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

[@lukemiani]

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

[@Wannes_]

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

[@esseferio]

@@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]

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

[@ronlevin2339]

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

[@jimcabezola3051]

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.

[@tomwagner4516]

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]

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

[@rostislawEE]

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]

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

[@javiergarrote5048]

@@rostislawEE you go finessed my boy.

[@rnt45t1]

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!

[@Tvj_films8452]

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

[@lowcg8202]

@@Tvj_films8452 win win

[@22phan]

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

[@tinwas_taken]

@@22phan 10 year old machine is 9/10 times better than 100$ "A grade laptops"

[@dosdude1]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@dosdude1]

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

[@oldipodee]

@@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.

[@BK_PLAYZ]

Get an iMac and put i9 13900ks if possible

[@nicholashoi3155]

Anti Galre display is already worth more than $22

[@megatronskneecap]

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

[@nicholashoi3155]

@@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]

@@megatronskneecapIts much better than a generic matte panel.

[@megatronskneecap]

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

[@variousrebuilds]

@@nicholashoi3155All matte displays weren’t the high resolution models. They also made high res glossy models too. I have like 100 of them in my store I use to upgrade customers.

[@kjamison5951]

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]

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.

[@unboxingwithmarty]

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]

Cool find

[@metalslavery666]

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]

Microsoft refurbished? From where?

[@rostislawEE]

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

[@djkraze5018]

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]

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

[@djkraze5018]

@@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]

​@@emilsecker7881they are old but still very fine to use

[@scarlettppc]

@@emilsecker7881 That thing is still really fast though

[@karddooo]

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

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

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]

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

[@dqmai]

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

[@TheVoiceofReason4ya]

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.

[@ChrisRider]

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 KZbin. It can do light Office work, but its age is showing.

[@leecooke5527]

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]

How did you find out that the cable was bad?

[@PlayStefan_misc]

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.

[@denisgastreich3878]

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

[@JonTrott]

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?

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.

[@nkapila6]

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.

[@FintanMoloney]

This is an incredible find. Would be a good back up machine for just web browsing, KZbin, 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 !

[@scottl31]

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!

[@applequestionsexplained5980]

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

[@budgetkeyboardist]

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

[@terrywarnold]

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.

[@2wayplebney]

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.

[@calebchristensenviolin]

Knew Luke's last vid would drive prices down.

[@NoahAviation09]

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

[@nthnsmpk]

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 :)

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

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.

[@friednoodles666]

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.

[@petrostzekos8914]

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

[@wesleyhoward5599]

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.

[@AliasEveWatches]

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

[@JamesBairdJr]

please do a tutorial on installing macos on older machines

[@Ryedale-mj7vg]

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.

[@ranbirbhatia1585]

Luke Miani is my favourite tech KZbinr. Always loved this MacBook!!

[@marlsmoto]

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! :)

[@thelacityguy818]

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 KZbin 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.

[@Shabbir-A.]

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

[@josephchristianruiz6581]

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

[@mahathirAF]

This kind of vids makes me subscribe to Luke.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

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]

LibreOffice is amazing

[@Evie0133]

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

[@BrianGon89]

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.

[@Errcyco]

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]

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

[@ToySeeker]

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

[@charleshines2142]

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!

[@Karich97]

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

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

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.

[@gavinitka5759]

Luke I love your videos!

[@metalheadmalta]

Around the 5:10 mark you said , and I quote "I am amazed at how well this version works"... My question is simple... why does Apple not permit this software to be installed without patches in the first place? It twists my mind that companies do this. People are still getting around it, why not make it official... with a warning, say 'This machine will be slower than expected due to its age'... I use Apple devices, but this screws me up big time.

[@gregordiseth6651]

Two (three) reasons: Planned obsolescence. Apple forces consumers to buy new machines to keep the revenue stream flowing. Two: Perceived performance. Apple doesn't want consumers to experience the OS running more slowly on legacy hardware. Three: Apple would have to adapt to support older machines (drivers) like OLCP does. I do understand with the shift to new architecture (M chips) - when Apple drops X86 support entirely with OS updates, these OLCP style patches will no longer work on Intel machines.

[@javiermac381]

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

[@crashbandicoot4everr]

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]

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

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

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

[@sabiuta3724]

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

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

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.

[@mikewhite4988]

At last oclp on the channel, awesome

[@Applecore365]

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

[@ckarnik]

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

[@Seatiger]

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

[@Seatiger]

@user-si8co6fi2v that guy is my hero

[@inwedavid6919]

This computer with windows 10 or chrome OS are up to date and run like an angel. Forget mac OS on old macs, at least w10 give you the ability to run any modern browser or application.

[@yellownev]

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

[@emilychristoff9404]

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

[@valdir7426]

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.

[@cherkas009]

Use a brave browser

[@kevting4512]

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

[@seanalexandersimpson]

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.

[@404ares]

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

[@NormanF62]

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.

[@Cairol58]

After watching Luke's video I got curious and had a look on eBay myself. So I just got exactly the same one today which I also bought on eBay, for 49€. The offer did mention a new 250 GB SSD, a new 3rd party charger (purchased by the seller and directly sent to me from Amazon) and a brand new 3rd party battery! And much to my delight it is in absolutely mint condition, it has the non-glossy display and the higher display resolution. The machine didn't come with the original Apple box but this would have been just too much to make everything perfect! 😅 I'm very pleased so far. I am going to upgrade it to 16 GB RAM (from 6 GB) and macOS 14 Ventura using OpenCore Legacy Patcher as I did with my other MBP 15 (Late 2008) and MBP 13 (2011) and my iMacs (2011 and 2015 models. I know my Mac mini's M1Silicon chip from 2020 is more powerful, but these Unibody machines are so rewarding. And just for the sake of it I will get a 2012 MBP Retina next to complete my collection of Intel Macs, although I don't really need it ... 😅

[@robb8302]

and an SSD for "free", jeah right.. this video gives a very realistic view of the costs to get an old macbook up and running again

[@marcusgurley9495]

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

[@ElmerSeasonOfficial]

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.

[@Seatiger]

I would change thermal paste and give it a good internal cleanup

[@Seatiger]

@user-si8co6fi2v well it's not hard to do and 20 cents of thermal paste can work wonders for performance and longevity of the Mac 👍👍👍

[@tokyogentleman]

swap the dvd for a harddrive caddy and make an ssd raid 0 boot in catalina. drives will run twice as fast

[@DeviciWasTaken]

„13 yr old“ The listing: „mid 2016“

[@zizlog_sound]

I wish it was as easy to upgrade the OS on an unsupported iPad as it is on the MacBooks.

[@amdintelxsniperx]

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

[@vitalyeryomenko]

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

[@mihaitudorpopescu]

You could have done Ventura, I got it on my sister's mid-2010 17 inch, and it works pretty well, with animations and things. The OpenCore team did a pretty good job with that patch. The machine has been in my family for almost 4 years and still works fine. I want to do one of those projects too, see if I still got it. I used to do my own fixes until I got into non-upgradable machines.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

I have a 17” 2010. It’s a great machine and it nice to use. The UI elements are quite small though. However the speakers rival a lot of modern laptops I’ve heard. Currently have it running Big Sur.

[@raphaelventura8465]

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!

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

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.

[@RandomlyTaylord]

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.

[@David_Quinn1995]

for $50 all in that is not a bad machine its even runs the newest OS but does it get security updates is the bigger question.

[@CarlosStorms]

I just sold a 13" A1278 2012 that I got with a broken screen for 40 bucks, I had a screen at home, replaced it, slapped an SSD, charger and sold it for 200!, Quick 100 bucks profit and I got another one out of the landfill and into a person that needs it at a fair price. I also did that with a 2012 15" but I got hooked on upgrades and ended up making only 25 profit, but i got it a 1TB HDD Caddie, 240 SSD and 16GB of RAM, They don't make em like that anymore.

[@oldipodee]

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.

[@chuckaeronut]

I love this. I recently did the same sort of thing myself! I have an Early 2011 2.2GHz Quad-Core i7 MacBook Pro 17" with that same matte display, except in 1920x1200. I gave it 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, and it hauls! It was a legendary machine then, and it's a legendary machine now. In Cinebench, it would score around 2,000, compared to the 800 of this machine in the video. And, with its larger discrete GPU and extra two cores, it really holds its own doing just about anything one could describe as "normal use." Even running Monterey via OCLP, everything is a buttery smooth 60 FPS on it pretty much all the time. Scrolling and rubber-banding are smooth. Even VSCode (damn electron apps!) and TypeScript run great. Safari, Chrome, Brave, KZbin, life is good. Everything Just Works, and works... _great_. And I can literally reboot it into Snow Leopard, where the first Rosetta (for PowerPC applications) is still supported, and speedily, with full discrete graphics support, run the same exact software I enjoyed on my PowerBook G4 back in high school!

[@NormanF62]

On a PowerPC, your choice of browser is petty much limited to TenFourFox and support for FF and other browsers was dropped when the idiot Steve Jobs junked an excellent chip for no good reason at all.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

I would repaste it if you haven’t already. Those GPUs are known to run hot and fail.

[@chrism869]

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

[@jimmyjam209]

incredibly clean

[@MattHalpain]

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 KZbin 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.

[@NikolaiLjøkjel-v6c]

double the ram and it will run much better and score better on the cinebench

[@rawu-music]

How to get Ventura on this old machine???

[@felixhaun6688]

I got a 2013 Retina 15" for 50€ without an SSD and a broken battery I used an adapter for an m.2 I had lying around with 250gb and a battery for 30€ so I had a 2013 mbp for 80€ in Germany

[@sebitguado2058]

Thank you for helping me I appreciate that

[@robonl]

Got myself a free 27 inch late 2012 iMac, so it can be cheaper! 😂

[@dgpsf]

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

[@TreeOnSNES]

what about a power adaptor? they're pretty expensive

[@mr.morales0707]

Probably just useful as a part supply

[@stevemcclure2879]

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

[@ofromdamo]

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

[@elnacho6316]

you would recommend this kind of purchase to someone who want to introduce himself into the MacOS system??