This Video Was Edited on a 2007 MacBook

[@jbad769]

I use to fetishize this computer so bad lmaoooo, my 15 year old self thought it was peak performance

[@schvabek]

To a 15-year old me, this felt like a freaking rocket ship. But what did I know lol

[@pureblackbishop]

@@jbad769 well, likely this video will prove you're right lol

[@no-one3795]

Yeah. I used to think that these MacBooks were the holy grail of laptops 😅

[@vwestlife]

I edit and upload most of my videos on a 2008 iMac. Even with 6 GB of RAM and an SSD it struggles a bit with 1080p60 video in iMovie, but 1080i or anything less is perfectly fine. I'm running OS X El Capitan.

[@henrypoole]

Hi vwestlife! I frequently come across your comments.

[@schvabek]

Wow, didn’t expect to see you here! It’s an honour :D I have a couple more machines I’d like to try editing 1080 footage on, one of them is (I think) 2007 iMac. So we’ll see how that goes.

[@axi0matic]

@@schvabek You should be able to get 6GB (4+2GB) in these machines. I had the 15" version and it worked fine.

[@定义]

I think you should install faster RAM (4Gx4, and get faster sticks) and install newer macOS using unofficial ways. Don't worry, apple will not ban your account for that.

[@camstaysteezy8035]

I bought a 15 inch 2015 MacBook Pro a couple days ago to transfer and edit videos from my mini dv camera and it is honestly one of the most capable computers I’ve ever had, I can have 5 + tabs open with them all being used consistently with no stutters at all, it boots in under 15 seconds, it can edit the videos from my camera and 1440p video flawlessly with no stutters, I feel that if you are looking for a computer on a very tight budget i would go for this laptop, if you can find one with 16gb of ram for under 200 dollars than it is an absolute steal that can last you for at least 2 years.

[@schvabek]

Pretty much what I tell people. Most would disagree, but I feel that for like 80% of people, there’s absolutely no need to buy not just a new computer, but anything newer than 5 years. For many, even a 10 year old computer would take them pretty much all the way there.

[@camstaysteezy8035]

@@schvabekif I’m being honest this macbook runs faster than some gaming PCs I’ve built, this laptop really feels brand new like it came out a couple months ago, i feel like it’s got at least 5 years worth of life left

[@jbad769]

@@camstaysteezy80352011 iMac 27 i5 16gb 50$ daily driver for 5 years lmaooo

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@camstaysteezy8035 that's surprising, I find mine has to thermal throttle a lot, and CPU power kind of lacks for heavy versions of macOS. Maybe it's mostly the Apple SSD being too slow though. I have to say, it is a fantastic machine and also much more durable than any newer Mac. (other than the 2017 MacBook Air but that one's literally a 2015 with a somewhat faster clocked CPU) This will last a lot more than 2 years

[@bcredeur97]

I have had a 13 inch 2015 MBP since new. I’ve also run Ubuntu Linux on it since new. It does everything I need and still gets updates! Like why would I need anything else? Lol The only con is the battery is a bit of a pain to change on these.

[@kyceabdallah8076]

I have a lot of old tech in my house, and can’t really afford much, so I appreciate your input and the key takeaway you gave in this video. Keep up the great content 🙏🏻

[@guaiqueritech]

Older tech is surprisingly usable, if you temper your expectations and know how to make do with what is available

[@BrainDamageIV]

I know someone who still “daily drives” one, they ended up buying a full maxed out M4 Pro. I used to use a 2017 inch Macbook Air until recently when I upgraded to a Macbook Pro M4 (Base Model), it lasted me a good 6-7 years.

[@Zebra_Paw]

I would advise against buying those Apple Silicon machines. They got soldered SSDs and firmwares on them, also because you're giving money to a company who does shamelessly lies all the time, for example saying that they care about the environment, but pairing parts and using iCloud locks now on computers since 2018! I work on them every day as it's part of my job, and it's an absolute hell.

[@BrainDamageIV]

@ Im aware of iCloud and have never used it but in reality, we just use external hdd to carry our files to which we put on a NAS

[@BurgerParty]

@Zebra_Paw and dont forget that they will probably released new devices every year XD with having ai builtin yeah bs privacy and security if all apps are being uploaded on the cloud with no way of upgrading the storage and ram

[@BrainDamageIV]

@@BurgerParty Lol, Microsoft did that to their Surface Lineup of Laptops with the Co-Pilot Button. If Apple ends up doing that, the majority of people are gonna have to relearn to use the magic keyboard all together

[@Abdullahkhan00881]

You speak very wise words, thank you

[@schvabek]

Appreciate it man, glad you liked what I had to say 🤟

[@otopico]

The keyboards on this generation of MBP are the best keyboards Apple has ever used on their portable machines. I had a 2006 15" MBP and it is still the best laptop experience I have ever had. I miss that machine.

[@thethriftyfawn]

@@otopico I agree with you, one hundred percent!!! I LOVE the keyboards on those!!! I still have my 15 inch MacBook Pro from 2008. I mostly use it now for watching old movies on DVD now and then, but every time I power it up I'm absolutely smitten by the keyboard! If only we could have THOSE keyboards on the newer machines lol 😊

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@thethriftyfawn I own that exact one - 2008 15" It's difficult to have a macOS run decently fast though, browsing and multitasking are pretty slow, no matter the version. Rocking SSD and 6GB of RAM of course.

[@thethriftyfawn]

@Zebra_Paw Yeah, my 2008 is SLOW to the crawl now, and I no longer use it for productivity purposes lol. My current daily driver is my 16 inch 2019 MacBook Pro, and I'm more than happy with it 😊

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@thethriftyfawn T2 chip crap, and probably sh*t tier cooling Other than that must be a pretty sick machine!

[@haramaschabrasir8662]

I love the keys, unfortunately they wear out pretty fast (get shiny and greasy) and are prone to cracking. Apple should have used a different material. Other than that they are perfect.

[@qmng]

I used to have my father's macbook pro 2010 (13 inches) and I edited my youtube videos on them in the early days, everything works fine on FCP X until I upgraded to 2015 MacBook air that lasts me 5 years, things were much quicker on an SSD vs. spinning HDD. To this day, that 2010 MacBook still holds itself fine for doing what it does best back then, minus a lot of time waiting for things to be done doing. Now that I got an M1 Pro MBP, looking back at those days (roughly a decade), I felt the nostalgia coming right back at me and how much we've advanced in technology in general to have something power efficient & powerful on our laps :)

[@niotek]

Even on my TV my KZbin default is 480p, i AM old and used to have to watch a fuzzy 600lb 21inch CRT TV from ten feet away. So i'll never be one of these folks that are like "this is not 4k?! OH MY EYES!!!!!!" lol

[@guaiqueritech]

42 year old here. I totally get it, specially when my third world internet connection forces me to watch videos below 480p

[@jimcabezola3051]

I was GIVEN a 2015 MBP this year. Yes...something nice DID happen in my life in 2024, and I am grateful. This machine is STILL perfectly usable, and it does everything I ask of it. I am motivated to replace the battery and to repair/replace the speaker, but otherwise, it's perfect for me. Keeping these out of landfills is enough for me. I like old machines that modern people don't like. (My first Commodore VIC-20...when connected to a modern power supply...still boots up and works. But...that's just weird...) Have a Happy New Year!

[@schvabek]

That’s awesome man, congratulations! Battery on that guy should be very cheap and simple to replace. Vintage pcs have recently become quite collectible, old Commodores, but people just lust after them for no real reason mostly, my buddy has like 10 of them and does nothing with them 😂 Happy new year to you as well! 🤟

[@jimcabezola3051]

@@schvabek Yes...I turn on my Commodore once every few years..just...because I can.🤣👍

[@otopico]

I'm using a 2015 MBP as my daily. It's the one with the discrete graphics, and I can't see any reason to upgrade any time soon.

[@jimcabezola3051]

@@otopico Neither can I! I use it to watch KZbin and to use as a Linux distro hopping machine. In the 6 months I've had it, I must have tested at least 20 different flavours of Linux. Wonderful machine, this is!

[@global2829]

Still daily driving the 2015. Only problem is that it just stopped getting security updates, so I'll have to dive into the world of OpenCore Legacy Patcher soon.

[@loullamas]

I do really love your channel, buddy :)

[@schvabek]

Man, that just made my year ❤️

[@robertoacj]

3:53 That's really nice of you to say, as people need to understand this very clearly. Apple surely know how to market their stuff and people really think they need the latest processor to do any work, when actually most machines can allow you to do the thing you intend, some more easily than others.

[@dans8287]

I agree! Why abandon stuff that is still perfectly usable? Most of my computer stuff was intercepted from the e-waste bins at work. Making the old crap work is fun to me!

[@schvabek]

I too have a lot of stuff that was considered scrap. I never bought a new computer for myself, ever. And even I wouldn’t trade my newer computers for these older ones, I think people just don’t seem to understand how usable they still are

[@kaasbaas9532]

until you need to do modern work like running my development environments, 4k video editing, running modern apps..

[@TechWithMarc]

EXACTLY! You look after your tech your tech will look after you! Just because a machine is 10 / 15 years old, doesn't make it ENTIRELY useless, even if it is just something to help you initially slog through till you can afford something a bit faster it will still do the job (If you have the patience) and especially with older hardware, there are a lot of old forums out there with tips and tricks for specific machines or pieces of hardware to get the best out of them. Few years ago, I bought a MBP 2010 off of FB Marketplace for perhaps £60 - Spinning rust hard disk, 4GB of RAM - Wiped it down, cleaned it up, stuck 16GB of RAM in (Officially supported it 8), new battery and an SSD - The thing ran HOT, however, I bought it to introduce myself to the world of Apple and to tinker with their ecosystem as a learning tool! It was a touch slow in places, but for day to day use was alright!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I have a 2012 Mac Book pro that I got from Goodwill (a thrift store in the US) and run Garage Band on it with modern audio interfaces. In fact the current version of the Reaper DAW runs flawlessly.

[@REALps2controller]

anything to make it happen is cool dude. Great video i btw i enjoyed it and followed the video as you shared your memories with it. that alone is why we cant leave old things alone :D

[@steventechno]

For a laptop from that time period, I have to say that it's designed held up well.

[@MrNorthNJ]

I have the 15" version that I picked up used to replace my Powerbook G4. This keyboard is also my favorite, with the Thinkpads (when still being made by IBM) a close second. Unfortunately my MBP suffers from the defective GPU so I don't use it much these days. I have it maxed out with 6GB of RAM and a 480GB SSD. I also used OCLP to bump it up to High Sierra. Still fun to break it out every now and then.

[@matcarpes]

Amazing video! The message is very important. People must feel more encouraged to create. We are bombarded with ads trying to sell stuff and make us feel bad for not having the newest shiny thing. There is a difference between having a tool that's meant to carry heavy professional workloads and a tool good enough to start and get experience with. Congrats on the project

[@_EllieLOL_]

I bought a 2015 13 inch recently, and everyone on reddit said I made the worst decision ever lmao Sure, it’s very noticeably NOT a new computer, as even with the maximum specs for its model, it takes a little bit to open anything, and it heats up quickly, but with a new battery and thermal paste, it works perfectly well for everything I need it to do. The MacBooks reddit was telling me to buy instead cost double the price at the lowest

[@Not-that-good]

Great video, loved it. Will you do like your favorite apps or like stuff that helps you be effective?

[@schvabek]

Awesome, glad you liked it! Sure, I could do that, but to tell you the truth, I’m a total idiot when it comes to apps. You probably use “more advanced” apps than me lol. I mean, you saw it in the video 😂

[@griffith4443]

“People sayin my setup sucks, it’s likely just their attitude that sucks” - I like this. Gonna say it a lot. My sister is gonna hate it😂

[@thethriftyfawn]

I will rewatch this video on my laptop later (watched it on my phone just now) but if you had never told me, I never would have known this was edited on an 18 year old Mac... and you did an excellent job! Phenomenal message about the mindset- people honestly have NO IDEA that it IS POSSIBLE to study, do work, and produce content with older technology, which is STILL AVAILABLE now- and available far cheaper now than it was when it was first released! I made videos with Mario Paint and VHS, and even with the friggin Corel version PowerPoint as a kid because we didn't have a video camera at the time LMAO!!! I filmed all of my first youtube videos back in 2007 with a Canon digital ELPH PowerShot SD1000 camera, and edited them on a basic PC with Windows Movie Maker... and they were GREAT!!! I still have my little Canon camera, it still WORKS 😊 That's one thing I love about this channel- you REALLY SHOW people that it's all about your MINDSET, and not about what you have.... You're in a one bedroom apartment without studio lighting, but it doesn't matter- you're still MAKING VIDEOS! You're using your iPhone's microphone to record your voiceovers, but it doesn't matter- you're still using a microphone! You may not have thousands of dollars to buy a new high-end MacBook Pro, but it doesn't matter- you do find the deals and inspect them in person! You set an excellent example- your only limitation is YOU... there's a REASON so many people enjoy your videos, and it's because you inspire them 😊

[@schvabek]

Heh, I’d love to see that Mario Paint VHS footage to be honest 😁🤟 I’d make for an AWESOME video! All the things you said were absolutely true, although I did just recently get a new “proper” mic, I’m curious to test it out, probably with my next video. Can’t wait to see what it sounds like I don’t know, I didn’t think all this low-tech stuff would fly in 2024, but it turns out people really do prioritise the content, rather than the way it was shot, and I guess that has something to do with how common professional setups have become, to the point where they don’t really impress anybody anymore. That being said, I’ve enjoyed slowly “upping my game”, even though, funnily enough, my shitty old videos are getting more views 😂 Whatever happens to my setup/equipment, I will always stand firm on the fact that you can indeed make do just fine with the one bedroom apartment, a phone and a shitty computer ❤️ and support from your awesome audience

[@thethriftyfawn]

@schvabek Awwwwwww! And I'll keep that in mind regarding the Mario Paint videos! 😁

[@ColinsCity]

I have Monterey installed on my 2009 17" MacBook Pro and the only downside is that you can't use iMovie, it just won't work so if you want to update them with opencore you would probably need to make a partition and install monterey on newer on that while retaining the original el capitan side. One really crazy thing is that the 2007 17" got more macOS support than the 2009 which also got killed off with El Capitan. Back when I was a teenager these MacBooks were a far distant dream and now I have it i use it more than my 2015 15" MacBook Pro because of how big the screen is, watching KZbin on it is seamless. If you need to edit 4K video the 2015 15" MacBook is more than capable and i personally would still recommend it to anyone who can't afford the M1 series or newer if they need the ports and SD Card slot.

[@pureblackbishop]

Here for the "movie grade" KZbin premiere. Lol

[@schvabek]

Had lots of fun

[@pureblackbishop]

@schvabek 🤟🥴

[@haramaschabrasir8662]

Hands down THE best looking laptop design ever. Unfortunately the construction is quite delicate. I bought a 2008 model back in 2013 in perfect condition. It was built in december 2008 when the unibody was already out. So I think it was a replacement model they continued to manufacture because of the graphics issues. Unfortunately I sold it in 2015 because it became too slow for me. Now I want one as a collectors item in good condition.

[@WillThePlank]

I edited the last video I made which was filmed in 4k30 on a 2013 retina MacBook Pro(the one that was basically identical to the 2012 retina) with the Quad Core CPU and 8GB of ram because of a scheduling conflict in order to get it out for Christmas Day I couldn’t use my M4 Mac Mini that was located at work. While it was noticeably slower on export and did suffer from some timeline rendering issues which probably added a good 30 mins to my edit it the thing actually did it! If my footage had been 1080P 30 it would have been a flawless experience for my for my workflow and it shows that these older machines aren’t quite dead yet! In fact I have a plan to do a series on using a 2006 17” iMac in my recording studio to produce a song in Logic Pro in 2025 to see how it holds up…I have a feeling it will actually do quite well to be honest.

[@mifolog777]

Wow bro, saw your last video on KZbin recommendations, watch a bit, and found you there))

[@one_step_sideways]

Intel's Core Duos of 2006 are extremely slow now compared to even the 2012 laptops with dual cores. You wouldn't want to use it. Best to use something like what you did or just use a ThinkPad with MacOS installed on it

[@TheBasementChannel]

I bought one of these new in 2007 with the hi-res screen upgrade specifically for video editing. It was really powerful for this purpose. I used Final Cut Studio on it.

[@schvabek]

It must’ve been awesome doing that sort of work on a 17” machine back in the day.

[@TheBasementChannel]

@ yes I felt like a proper professional. Plus I dual booted windows xp for my gaming needs. I think I went through 3 graphics cards tho 😄 it finally died when I tried to repaste the cpu.

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@TheBasementChannel there's a revised 8600M GT chip that won't die

[@TheBasementChannel]

@Zebra_Paw good to know, but too late for me I’m afraid 🫡

[@cjsebes]

I share your fondness for 17-inch MacBook Pros. I have a 2011 that I've enjoyed for many years and was my daily driver whenever I traveled. Video production, audio editing, website design & development, and photo retouching were all done quite well for many years. I recently upgraded to a 16-inch M1, which blows the 2011 out of the water, but I still have great fondness for my 17-inch.

[@Zebra_Paw]

I find Sandy Bridge MacBooks get super hot and throttle a lot more than their Ivy Bridge younger brothers. Though Apple's never been known for having good cooling. Aside from the Radeon dGPU in those 2011 guys, that machine was certainly a lot more durable than the new M1 you just bought though.

[@cjsebes]

I can only hope I get the same longevity as the 2011.

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@cjsebes doubt it given how shamelessly anti repair they build now, while pretending they care about the environment

[@TechGameDev]

0:25This is why you should never sell/discard your first computer

[@mecyanned]

Me on my 2006 dell laptop 💀

[@MapOfEurasia]

With my MacBook Pro 13inch Late 2016 (Touchbar) I keep as backup a nice MacBook Pro 13.3 Inch Late 2010 Core2Duo (with a 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR3), both rocking with OpenCore and Sonoma. They're still pretty capable machines.

[@schvabek]

Awesome!🤟 keep rocking them!

[@Zebra_Paw]

OpenCore Patcher is amazing, though reality is Sonoma is pretty heavy for a Core 2 Duo, especially when it needs to use non metal patches. You can help it a little bit by disabling spotlight indexing other than Applications, Calculator and Conversions. The 2016 MBP could also benefit from that.

[@Garrettdx1988]

This is the best looking laptop ever made. It looks more modern than certain other laptops 20 years later

[@sarunas8002]

You just need a lot of coffee for all the waiting you will doing to between clicks

[@schvabek]

Heck yeah! 😂🤟

[@rpst39]

8:24 I mean yeah of course 480p will look fine on a 3GS, the display resolution of 3GS is a bit lower than 480p. The resolution of the video is able to saturate the screen. We are now in a age where even low end phones have displays around 1080p. 720p will look a bit muddy and soft even on those. And combine that with the low bitrate of youtube it is watchable but just doesn't look good. The bitrate is the reason why I watch at 1440p on my 1080p monitor, it really makes a difference.

[@rhapsody2612]

No way this old Macbook is almost as old as me (I turn 18 this year)

[@apl2215]

wow your macbook condition is GREAT

[@JoBot__]

I use a 2010 polycarbonate unibody MacBook as my main laptop. It currently has 2GB of RAM, but I bought some more to upgrade it to 8GB. I think with the RAM upgrade it'll do just fine for anything I need of it.

[@schvabek]

That’s awesome! I bet it’ll still serve you well for so many things. Plus upgrading them now is super cheap. Enjoy it! 🤟

[@Zebra_Paw]

Make sure you put an SSD inside too! Then, it will indeed be perfectly usable.

[@MrNorthNJ]

I have one of these as well. Not sure what version firmware yours is on but they can support up to 16GB of RAM. Search Apple Support for MacBook (Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 2.5 if you are curious about it. This with an SSD will give you some small improvement. It won't be a rocket but hey. every little bit helps.

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@MrNorthNJ if RAM is a bottleneck at all. Newer versions of macOS do use a ton of RAM though. CPU will get saturated first, but still more RAM will help.

[@MrNorthNJ]

@Zebra_Paw True, however the OP didn't specify which version of MacOS they are running.

[@cjeelde]

This is a so good contrast to all these tech youtubers that wanna "force" us to buy MBP M4! Focus should be more like "which Macs can do these tasks?". So for example like in this video: you wanna edit 4K videos. Which Macs can do that? So which Macs can do this and that? The next thing is only about how fast and responsive is this or that Mac? Hope for more videos like this!! I got MBP13 Mid-2012 Non-Retina Unibody. Upgraded to 16 GB RAM and Samsung 850 Pro 512 GB SSD and it's a great MBP! Got i5 and not i7. Just need to replace the battery here and there because it expands too often. Why do the batteries expand? So annoying!!

[@one_step_sideways]

Tech KZbinrs want to force everyone to buy an MBP because they think the rest of the world is like them and has to share only their views and nothing else. They are the smartest, they chose the best laptop ever, how dare anyone pick any other laptop, just get a(nother) job to afford a $2000 MBP. Meanwhile I will continue to use my ThinkPad T480 which is an order of magnitude more useful than an MBA of the same time period (2018) and which would usually cost more than the ThinkPad T480.

[@deepbrar1]

Old tech is usually more capable than what we think. I use a 2013 computer with pentium e5400 processor 2GB ram running linux and it gets the job done. I use bodhi linux to daily drive it and am able to edit documents, browse web, code projects without any problem.

[@yougotgamesonyourphone5643]

I run a Core 2 Duo e7300 with 4gb ram on Tiny10 and its fine

[@philosophyben]

I have been experimenting with some older macs recently. I have a 2009 Core2Duo iMac, and found the best OS for that to be High Sierra, anything newer and i would either get lots of lagging issues, or huge graphical issue in Monterey for instance. That all being said i also have a 2008 3,1 Mac Pro which is quite happily running Monterey through open core! Though it also seems to be a great space heater so i wont be running it too often for fear of a massive electric bill

[@igornikolic4394]

Odlican video, veliki pozdrav iz Novog Sada :)

[@schvabek]

@@igornikolic4394 Pozdrav i tebi iz Zagreba!

[@TechGameDev]

3:04 I have a hard time imagining that Apple still sells machines with 8GB of RAM a month ago, despite that the 8GB version is very popular now with the old Mac M series.

[@elsintripas]

My grandma’s 2008 Dell laptop is an absolute rocket. Starting up in 2 seconds to Windows Vista is unbelievable. I tried to upgrade to Windows 10 it still boots up in 2 seconds so is that just how old laptops are.

[@Idfkwhyy]

I would love to have an old mac to use for when i need to focus. I was looking for older 2006-2008 macs so i can use them for basic stuff like listening to music, watching movies and writing and im very compelled to buy one, shame that here in my country even these old macs are expensive af

[@mihailoaleksic3330]

You're lucky to have these machines available for this cheap, here next door (Serbia) I can't find a 2007 macbook pro and the only working one with this design I can see is a 2008 one for 150 euros

[@adinnugroho6544]

Person who used MacBook like that even myself which pretty much okay. I just appreciate the effort he used

[@CarlosStorms]

I wasn’t rich enough at the time so I had to use a 2008 A1181 Macbook (non Pro) for photo editing. I wish I had one of those to look back to! I am running a 2014 Mac mini and it serves me well. For work, I have been using a 2021 16” M1 for the past couple of years and I see no real reason to request an upgrade! Yes, only a couple of seconds less really don’t matter

[@neurobioboy]

I would love to see a serie on an older rpi. Like the 3B+ or the 4 versus 2025!

[@Thehan24]

This video has such a great motive Funfact- Steve lacy a big success ful singer created record breaking songs with just and hacked ipod and guitar

[@user-qs5wq8bc6f]

This MBP was born the year I was born..! Love its design. It’s timeless. I fell in love with OS X Leopard so maybe I should get a 2007 MBP from ebay… I tried to run OS X Leopard on my Apple Silicon MBP with PowerPC emulation but it was so laggy…

[@LucasOQ]

I think you should try a base model 2015 12” Retina MacBook next

[@bombar014]

hi i got a question whats the name of the icy box with sata connector u used in one of your vids? i really wonder

[@chriswillis4960]

I love these 17 Inch models, but sadly I got a 2008 model that has a bad gpu so its foobar, I wonder how reliable the earlier models are, as I just want a semi-decent 17 inch laptop to use occasionally and the screens and speakers on these macbooks are exceptional for their age.

[@schvabek]

Like I’ve said, this one holds up surprisingly nicely, and given how cheap they can be picked up, I don’t see why not

[@thethriftyfawn]

Super late for a re-watch, but yeah- if you hadn't told me, I NEVER eould have known this was edited on an 18 year old Mac! And 12K in TWO DAYS, simultaneously reaching the 12K sub mark. Seriously! This is living PROOF- production quality is NOT about the GEAR... it's about the effort, attitude, and decisions of the PERSON behind the gear! 🙂

[@uhohwhy]

1080p yes yes in 2025 we need 1440p or 4k

[@irasgoldfishsstuff]

i want to buy a pre unibody macbook pro for retro speedpaints. most old timey speedpaints were done in windows 7 and i never see anything for mac. still undecided if i should use photoshop cs3 or pixelmator classic. krita, my main software nowadays was only available in linux back then.

[@tinwas_taken]

I had to wait 3 hours to export a 1080p 1 hour video on my i7-3615qm 2012 MBP. I was given this machine, upgraded to 16gb ram, repasted the thermals, and it runs fine.

[@dogfortgaming3183]

I want one of these so bad the 15" but on ebay they seem expensive (like $100 I see) when you could get like a 2010 for $35

[@schvabek]

Yeah don’t buy on eBay, just look for them locally

[@mythydamashii9978]

people should really stop wasting money and silicon on new macbooks every year

[@sennpowerhv6922]

I really would want to be able to surf the web with 3 tabs and join zoom conferences for college

[@Sykxezn]

I personally think this MacBook is the best industrial design can look, along with the Mac Pro of similar design

[@robertotrindade7541]

This keyboard was the most beautiful of all time

[@baumthetree]

Old hardware? I frickin love it, well, to a point where its making a device suffer maybe isnt the right point but it reminds me of what a kid would do and honestly what I did when I was younger I used to have some 2017 50€ fire 7 tablet with android 5 but back in like 2020 it did a lot of cool stuff, it maxed out at 720p 60fps video editing but I used that tablet to cut some YTP on it which mightve not been the best use of my time but it was fun back then + it was the tablet that got me into music production which I found to be pretty "good" at nowadays, I do like to buy older hardware and push it to its limits, I've occasionally daily drived android phones a decade old with custom ROMs over the past 2 years and even tho the experience wasnt great it shows how capable that old hardware is, sadly 3G is shut down here so theres limits set as to which devices I could use :( It's honestly much more of a cashgrab than its innovation and they really start to just develop more capable and at the same time less optimized software for their hardware I hope that hardware will get more appreciated and that ports to older devices and custom software that extend the lifespan of devices stay alife cause the amount of ewaste produced is horrendous I understand that at some point hardware is just too inefficient or even has security flaws that make it insecure or unworthy to use but seriously? just a few years of updates is not the way it should be, theres "Modern" devices with low end specs that are less capable than old devices you can get for the same price used but they're far better and higher quality, the really cheap budget phone market is a great example I guess. I am new to this channel but I will subscribe and am excited for new content and also maybe an answer to this comment, I see that you're from europe too by seeing that your currency is € (bold assumption but I doubt you'd use € in asia and told you arent from the US in another video I watched) I have old hardware that I repurpose for specific purposes, my main phone is modern stuff but most of my stuff (tablet, pc, laptop) is just stuff I bought from eBay or "Kleinanzeigen" or bought/traded off friends and when I find a purpose for it or can give it a purpose by giving it to a friend or family member I am happy, it should be normalized to extend devices lifespans! :D my rambling being finished for now I wish everyone who's read this a happy 2025 and overall the best

[@Zebra_Paw]

2:15 wrong, it will boot with 6GB. 4GB DDR2 DIMMs do exist, and you may use one here :D I'm still trying to figure out how to make my 2008 guy run some macOS decently fast, whatever the version.

[@griffith4443]

“People sayin my setup sucks, it’s likely just their attitude that sucks” - I like this. Gonna say it a lot. My sister is gonna hate it😂 Ps. If anyone cares, was watching Dexter last night and noticed Frank Lundy using an old Blackbook (circa 2006 Black MacBook). Exciting stuff for some of us retro nerds

[@oldipodee]

I edit my videos on my iPhone, but my photos are edited on my MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012, and people have commented on my MacBook, because it's old, but it works fine, I was able to go through 13 pictures I took pretty quickly even in macOS Sequoia. The MacBook is the base model, but had the hard drive upgraded to an SSD and the RAM upgraded to 16GB.

[@salemokamura1671]

Do you know how to get GarageBand essential sound packs on these older Macs?

[@schvabek]

@@salemokamura1671 I’m pretty sure I’ve just downloaded them through GarageBand

[@lanceorventech6129]

Still using this Mid 2009 Macbook with a Catalina Patcher, though slow as dog sh** its still perfect for casual web browsing and lite games

[@nocaps]

6:25 I see that pirate bay link.. lol :P

[@bullshark3000]

yaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr

[@zekester2097]

Honestly, people's understanding of 720p vs 1080p vs 2160p is quite limited, especially if their only experience is by viewing KZbin videos. As of a few years ago, KZbin heavily compresses any 1080p or below video stream, probably so they could sell the "1080p Premium" feature after the fact. While yes, a 720p video released today might not look great, if it were released somewhere other than KZbin, the quality wouldn't be smashed like it is. (You can actually see all of the compression artifacts, smh)

[@GraveUypo]

those are almost the exact same specs are my office laptop, except mine is a regular pc and has 8 gbs of ram, and the gpu has 2 gbs of vram not 256mb wtf. oh wait, i'm... mixing things up. mine has a core i5 and a geforce 650m. idk why i mixed things. i guess because my first laptop from 2009 had a core2duo-based dual core pentium cpu with a radeon hd3200M. that's very similar to this.

[@bibasik7]

These MacBooks look cool, but unfortunately the 2007 and 2008 models suffer from defective GPUs. This issue was most prominent with Nvidia 8 series GPUs, but it also affected older Nvidia GPUs and some ATI GPUs (including the one in the Xbox 360).

[@schvabek]

@@bibasik7 to be honest, most MacBooks have some sort of an Achilles heel. I’ve been lucky enough to not have any major problems with most Macs I’ve owned.

[@Geardos1]

How strong is your coffee? That looks so strong it's sucking the light out of the room.

[@schvabek]

Black, strong, Turkish, no milk, no sugar

[@billkormas3460]

@@schvabek real asf 🫡

[@peporgan]

What about using iMovie HD, since you're using such an old Macbook? iMovie HD was the best.

[@MicahJohnson-cw5dn]

How do you get the older iMovie software I have a 13 inch mid 2010 MacBook Pro with a 2.4ghz core 2 duo and 4gb of ddr3 ram and currently running macOS high sierra

[@billgates3699]

‼️I’m jealous since I only edit my vids on a 2005 Mac mini 😩

[@the_sjdo]

i still use my Macbook Pro late 2008 unibody 15 to this day for somestuff like programming

[@orbofnyt]

how about a 2011 mid macbook air came with 10.7.5 mac Os lion couldn't upgrade it to newer versions tried OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra. says file system verify or repair failed. i installed Ubuntu 18.04 now with mac Os theme works ok.

[@rytuzmc]

Good Video! We have the same external hard disk man lol

[@David_Quinn1995]

I use a Lenovo Thinkpad from 2008 for most of my work the only thing it's not used for is modern gaming.

[@gentle285]

Wise words!

[@mexdy3915]

Можешь поставить Chromium на ель капитан и у тебя будет современный хром без костылей, + поддержка синхнронизации. А вообще для такого аппарата идельно бы подошла мохаве/каталина.

[@schvabek]

Ну, наверное могу 😂 Я попытался дать понять в видео, что это типа сетап для дебилов, без всяких хромов/Опен Кора и прочего. И такой для большинства подойдет. Конечно тут можно еще кучу аргрейдов сделать, и об этом когда-нибудь сделаю выпуск.

[@manishgautam2424]

if any giveaway of such machine do let me know

[@paulhorn24]

subscribed your channel and going to watch older videos of yours. Old Apple Hardware runs fast on Linux, for example Zorin OS version 17 (both the Free or the Pro version)

[@shortcat]

Problem is you can't watch this video on a 2007 MacBook unless you know how to download it.

[@magpiemarc1962]

I still use my 2012 15 inch MacBook Pro last one you could fully upgrade.

[@hovanthecool1995]

Looks like I am not the only one who likes Garfield a lot!!

[@sandeepkumar35]

I hope someday I can play super Mario with friends again

[@jo9732]

Slap some Linux Mint and this machine is fine for normal tasks. My family has been windows free for 20 years and we are now only macOS and Linux.

[@stregaheart2300]

Anyone making batteries for these? Mine ballooned and I have to use em without the battery.

[@asdasd-c4i5b]

im watching this on my 2010 imac :/

[@Patyk_i]

You are awsome

[@gijutsu-chan]

It's really not a good idea to use outdated software that is not receiving any security updates, especially web browser updates. It's better to buy a Windows computer if your budget doesn't allow a recent MacBook.

[@megatronskneecap]

They’re fine for basic tasks but they’re terrible at anything coherent or safe like online banking or streaming.

[@schvabek]

I wasn’t really recommending it for that

[@megatronskneecap]

@ I know, and I’m saying you shouldn’t lol

[@RohanSanjith]

U australian?

[@nmgefun872]

I bought a 2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch with the “rare” 3rd gen i7 and am going to upgrade the ram to 16gb of ddr3 and put in a 500gb ssd (I know you won’t see this but let me know what you think, I am going to use it with my old iPods etc)

[@schvabek]

@@nmgefun872 Hey, man, that’s awesome! Had a 2012 model myself years back. The GPU did shit the bed unfortunately, but I still used it with the integrated graphics. I bet that thing still does an ok job with most things. Cheers!

[@logangold8905]

my core 2 duo runs 13.7 macos but mine is the 17 inch 2009 3.06 ghz model with 8gb ram

[@adziak]

The problem with today apps and software in general is that they are really heavy and unoptimized even for curent new devices and also full of ads and unnecessary bloatware.

[@portal444]

прикольная машинка, выглядит футуристично