A customer donated this A1297 (17" Early 2011 MacBook Pro) and I desperately needed an iMessage machine. I also like to do weird things with my technology, so I completely disassembled it, changed the thermal paste, upgraded the RAM, installed an SSD, and slapped it on the wall. Been working great for months and now I can send iMessages from the store phone to all my customers using a keyboard that's attached to a USB switch shared with my store PC.
I had to leave the battery plugged in because the MacBook would throttle under load.
Enjoy!
30 дек 2022