monterey for many months on my 2011 Macmini5,1. Now, I've switched to Linux, which runs with a bit more snap and speed than the beautifully-patched macOS Monterey. If you're up to it, make more of these types of videos if you like. I'll watch 'em! Aloha.

@nicholashoi3155 10 месяцев назад

Anti Galre display is already worth more than $22

@megatronskneecap 10 месяцев назад

Bro it’s just a matte display… Every cheap Amazon monitor ever is matte.

@nicholashoi3155 10 месяцев назад

@@megatronskneecap is no ordinary display. With the $50 upgrade(for the 15 inch), it comes with a metal frame and a higher resolution display. For the glossy display is 1440 by 900 , the upgraded display has a staggering 1680 by 1050, which was pretty impressive back in the day. Yes I did fact check again from Luke's older video.

@swiftrealm 10 месяцев назад

@@megatronskneecapIts much better than a generic matte panel.

@megatronskneecap 10 месяцев назад

@@nicholashoi3155 Made by LG. You could buy the exact same matte panel from LG at the time, it''s nothing special.

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

@@megatronskneecapthe anti glare display have higher resolutions.

@rnt45t1 10 месяцев назад

Awesome find! I must be getting old because a 2010 for $22 is a steal to me. Really miss those optical drives... AND MATTE DISPLAY!

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

Really you’re old? I found a 2009 for $75. That’s a good deal now because they went up to 100’s of dollars.

@Tvj_films8452 10 месяцев назад

I sold my 2012 mbp for 250 bucks. I upgraded 16 gig ram and has 2tb ssd inside it. He was happy to buy it from me. I was happy to see it gone. Lol

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

@@Tvj_films8452 nice

@lowcg8202 10 месяцев назад

@@Tvj_films8452 win win

@22phan 9 месяцев назад

$100 laptops in A condition at outlet is a steal. No need to waste time on a 10 yr machine

@tomwagner4516 10 месяцев назад

I am watching this on a 2010 13" with 4GB RAM and new 240 GB SSD. Bought for $60. It really works great for internet, YT and many things that most people use. Cinebench doesn't matter to me. Please do more older macs running Open Core Legacy Patcher. This is your sweet spot. Great video, thank you!

@alanmay7929 10 месяцев назад

In which country are those computers soooo cheap like that!?

@rostislawEE 10 месяцев назад

I bought Early 2011 MBP 15'' (8,2) for 120 euros. Tried to use OCLP, and then learned that this grandma's toaster is running AMD's flamin' hot GPU and unless I desolder the damn gpu my fresh macos big sur will run like powerpoint presentation. So for anyone reading this, beware

@weegie3343 10 месяцев назад

@@alanmay7929it’s known as second hand, and finding a good deal

@javiergarrote5048 9 месяцев назад

@@rostislawEE you go finessed my boy.

@dosdude1 10 месяцев назад

Funnily enough, I’m pretty sure that initial kernel panic you got was due to the dGPU becoming active, and the common GPU framebuffer power rail capacitor (C9560) being bad. Glad you got a chance to give OCLP a try!

@Zebra_Paw 10 месяцев назад

yes but maybe he should have stuck to Monterey, Ventura is kind of buggy with OCLP EDIT: it's a non Metal machine so that doesn't matter at all it's buggy anyways

@tejasraman6913 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, OCLP is great (especially considering the library validation problems with the Catalina patcher and how the library validation disable kept causes Music crashes…..

@tejasraman6913 10 месяцев назад

@@Zebra_PawMonterey is less buggy on my my non metal mac

@dosdude1 10 месяцев назад

@@tejasraman6913 Well the same issue with Music still occurs if Library Validation has to be disabled fully. OCLP uses the same patch I do.

@iPodee 10 месяцев назад

@@Zebra_Paw 13.2.1 isn't too bad on my non-metal MacBook Pro. It is a bit laggier than Monterey, but it still runs fine.

@kjamison5951 10 месяцев назад

I bought a 2011 MBP from eBay with a foreign keyboard for under $50 delivered. A US keyboard for $13 and just over an hour later, it was booting and I could use the replacement K/B. There’s like 50+ screws to take out for the K/B but it’s a working MBP! Thank you for sharing and enthusing us with your passion for Macs!

@SeanSullivan1958 10 месяцев назад

I have two older Macbook Pros. 2011 and 2015. I wiped both of the OS and installed Linux Mint on them. Gave them entirely new life. Much faster and usable again. Make great machines for web development, etc.

@applequestionsexplained5980 10 месяцев назад

I loved the video, man it has been a while since Luke has done these type of videos

@denisgastreich3878 10 месяцев назад

Luke, I just found out at your channel, that I have been watching all of your videos for a very long time. I just love them. thanks for your work from germany

@AliasEveWatches 10 месяцев назад

great tips! ive been hunting for good ones for cheap.

@FintanMoloney 10 месяцев назад

This is an incredible find. Would be a good back up machine for just web browsing, RU-vid, Email etc and even some light productivity software such as Office. I loved the concept here where you tried to make this machine operational as cheap as possible. I'm for sure going to try something like this !

@Shabbir-A. 10 месяцев назад

these videos made you my favorite. you are the man. very genuine video.

@unboxingwithmarty 10 месяцев назад

Luke, enjoy the channel. I appreciate the cost cutting tips and experiences you share. Reminds me of the 2011 iMac I found at garage sale maybe a year ago, $20.00! Started up immediately, had 500 gig storage and 4 gig ram, I added another 4 ram and the old timer runs well, I run it almost every day. Macs just seem to last, Thanks for the video.

@kyryloromanenko3062 5 месяцев назад

Cool find

@marlsmoto 10 месяцев назад

I'm always loved this kind of content video of yours. Keep up the good work. You're definitely my idol for this kind of stuff! Waving here from the Philippines! :)

@budgetkeyboardist 10 месяцев назад

I had one of these at work, and I loved it.

@petrostzekos8914 10 месяцев назад

Old style video, I needed that!!!!!!!

@TheVoiceofReason4ya 10 месяцев назад

These videos are great. Stellar value to be sure. A laptop like this would serve the vast majority of people still to this day quite well.

@thelacityguy818 10 месяцев назад

Good video Luke! I myself have a Late 2008 MacBook Pro that I'm messing around with. So far I have 8GB of OWC RAM and a 512GB SSD running El Cap. For being that old it actually runs pretty smooth. Ive used it for web browsing and simple RU-vid videos and other simple tasks and it does great. So far I'm in about 150 bucks just messing with itand it doesn't hurt my pocket it it happens to get messed up. Nothing compared to my 2015 Macbook pro or my 2017 that's spec'ed out but it does a simple job.

@dqmai 10 месяцев назад

Hi Luke, would you do us a video for how to install a new macos on old devices? That would be great ❤

@theclockmaster 10 месяцев назад

This is a really cool video. You should have compared it with the second hand Chromebooks that sell around this price range. Would have been a cool comparison.

@javiermac381 10 месяцев назад

Old Mac books are fantastic for reading books in pdf and watching youtube and internet surfing! 👏

@djkraze5018 10 месяцев назад

OK, before I watch this, let me mention within the last 5 years, I picked up a 13 inch A1278 (2012) macbook pro for $5. It worked, the only problem, it had a broken screen. I have lots of spare screens. Now, I;ll watch the video and see how you've done.

@emilsecker7881 10 месяцев назад

Don’t tell me you’re still using it. That thing is ancient

@djkraze5018 10 месяцев назад

@@emilsecker7881 Using it? I bought it to repair it. Besides, what's wrong with having older computers anyway? There's a whole retro computer revolution going on, people are buying beige boxes for crazy amounts of money. I sold more than a few of these older macbooks to someone who needed some computers for his kids going off to college. These things are sooo much faster with a simple SSD upgrade, bumping up the RAM and never forget a fresh theremal pasting.

@daphnisvanwezel 10 месяцев назад

@@emilsecker7881they are old but still very fine to use

@scarlettppc 10 месяцев назад

@@emilsecker7881 That thing is still really fast though

@regome_ 10 месяцев назад

@@emilsecker7881 I use a MacBook Pro 2012, 15" with a retina screen. Works perfectly fine and is faster than my 2017 iMac.

@PlayStefan_misc 10 месяцев назад

I really like your channel and being following for some years now. Especially those kind of videos I am really looking forward to because they show two things, one, you can get working tech for a small amount of money and two, you don’t always need the most modern tech to get the job done. It always depends on what you want to do and especially for light tasks you don’t need maximum performance at all. I found a Late 2009 21,5“ iMac for 37,40€ including shipping a few days ago on eBay which especially here in Germany is not always that easy and I am really looking forward to it. The device shall get in here on Tuesday the next week. It will be the very first time I will play around with OCLP and I am very excited how this puppy will do. Thank you for always having this kind of love for the good old tech and for your videos about them in general. Greetings from Germany.

@scottl31 10 месяцев назад

Luke, I just love this stuff of yours. But really, you should add the cost of the SSD to the total cost because we can't all just get a free one like you did, or have one lying around. keep up the great videos!

@ToySeeker 10 месяцев назад

Love today's Sponsor! I'll be ordering one!

@calebchristensenviolin 10 месяцев назад

Knew Luke's last vid would drive prices down.

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

Yeah. Caused tons of controversy.

@gavinitka5759 10 месяцев назад

Luke I love your videos!

@ranbirbhatia1585 10 месяцев назад

Luke Miani is my favourite tech RU-vidr. Always loved this MacBook!!

@ChrisRider 9 месяцев назад

I bought a used Macbook Pro 2015 model last year. Batteries were swollen and the seller said the screen had a crack. The crack turned out to be dirt - it wiped right off. Replaced the battery pack - typing on the MBPro I bought cheap now. Works great for web and RU-vid. It can do light Office work, but its age is showing.

@friednoodles666 10 месяцев назад

this model was my first nice laptop i ever got, saved up and got it back in high school. i miss that macbook and am all nostalgic now lol.

@wesleyhoward5599 10 месяцев назад

I recently "upgraded" from my 2009 MBP to a 2012 MBP. So long as Apple is going to make nothing but disposable devices, I'll keep using these more than a decade old ones.

@johnDingoFoxVelocity 10 месяцев назад

And another oops as well if you dont need appletv or iworks then you are awesome but with open patcher iworks import jpeg option crashes iworks in ventura and apple tv causes a kernel panic and cpu error in ventura as well. With open patcher

@Seatiger 10 месяцев назад

LibreOffice is amazing

@2wayplebney 10 месяцев назад

I was literarily searching the same MacBooks on eBay as I watched the video! The one thing I have always missed is the "See More Results" button, which did indeed reveal intriguing, fixable machines. So thanks for that, Luke.

@metalslavery666 10 месяцев назад

Hey Luke, I recently bought a Microsoft refurbished Thinkpad X390 and I'm super happy with it. It cost me 280 euros which should be around 310 dollars. It can do everything I need for university, office and internet with a still long lastig battery. However, thanks to your videos, I am now also looking for cheap MacBooks, although they are not quite as cheap here in Germany as you are able to get them in the states. But nearly! Keep up the good work! Interesting videos!

@nickthaskater 10 месяцев назад

Microsoft refurbished? From where?

@rostislawEE 10 месяцев назад

I've heard these thinkpads are great for hackintoshing. If you're ok with expermineting, you could try installing one, there are great tutorials and documentation, also community (or me lol) could help you if something isn't working right

@johnDingoFoxVelocity 10 месяцев назад

Yeah nope most 2010 and mid 2010s suffer from a gpu failure eventually replacing the thermal paste usually helps but usually there on there way out when you get them.

@g3monster89 10 месяцев назад

The gpu itself in a 2010 is pretty solid with few failures…The failure is actually a bad capacitor that causes the power rail for the dgpu to go funky…simple fix that takes little time and just a little skill with a soldering iron or hot air

@NoahAviation09 10 месяцев назад

And I also just won a mid 2009 MacBook Pro without a hard drive for £16.55. We will have to see how it turns out. Great video as always luke

@raphaelventura8465 10 месяцев назад

Hey Luke, love your channel, I'm new to mac but already have one. I was thinking of getting my parents a cheap machine to web browsing and some youtube but I live in Canada (Toronto). I can not find anything anywhere close to that price point you have on Ebay. Could you do a quick video for your neighbour friends here in Canada with some buying tips? Tks keep up the good work!

@terrywarnold 7 месяцев назад

I did this exact experiment except I took a gamble on an auction. I won the auction for $12.50 and $20 shipping for a 2008 15 inch. Only issue was that there was not an OS installed and there wasn't a charger. I happened to have a spare HD with the Catalina patcher already installed. I just popped it in and it booted perfectly. Now, I do plan to upgrade the RAM and upgrade to an SSD.

@Ryedale-mj7vg 10 месяцев назад

My everyday machine is a 2012 MBP, £52+£6p&p. i7 processor, added another 8GB RAM and a decent SSD and moved the HDD to the SuperDrive slot. Ventura runs v sweetly, HS boots from the old drive for some legacy software I use. It's tough as old boots and is quick enough for most purposes.

@stevemcclure2879 8 месяцев назад

AWESOME!! I think this sounds like a fun hobby too :)

@Seahawksnumber1 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video.

@leecooke5527 10 месяцев назад

I got a macbook pro A1278 with no hdd for £10 spares/repair. The fault was the hdd cable had failed. £6 later (cable via eBay) I had a fully working Macbook that is now running Catalina, so this video is good advice worth following if you need a cheap macbook and are prepared to do a little work.

@richeyrich2203 3 месяца назад

How did you find out that the cable was bad?

@naughtymonkey04 10 месяцев назад

At the beginning of this year I found a 2013 MacBook Air 11 inch(i7 8GB Ram) for £95 plus £55 for a new battery. They also make good Linux project machines. Ubuntu works like a charm on these older MacBook’s

@sebitguado2058 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for helping me I appreciate that

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

I have a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro which needs new thermal paste and a new bottom case and SSD mounting screws. But I paid $75 + shipping. I think it was a good deal at the time I bought it. But these kind of projects are better than buying 1K plus on a new model.

@JonTrott 10 месяцев назад

LUKE! You finally did it! Is this or is this not the FIRST machine you showed us with Open Core Legacy Patcher?! This makes me happy... I have 7 Apple machines with OCLP and Ventura on them. I am sure you could have a lot, lot more than that! Maybe you do and were holding out on us?

10 месяцев назад

What about MacMini 2010 with OCLP. Will SD card will be working (on superdrive model) or not, because with a last official update to HS cardreader is showing but no func.

@jimmyjam209 9 месяцев назад

incredibly clean

@nthnsmpk 5 дней назад

i found a early 2013 MBP on ebay for $65, it was listed under “parts only”… but the screen works just fine, it has SSD and RAM, the only problem is a faint (almost invisible) line on the LCD on the very right side almost near the bezel that won’t go away.. i bought it and i’m so excited, as it’ll be my very first macbook :)

@EvilTurkeySlices 10 месяцев назад

I spent about $50 on my mid-2009 15” MacBook Pro with the matte display. The only issue was a bad lid sensor.its the higher end 2.8ghz model with the dedicated graphics. It’s still a pretty speedy machine TBH. Even with the core 2 duo.

@Epicgamer_Mac 10 месяцев назад

Hey by the way, where do you find your background music? I'm trying to make some videos on TikTok about repairing old Macs, and I'd like to find some great background tunes kind of like the ones you use.

@Karich97 10 месяцев назад

thanks for comparing the black lvl on this one and modern mac, I am not too good in quality of image but even I got the point

@josephchristianruiz6581 10 месяцев назад

if you got extra time, you could perform maintenance onto it and relube the fans so that the device will last longer

@papishampoo04 10 месяцев назад

Recently purchased a black 2007 13 inch MacBook with 4GB ram and a core 2 duo + 128GB SSD for 57 USD, including tax and shipping. It came with new battery and charger, only flaw is that the laptop was pretty scratched up.

@mikewhite4988 10 месяцев назад

At last oclp on the channel, awesome

@davidbillberg2203 10 месяцев назад

Let's goooo Luke!

@vitalyeryomenko 10 месяцев назад

Fat unibody MBPs were great. I got into Apple computers when they were the previous generation, and the upgradeability was crucial for budget macbooking :)

@mikemakris7253 10 месяцев назад

Hi Luke! I got the same machine exactly as yours. 15 inch 2010 macbook pro. I wanted to ask you if the fans are kicking out a lot, because mine is getting hot all the time. I have already cleaned the mac from dust and dirt :).

@Evie0133 10 месяцев назад

The title is quite misleading considering you needed to spend extra for the battery and SSD, but still a great find :D

@mahathirAF 10 месяцев назад

This kind of vids makes me subscribe to Luke.

@GJoseeph 10 месяцев назад

Hey Luke, what do you think about MacBook 2014, i7, 16GB; 500SSD, 15inch for 250 usd? And also OCLP in this model, was it unfairly unsupported? I'm thinking about because it's easy to change battery and ssd.

@RandomlyTaylord 10 месяцев назад

I pulled out my old 2010 17IN MBP yesterday and today to work on some vector pattern drafting. Running a 13 year old computer I bought refurb the fall it came out the only noticeable thing that I found was some lag while scrolling zoomed in. And my daughter used it for 1.5 of her 3 years of virtual school, with little issues. considering my old laptop has had a couple cups of rootbeer (oops) and the only thing that doesn't work is the trackpad click. I get around that with tap to click turned on or a external mouse. My current computer is a 2019 and I really miss the matte screen, it was so much nicer than the glossy.

@Epicgamer_Mac 10 месяцев назад

Legit respect for your transitions Luke. I mean, all your content it awesome, but those transitions are really top-notch. You just _slide_ into those sponsorship reads and then back out again, and then when you're ready to end the video you manage to do it like a pro.

@crashbandicoot4everr 10 месяцев назад

I am wondering if the Cinebench kernel panic is related to the C9560 capacitor in the GPU VRAM circuit, although Cinebench doesn't utilize the GPU.

@dosdude1 10 месяцев назад

I think that is exactly the case. Oh well, at least he got to try out OCLP!

@EvilTurkeySlices 10 месяцев назад

@@dosdude1it’s a pretty easy fix though if I recall(though I’m sure you know that)

@stacyhackney6100 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@NormanF62 10 месяцев назад

I have fully upgraded MBPs from 2012 and 2013. Worth a $1000 when I bought them and they run on Intel Core i5 and i7 maxed out to 16 GB of RAM. Can still compete with them latest M2 MBPs.

@ElmerSeasonOfficial 10 месяцев назад

I bought a similar MacBook Pro at a thrift store. I am about $250 paid in (brand new battery and 8Gb of RAM), but, I have a working computer that's good enough to be my daily driver. I'm running with the 🐧, but I could run MacOS if I wanted to. It's great.

@sabiuta3724 10 месяцев назад

I bought a 2011 13 inch MacBook Air for $30 it just needed an ssd,i bought a cheap one online and it runs just fine on high Sierra.the listing said it was an 11 inch with an core 2 duo with 2gb of ram but it turned out to a core i5 with 4gb of ram.I think this was the best deal I've ever got on an apple product

@BrianGon89 7 месяцев назад

I still have one of these unibodies and the anti glare screen was/is notoriously disappointing if you compare it to modern ones. The ideal vertical angle is so narrow that there's a perpetual brightness gradient top to bottom whenever using the built in screen for any color work.

@marcel9568 10 месяцев назад

Good video.

@marcusgurley9495 10 месяцев назад

I just got this machine and those ssd drives from Micro Center yesterday lol

@kevting4512 10 месяцев назад

WOW! That model of Macbook was the first laptop I bought with my own money. Pricey? Yeah. But it lasted me through undergrad.

@JamesBairdJr 10 месяцев назад

please do a tutorial on installing macos on older machines

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

Do you have a 2008 or newer machine. If so, use OpenCore Legacy Patcher. It’s quite easy. All you need is patience, a USB drive (preferably USB 3.0) and your Mac should have an SSD. If not, it’s still work but it’ll be painfully slow.

@woldoorsockbat5087 10 месяцев назад

do you have any ideea if it's worth installing Ventura on an early 2016 retina 12" MacBook? great video!

@Errcyco 5 месяцев назад

You could have just shown the results and said you were $200 all in and I’d have been impressed. Very cool.

@lu.schu.s 10 месяцев назад

I recently got a fully working PowerBook G4 that looks like new, for just $20 :)

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

Great deal

@give_me_my_nick_back 10 месяцев назад

IMO we are at the technology plateu, with phones even more so than PCs since if you sideloaded the latest android you can easily still use 8 years old flagship. Same with the computers, I'd say 4th gen intel is still pretty good, worst case even 2nd gen will do but anything older I'd say it's obsolute.

@yellownev 10 месяцев назад

Done it with relatives cast offs…. We need you to do a walk thru for open core patcher now that would get some hits

@derekjohnston2780 10 месяцев назад

Hi Luke.Great video,as always.Im just wondering,I have a MacBook Air from 2012 that I bought a year ago.I haven't used it much-could I update it from Catalina to a more recent OS?If so,what software would I require?

@loiclaurent 10 месяцев назад

Yes you coups with opencore Legacy patcher, it works great on my 2012 mbp and use it since 2021. all works Perfect. Just, when a new version is out, you have to redownload all the system in the update section. (For best performance, I upgraded from 10.15 to 11, 11 to 12 and 12 to 13, that takes more time but I think it’s better. Dont install with a fresh install!) I say that because when you upgrade, it takes the best configuration for the gpu, and when it’s a fresh install, it just takes the default options. Also, I use my MacBook with Sonoma beta 4 since it’s out (you can only with the oclp beta). I hope I help you !

@amdintelxsniperx 10 месяцев назад

all anti glare screens are are just the main one without the glass glued on it LOL i removed glass on a few of these and the bezel is there

@emilychristoff9404 8 месяцев назад

The mid 2012 13” MacBook Pro is still SUPPORTED with OS Catalina. How cool is that…

@Applecore365 10 месяцев назад

I Love your videos Luke! But honestly they do feel repetitive sometimes, maybe try something new you’ll do great!

@ThePurple1234567891 10 месяцев назад

I'm assuming there's no app or imsg support. Have to ask. Still shocked about how usable they seem to be. Could be better than a chrome book.

@the_mariocrafter 10 месяцев назад

Hello, I doubt you would ever respond to this comment, but do you still have the Acorn OS iPhone prototypes, and if not do you have any of the firmware dumps?

@ckarnik 10 месяцев назад

Is 4GB all the RAM this supports? If not, why didn't you max it out whit RAM being so cheap?

@Seatiger 10 месяцев назад

It can get 2x1066 DDR3 DIMMS for up to 8 gb (4gb X2)

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

DosDude1 did a mod to get 16GB to work. He used 2x1043 8GB to work. Yeah it’s slower but it’s better for heavy tasks such as multitasking.

@Seatiger 10 месяцев назад

@@JasonTech96 that guy is my hero

@charleshines2142 9 месяцев назад

Also read carefully to make sure that you are not getting just a box for the item. That can be misleading until you read the listing and you find that it is just a measly box!

@dgpsf 10 месяцев назад

My home server is on a macbook pro core2duo! Runs debian great!

@wertywerrtyson5529 10 месяцев назад

I can confirm that these old MacBooks have better screens than many budget windows laptops. They lack power though but are still usable for non demanding tasks.

@seanalexandersimpson 10 месяцев назад

A 2010 model? Infamous for a kernel panic due to a faulty capacitor on the GPU circuit. I replaced the capacitor on mine with a higher capacity option and the crashes stopped entirely.

@valdir7426 10 месяцев назад

post sandy bridge release mac (2011) are probably a good place to find perfectly usable machines for less than 150 bucks. I'm a bit skeptic about using ventura with the same performance as with the original OS but firefox support was just dropped for high sierra which mean you can still use it for some time with it.

@JasonTech96 10 месяцев назад

Catalina is still usable at least

@cherkas009 8 месяцев назад

Use a brave browser

@miguelmontoya1320 10 месяцев назад

Luke, would you recommend Ventura for a 2009 MacBook Pro?

@thestreamreader 10 месяцев назад

Is there a list of what models support ram, hdd and potentially cpu upgrades?

@iPodee 10 месяцев назад

can be cheaper, got a free 13" 2011 MacBook Pro with an expanded battery, original 320GB hard drive, and 8GB of ram. Replaced the battery and hard drive back in 2022 when I got it and it's running macOS Ventura. It served as my workstation all throughout summer 2022 and my final year of high school, getting my work done, and it did have trouble at times and would lag doing some of my work, and sometimes even dying in class on those days I needed to do a heavy workload. It's on a long break, and has been since I graduated.

@KperkIns54 6 месяцев назад

How you running Catalina? My old Mac book pro goes up to El Capitan.

@chrism869 10 месяцев назад

i wonder how the structual integirdy would be with these old macs, retro briding one is something i would do one if i could

@antaresyoung9614 10 месяцев назад

we had one of these get dropped for RECYCLING the other day. company policy meant i couldn't take it home- worked perfectly fine too!! it was absolutely tragic

@eveypea 10 месяцев назад

Nice shirt 😍

@patmusic111 10 месяцев назад

Ive got thesame at home still works

@MattHalpain 10 месяцев назад

I got an Core2Duo Intel MBP from a friend. My MBP has 8gb of RAM. I took out the HDD and installed an SSD. I could not get macOS Lion to install on the MBP but I did get Kubuntu Linux to install on it no problem. My Core2Duo MBP has a fan issue of being really noisy (I think due to the graphics card failing?). I can browse the web, watch RU-vid videos in 480p with a little bit of lag. I am getting into this used MBP. I plan on buying a 2012 i5 Intel MBP from Ebay in the future. My main Mac is a 2019 4K retina 21.5in iMac with 8gb of RAM. I plan on buying an Apple Silicon Mac in the future when my 2019 iMac is no longer supported by Apple.

@ofromdamo 10 месяцев назад

Luke that battery replacement you showed on eBay it’s meant for the 13” MacBook Pro. 😂

@changoliliongamer4107 10 месяцев назад

Hello! Greetings from Mexico, thanks to you, I was encouraged to buy a 15-inch macbook pro from the end of 2013, it looks like new! and it works very very well, thanks for your content, you and @dosdude1 make me lose any doubt whether or not to get an old mac , thanks for your work!!!