Restoring Apple's Rare Black Macbook from 2007!

[@psivewri]

Thanks to Ekster for making this possible! Hope you enjoyed the video 👍www.ekster.com/psivewri

[@cski1600]

Love the videos! I'd like to maybe see an Dell Inspiron 1525 someday? I have one, but it's broken. :(

[@jackdakessian7652]

Hi

[@BenyaminLimanto]

wow. you should auction this after all the part is working normally.

[@Jarnoz]

hm

[@edrickseth2519]

I still have this 🤗

[@BEAT.SWEATS]

this was the first macbook i ever owned i got it in 2011 , i actually got it from a recycle plant as well and refurbished it. i used it for 2 years before selling it to someone else, they still use it to this day. great work.

[@arwi3079]

same

[@CocoMark]

@@arwi3079 s a m e

[@MrKrewie]

These old machines where great befors they decided to solder everything to the motherboard

[@mohammedb4ig]

no way. they are still using it??

[@romella_karmey]

Apple products are built to last.. Maybe their pricing is justified somehow...

[@del.see.oh.89]

It's crazy how rare these are these days. When I was younger it seemed like every 5th person had one here in NYC.

[@CertifiedSlamboy]

Everyone out here reacting to iPhone event and my guy keeping it real with a Blackbook restore. Respect from Adelaide.

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

Pedo capital of the world. Also stuff Port Adelaide. Ollie Wines is the only good human in SA.

[@heavenlydusk]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 ??-

[@VW_Fan]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 Crows FTW!

[@kavivarman]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 yeah

[@not_sox_]

I owned this exact same MacBook in 2010s. Then replaced it in 2015 with a MacBook Pro. It is still with me and I've installed big sur patches and it is still good in 2021.

[@BilisNegra]

A 2015 laptop should be, even if maybe not a powerhouse, absolutely OK, even if not a Mac. I'm writing this on a 2013 HP lappy that cost next to nothing second hand a couple of years ago.

[@avillagerplayingminecraft5833]

@@BilisNegra I was using a 2019 low end laptop until a few months ago, The model was originally released in 2017 though. It wasn't running well after the Windows 10 v2004 update.

[@aesthet1kal]

@@BilisNegra not really, was stuck 5 years with a 2015 low end HP, it sucked booty

[@avillagerplayingminecraft5833]

@Berkem It was my old laptop that doesn't even charge anymore. Nothing more than salvagable components and scrap materials now.

[@avillagerplayingminecraft5833]

@Berkem It was used for a good 2 years before the charging port failed. Honestly, it's repairable but the specs are so low and not upgradable (Other than the 4GB RAM and 100GB SSD) that it's not worth it so I'll just remove the RAM and SSD and sell it for parts.

[@MrHattor]

This was my first computer. It changed my life, got me into digital art. Nice to see one cleaned up.

[@noodlemcdoodle4385]

I thought the same thing when I saw this video. No doubt the laptop changed my life too. It got me into web / graphic design and I basically owe it kick starting my career.

[@UltraCenterHQ]

Time traveler: does anything The timeline: black macbooks

[@no-one3795]

In an alternate reality, we got Digital Research instead of Microsoft.

[@ZzSlumberzZ]

haha you mean blackbooks

[@FrezzyYT]

@@ZzSlumberzZ what’s next, asianbooks

[@waheeddoesstuff]

I spilled bubble soap on my mom's black MacBook when I was a little baby.

[@zomyaalt6565]

Goth MacBooks?

[@TheMaddestNomad]

If I'm not mistaken, this has a 32-bit EFI but a 64-bit processor, so many new 64 bit Linux distros won't work out of the box. You'll need to prepare a special USB installer which uses a 32-bit bootloader and then switches over to 64-bit when loading the OS. There are text guides online on how to do this, but no videos AFAIK. Might be worth a vid.

[@gianlu96ct]

On my MacBook late 2007 I successfully installed the latest version of Linux Mint

[@arturofernandez8487]

Mattgradient’s guide has a lot of prepatched ISOs for all the popular distros.

[@RandomGuy-om1vy]

@@arturofernandez8487 thanks

[@HQA0]

@Alyxx Parke that 3gb limit was a windows XP limitation. Does not affect Mac OS or even 32bit Windows vista or Windows 7

[@bosonbreeder]

Chrome OS (CloudReady) installed and works perfectly without any hassle on my 2007 BlackBook.

[@omfgbunder2008]

I have never once in 25 years seen memory covered in "grease"

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

wait you don't lube your ram?

[@nope6786]

That’s sad then, you probably just don’t work with computers, you put it on the ram to make it less prone to dust and other materials that may stop it from working.

[@martingolding4951]

What grease on memory gorden Bennett I've been working on pcs and laptops since 1999 never once seen this done before

[@nope6786]

@@martingolding4951 that’s kinda sad…

[@seshpenguin]

@@FlyboyHelosim I don't think that was Apple original, I have never seen it on any older Macs I own. Most likely after market (given how much that bay area has been opened especially.)

[@i05af]

greetings from Iceland to my fellow early peoples!

[@Jawd3544]

Hey Iceland and England India here

[@leansupersam4209]

Hello, Australia here.

[@JackAndersMusic]

@Techful hey other England guy, up from the north of england

[@mwss8888]

Indonesia here

[@clark_johannes]

Philippines here!

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

Incredible how Apple once built devices with the intent of making them easily repairable and upgradeable ... Seeing the garbage it produces today, you can't believe it.

[@thecoffeemaker7444]

what garbage?

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

@@thecoffeemaker7444 Obviously it was intended from the point of view of repairability and expandability.

[@mehardeeps7629]

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[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

@@sys-administrator Which model exactly? because looking on google I see a motherboard with everything soldered... So once you've removed the screws, what do you do other than completely replacing the motherboard for any failure (at a disproportionate cost)?

[@krispyhd9484]

Hopefully this right to repair movement might do something

[@2048Megabytes.]

Things to make a good day: 1: getting a new phone 2: a good breakfast 3: a new psiwervi video. All of these thing happened to me today

[@HelixAdamOxford]

"apple really wanted you to upgrade" WHAT WENT WRONG

[@rvnx]

They realized they could make the most profit by catering to the tech illiterate.

[@ElsonRBLX]

The ceo

[@metalliholic]

Tim Apple

[@rackoo3025]

Money

[@echonomad94]

Tim Cook

[@MishaMykha]

5:57 not sure exactly what could've been the problem, but I suspect that you might've needed to change time and date through terminal due to multiple certificates being expired. Since those certificates are possibly (and most likely) expired, then that usually tells the computer to reject the macOS install. This is just my guess, but I think that might be the reason why the install was rejected by your Mac. P.S. If you're wondering to which date your mac should be set to, then try something like a year before the release of the system you're trying to install (Lion's release date was in 2011, so try changing it to 2010 or etc)

[@ShippoHsu]

This! Even Hackintosh does this

[@Irfan-pr1lu]

Interesting 🤔.

[@theforerunnerreclaimer]

I usually set it to ~1 year after the release, so for mavericks (released 2013) I set it to Feb 2014

[@Thetuber83]

@Psivewri OSx Lion was one of the first OSx versions released via the App Store. If you want to install it, you will need to change the clock date as signatures in the installer prevent Lion from installing on a date after or before it's release as at 5:55 . Try setting your date back to 2012 and then install it on the laptop.

[@misterguyschannel260]

I found one of these in a dumpster a few days ago, used it’s top case to fix one of my other black MacBooks. I now have three of them and am about to sell one. Also thanks for the info about Dielectric grease, I thought it was water damage because it had leaked out and covered all around the ram. Also the white battery reminds me of the zebra computer that had a black body, a white top case or vice versa.

[@parlinmains]

What luck.

[@Lucius_murrius]

I can feel the anger of the previous owner had cause you can't browse anything on it 😂😂😂 he probably got frosted and mad had to throw it in the trash

[@theshadowman1398]

Used to own one when they were sort of current Gen. Got one cheap since the optical disk drive was busted. Replaced it and machine worked perfectly. The main flaw was the keyboard assembly because the plastic on the edges would start breaking very quickly

[@lucasrem]

did have the silver 2007, Logic Pro, all keys did crack... Easy to repair machine! Happy on M1 for years

[@himigami4595]

i just randomly thought of this all black macbook and was searching it up on google, and coincidentally you decided to upload a video about one. great timing😅

[@jamesorrell7462]

Thanks for linking the guide this time, Nathan. Great video as well :) The design on these MacBooks has actually aged really well, even if the internal hardware is about as powerful as a $80 smartwatch

[@johngullo9420]

Gordon Ramsay: loves using olive oil. Psiveri: loves using eucalyptus oil

[@Segatari]

We need a Psivewri cooking show (starring Eucalyptus oil)

[@heavenlydusk]

Sounds like romance..Are you asking for a fanfiction?, I'll make it anyway (and yes it's a joke): Psiveri: Ah yes hello my oil! **Gordon Ramsay breaks in through the window** "I SHALL TAKE THE OIL" "NOOOOOOOO!!!!" **Eucalyptus oil is taken** "I need to fight the villain's lair!" **walks in the street** "Nevermind it's in clear sight let's go lol" **Psiveri walks in** "I SHALL FREE YOU OIL!" Oil: YES!! **as he touches the oil, Gordon Ramsay comes from the floor** "WHAT???" Gordon: 55555555555555555555555555! "WHY ARE YOU SAYING MULTIPLE 5'S?!" Oil: KNOW YOURSELF PSIVERI!!! Psiveri: WHA?! Oil: IT'S LAUGHING IN THAI!! Oil: GO TO BATTLE!! **after going to battle** Gordon: AHAHAHHAAHAHAHA!! **Frank Sinatra comes from the bobux bag Gordon stores** (I'm sorry my favourite singer) Frank: I HAVE COME FROM 🅱️OBUX GENERATOR! Gordon: AAAAAAAAAAAHAHHHHHHHHHHHH Psiviri: **takes the oil** **he goes home but** "You forgot to pay your rent!" Psiviri: NO!! MY BIGGEST ENEMY **harambe comes from the obamium on the floor** Harambe: Oooo aaa Oooo!!! **rent man no more** **psiviri happy**

[@Segatari]

@@heavenlydusk Absolute genius

[@heavenlydusk]

@@Segatari thank you :D

[@jorenmartijn]

I never knew this was how you accessed the RAM and HDD. Amazing design choice on Apple’s part. Got to see what’s on the disk now that I have it. I might be able to recover some old school work I did back in the day.

[@methira]

How did it go

[@bluesteel9712]

Thank you for yet another satisfying video. There’s something so enjoyable about you taking apart, cleaning and giving us info about the internals of a product. These vids have been helping me to stay sane during the constant lockdowns here in Melb.

[@Kaitzu]

This is what i watch at 10:35 at night. So relaxing

[@Megabean]

So the basic reason why Lion always fails to install now is that its digital certificate has expired. The easy fix to get it installed is to roll your laptops time back to around 2011-2012 and that will fool it into thinking its signed. Took me a few frustrating hours to figure that one out

[@-r-3542]

hours? hours to something that simple to solve? man..

[@Megabean]

@@-r-3542 I mean.... it doesn't exactly tell you thats whats going on. If you're not used to working on Macs you'd not expect this lol, tell me a time where you experienced this issue with any other OS Install?

[@-r-3542]

@@Megabean this issue only happens with mac os and its easy to solve by just opening terminal and setting another date..there is no secret here..you just need to search the error message on google, thats easy to solve man..but i get it, a normal user should not have this kind of problem..

[@-r-3542]

@@Megabean But i can tell something, this is intentional...believe me.

[@Megabean]

@@-r-3542 ok bud

[@Martin_from_SC]

I had the first generation of these from 2006, the 32-bit Core Duo. Over the years I upgraded the memory, hard drive, replaced the battery. Back in the day when devices were actually upgradeable and you could extend their life.

[@amg5619]

It reminds me of some of them that my school had. I remember using them in kindergarten and I just graduated recently. Maybe not as old but plastic with a duo processor. Surprising how they still managed to work as well as they did.

[@havishkalra6013]

Hey Nathan! I hope you have a jolly good day! You are a wonderful content creator. Your content is so interesting to watch! Lots of love from India

[@foss_sound]

Have you thought about an "oddly satisfying" series with cleaning IT stuff?

[@kielagut]

The tip on the thermal sensor connectors is a good one! I tried disassembling my MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), and I kind of broke the CPU thermal sensor connector when I disassembled it. With a bit of super glue, I managed to put it back somehow lol! Anyways, this is another fun and exciting video! I'll be on the lookout for a black MacBook!

[@nicholashoi3155]

What Luke Miani likes to call them "BlackBook"

[@memsom]

BlackBook is the name given to then back in the day. Luke certainly didn’t coin the term.

[@MRB16th]

@@memsom I think Luke was making a shoutout to this nickname.

[@TobiasChris]

Always nice to hear another heaps good Adelaide accent. Keep up the great videos Psivewri!

[@jakethebard]

My middle school drama teacher had one of the black Macbooks. I largely credit her for getting me interested in getting a mac laptop. I eventually bought my first (and current) Macbook Pro in 2012. I don't use it all that often anymore, but I make sure to keep it in good condition and I use it when I travel. These days I mostly use the PC I built in 2020.

[@8oh8_r1ot]

I always thought the black MacBook looked super sleek! So satisfying watching this one get the love it deserves.

[@ReginaTrans_]

I wanted a white MacBook but my parents got me the black one in 2008, a few months before my 20th birthday, I remember my ex came about around that time with a white MacBook and I was jealous and he said _"are u kidding me??? The black one is so classy!!!!!!"_

[@krissjacobsen9434]

Still have mine 2006 BlackBook (as they were commonly known). Upgraded to 2 GB of ram and a SSD it is actually quite usable even today, with Snow Leopard running. Even playing youtube videos in 720p works flawlessly.

[@MainAvel]

"perhaps one day these will become collectible" they already *are*, it's just that they haven't reached the point of being absurdly priced.

[@dylan609]

Never thought I'd see a MacBook that was not only user serviceable, but was designed to be user serviceable and upgradable. This is really cool.

[@joeltyler3427]

Snow Leppard was first and last macOS. That I Installed from Disk. The rest of them where online.

[@randomunboxph3446]

Wow macbook is really rare! And the cleaning is very satisfying…

[@insertnamehere6559]

That full hard drive worries me. One of the reasons I've always been skeptical of ewaste centers is the fact that I don't trust my data being secure. The fact the laptop wasn't wiped before being sent is a bit of a red flag.

[@CollectorOfThings]

I work in a place like that and often find people have missed unplugged drives or m2 ssds on the motherboard.

[@insertnamehere6559]

@@CollectorOfThings Yeah that's not good at all. I feel like if I'm bringing something to a special place like that I should be confident they're going to get rid of my data properly if there's any there.

[@grootsChannel]

@@insertnamehere6559 that's not their job, you have to do that yourself.

[@insertnamehere6559]

@@grootsChannel Not according to the law, at least where I am. That's the equivalent to going through someone's trash.

[@grootsChannel]

@@insertnamehere6559 yeah, but you wouldn't throw valuable data out with the trash either.

[@nightw4tchman]

I had the MacBook that came out just after this one but my college had these. Really pleased to see it still work. Certainly for basic stuff they've still got it.

[@lucaslanoue8018]

You could paint that battery black or vinyl wrap it

[@lukel909]

he’s like “they didn’t have a black one… but it’s fine” I’m like “nuh uh no way get out the black sharpie”

[@lucaslanoue8018]

@@lukel909 yea right

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

that was one of the first Macbooks I got I really like the color, great machine. I wish apple would make an all black macbook again. The older MacBooks were so easy to upgrade and repair yourself, and to take apart.

[@snjert8406]

Why is the "healthy dose of eucalyptus oil" so funny to me

[@IViewMusic]

Maybe I've just watched a vid from this youtuber before, but it strikes me as peak Ozzie for tech videos when it's eucalyptus oil. Like koalas with screwdrivers😂

[@HighPeakMapping]

Its a good day when Nathan uploads, who agrees?

[@MultiWirth]

One day i´ll probably get an older macbook just for the "what´s it like to run windows" experience 😃

[@theeduummpp]

you people are legends! Taking old electronics that would otherwise be thrown out and wasted and actually making them like new! I hope you find a good use for this

[@davinp]

Dust is a computer's enemy, so you should clean it every once and a while

[@avillagerplayingminecraft5833]

This comment reminded me to clean my laptop.

[@PaulHojda]

Nice. I've only ever seen one of these "BlackBooks" once in real life. They're really rare.

[@sethborne]

I've seen dozens of them and own a few, they are not rare at all. They were produced in the tens of thousands. It was a midrange option between a white macbook and a 15inch pro. There was no 13 inch pro back then, so this was there to fill that slot. It is just really old, you don't see them because they are hardly usable anymore.

[@PaulHojda]

@@sethborne maybe we're you're from, but here in Denmark old macbooks are rare, and blackbooks are even rarer

[@trailblazercombi]

8:05 That laptop doesn't even look _that_ thick... Makes me wonder what made people desire thin, fragile machines with poor thermals and shallow keys of 2020s

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Just to brag about how thin it is. I think modern devices are too thin. I’d prefer to have a thicker laptop that is upgradable, repairable, and doesn’t kill itself because of heat.

[@Harry-fu9bp]

This looks so much better then the silver MacBooks.

[@DigitalHandle]

Bruh that laptop is nostalgia, i remember when i was 6 i would play on it for soooo long! (At least 10+ hours)

[@petervykoupil2218]

Greetings from Slovakia, everybody have a great day!

[@windestruct]

Why don't you swap the casings of the batteries? The computer will look much nicer.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Because the casing for the batteries are sonically welded together, and trying to pry one open will damage the case, and you risk damaging the battery inside, which cause it to explode, and/or catch fire!!

[@a4e69636b]

That computer looks awesome! I want one now.

[@merthyr1831]

Another laptop saved from landfill. Great work! :)

[@BartokandBadIdeas]

Don't forget this laptop has potential as a sort of io device, a lot of people prefer macs for injest and there are many legacy connectors on there which you might need for older devices or to rip CDs/DVDs!

[@BartokandBadIdeas]

Lmao I bought and fixed one just because of this video 😂

[@violetblue1251]

Aaarrgghhh i want one of your macbook. So vintage!! 😻😻😻

[@tomaszk54]

This model was my first laptop. It still holds a special place in my heart.

[@richtaylor6039]

I've still got my black 2007 Macbook. Doesn't do much though these days, except for running a few ancient DOS games in Boxer. Great vid BTW

[@stig5763]

I picked one up for 35$ running snow leopard. I honestly love it.

[@imrankhanmac]

I still have this one. There was a boot firmware update , only then you can Install Lion.

[@Gerkozielman]

Very nice restoration Nathan!

[@nslouka90]

I use to repair and flip tons of these on eBay and Craigslist, made a decent living for a couple years. These MacBooks have a hot spot on the bottom near the back middle that got incredibly hot when you used the Mac for a long time.

[@TriStarIII]

I bought my first ever Mac back in 2007 and it was a MacBook, unfortunately I couldn't afford the black one back then so i bought the white model, brings back so many memories, thanks for the video!

[@happinessisafulltank]

The internal cleaning was so satisfying

[@Joel-ew1zm]

That audio issue is common, I had that happen on my 2011 13" macbook pro. Usually resolved simply by inserting and removing a headphone jack once or twice to reset the sensor

[@janusu]

I've still got my 2008 "Blackbook" that I bought while living in Japan, so it has the Japanese keyboard layout. I don't use it as much these days, but it still works. It's the computer I use to sync my iPods.

[@RetroPC]

Hello from Minnesota! I absolutely love your channel and I'm so happy you finally reviewed a black MacBook!! For some reason this is a computer I am always on the lookout for as I just love the fact that Apple made a black MacBook. Side note: for anyone who owns a TCL tv, the issue seen with the headphone jack in this video is a common problem on those brand tvs! I own a few and this is happened to them on occasion.

[@michaeljones3687]

Interesting.. I don't necessarily use the headphone jack on my TCL TVs, but that is good to know. I watch your channel too, and love all the retro tech. :) Makes me want to break out the older computers I have and play some older games.

[@RetroPC]

@@michaeljones3687 If you don't use the headphone jack you likely have nothing to worry about on those TVs. 😀 Thanks for watching my channel! 🤘

[@Vexump]

Looks like a whole chromebook at my school and that camera just adds to it

[@justint5395]

YOOO PSIVEWRI UPLOADED :)

[@CesareVesdani]

I really like this black Macbook. It reminds me of Thinkpad laptops. Keep finding more colored laptops if you can.

[@danbarnes4069]

It just looks cool with the black colour.

[@myacidninjatheamazing1025]

I have one in black with the original drive and battery but no charger

[@olivert.7192]

the black macbooks were always fkn cool. I remember seeing them in school. Absolutely next level

[@chrispelletier5424]

Bro you should make a video showing your whole collection, that would be cool

[@BenyaminLimanto]

and sell his all youtube video in one drive

[@fmefw9892]

I agree

[@ZaneEckols]

It would make me so happy if Apple released another black MacBook. I really hope they make them again in the future because I would buy it 100%

[@azn2luv123]

I found one earlier this year for $30 at a thrift store and in the same month someone threw out the box for the same model. I can't wait to fix it up! Thanks for your content :))

[@zzxons]

my smile instantly faded away when he put the white battery in

[@MaiElizabeth]

This is so refreshing… and satisfying.

[@dylanc2806]

aye i just bought one of these. it should be here on tuesday. i bought one because of how cool they are and the fact that i know theyre about to get expensive and collectible :)

[@Harry-fu9bp]

cool =)

[@xroan6279]

Hey man, great video. I starded watching you because of Hugh Jeffreys with the macbook video! You've become my favorite😁

[@hudsongeorge933]

Me too

[@justsomeguy5103]

Chrome will also work on Snow Leopard, even though it will try to tell you that it doesn't. Automatic updates probably won't work though.

[@paincreatesfame]

I've always wanted one of those for myself, just cause they're black. They look so good!!

[@therealone6429]

Old MacBooks are underestimated, with such great usability dispite the lack of web browser compatibility

[@DiayCR]

Hi do you know were you buy the battery

[@thatonewolfie9688]

While I never owned the black version, I have the Macbook Early 2008 white edition. I used it for a good while before getting a new device. It's actually possible to swap logic boards with a Macbook 5,2, aka Early-Mid 2009. I swapped them and it now runs El Capitan natively, along with Mojave and even Big Sur with patchers. It's worth it, in my opinion, if you have the time and money to do it. These logic boards usually cost around $30 USD. All of the parts fit in the new logic board except for the SuperDrive, due to an interface change.

[@trumphy911]

I am still using this with Microsoft Office 2011. I have to say, it opens all my modern big spreadsheets faster than my 2012 on Catalina opens a Numbers spreadsheet! ..and with 4 Gig RAM vs 8 Gig on the 2012 MacBook Pro. I recently upgraded the 2012 with Open GL Patch, installed Ventura on a new SSD disk, and it runs just as well as my wife’s new iMac. I have the Black iBook networked with the MacBook Pro to handle any excel files and PowerPoints in native format. I don’t see the need to pay Microsoft for another licence again! Thanks for the video 😊

[@caranook]

My first macbook was one of these bad boys, I bought it in 2006 and I still have it to this day. I replaced it in 2016 with a 2012 MBP, but it lasted those ten years while I was in school, which was very impressive. It’s slow, loud, and unusable for anything apart from light web browsing and writing word documents, but it still works okay considering its age. Not to mention how nice the black looks, with the bright white apple logo. The white ones don’t seem to have aged as well, so I’m glad I ended up with a black model.

[@ariadhikarayendra5111]

Old laptops are seriously made to last a long time

[@sp3edstr]

My favorite variation was the Oreo style black and white model!

[@TravelandPasta]

That was satisfying! Thank you :)

[@SpenserS123]

Do you know where I can download halo for my macbook please ?

[@al_three_ex]

I really like the look of the black MacBook

[@Majinsome]

I have one and am about to renovate it using my next paycheck. :)

[@nevek895]

the black macbooks are dope.

[@萌田薫子-l5n]

I bought this laptop last year, but in white and with a c2d T8100, 4gb of ram, 500gb ssd, with a charger but no battery for $50. the cpu locks itself to low power without a battery so i bought a black battery. the reason i went with the black one was because it was a great deal for a barely used genuine battery, your setup reminds me of it. i was able to install linux on it with no problems but when i wanted to try windows it refused to boot from that usb so if you wanted windows you had to use dvd to install it. but overall a really fascinating laptop to use!

[@tantaf123]

here we go. Another epic video from psivweri

[@Jonny5a]

I had the white one of those, saw me through uni pretty well though watching this video was very nostalgic as I was always opening the thing to replace keyboards/hinge mechanisms as well as a couple upgrades to ram and HD. Had to replace the battery once or twice too. Bizarrely despite this I am still fond of this model

[@richeeese]

Crazy. These were EVERYWHERE when I was in college.

[@schoggi555]

you blew my mind when you showed the optical audio output :D