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A Challenge: Plastic Macbooks for July

Now I'm being trolled. I spent 30 minutes digging around for compatible RAM to upgrade this thing to 8GB (it has 6 right now). Old config was 2GB in the bottom slot, 4GB in the top. I found a matching Hynix 4GB module of the same exact type and speed as the 4GB stick in there, but this MacBook will not POST with either 4GB stick in the bottom slot. It only posts with the 2GB stick in the bottom slot. 😭
 
Yeah I'm definitely getting trolled. It's fine with just about any RAM module as long as the 2GB DDR3-8500 module is in one of the slots. I've currently got it running with that module plus an 8GB 12800S DDR3L module, which is far outside what Apple ever designed this laptop with the intention of running, lol. But hey, I've got 10GB now and that's enough.

I've also decided to give up on Windows 10 and just set up my stuff on Windows 7 instead. I'd use OS X, but unfortunately my website development tools (the main thing I actually use my computer for) are all set up for Windows and it would take longer than it's worth to migrate to OS X.

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Performance will be plenty in this configuration. Hardest part is gonna be the low screen resolution. The panel does look fantastic at least, it's by far the nicest 1280x800 display I've used in a laptop.
 
The best update I could give you follows below.

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Delivery next week, including some sacrificial chisel tips for the soldering station and bottom barrel PC filament I'm going to attempt to use as welding rods (you can thank @Snial for encouraging me to commit plastic crimes, to my spouses' chagrin).

//wthww
 
I have a plastic MacBook that I'd found in the trash a while ago. Still has all the previous owner's data on it.
Needs new CD-ROM drive, LCD (if the black blob in the northeastern corner of the screen is to be remedied), battery, ideally the RAM should be maxed out to 6 gigs and the HDD replaced with an SSD.
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But guess what I'm not going to service any of those parts anytime soon because
  1. I'm lazy
  2. already have enough computers
Cool slab of plastic though.
 
We're close to the end of day 1 with the 2010 MacBook as my main computer. Core 2 Duo definitely isn't obsolete yet if you pair it with a good amount of RAM and an SSD. I'm definitely going to get sick of the limited screen resolution though, I like having a lot of desktop space.

Observations on the hardware itself: Keyboard is fantastic. Maybe the best I've found in any Intel MacBook. The speakers also hold up surprisingly well! And of course, the trackpad still beats out many modern PC laptops for the simple fact that it's glass... why is this not the standard in the big '26 is beyond me.

The battery is also holding steady-ish so far. I think it's good for about 2 hours still.

PS: Here's a sneak peak of the updated MacDat website UI that I've been cooking up for the past month :)
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