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First Intel Mac! 2008 non-unibody MacBook Pro!

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BlastoiseBlue

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FINALLY, nearly a year (or perhaps longer than a year?) after that white MacBook failed to show up in the mail, I've managed to nab SOMETHING Apple with an Intel chipset... As the title implies, it's a 2008 MacBook Pro non-unibody. 2.4GHz, 3 GB of RAM and a 200GB hard drive... No powerhouse by today's standards, but you take what you get.

Swapped an xBox 360 and a couple of busted Thinkpads I got a long time ago for it. I'm gonna' miss the xBox, but this is an itch I've wanted to scratch for a while now... Now who has a 2009 polycarb MacBook or an Air they'd swap for it? Lol. :p

Pics upon request, in decent shape. The metal down the right hand side is rippled, the trim on the CD slot seems to have abandoned ship, there are a few scuffs, (Both on the metal and the screen itself) the battery doesn't charge and the keyboard is largely unresponsive but dang it, it's a FAIRLY modern Mac and it's mine, so I'm proud to have it. XD

EDIT: Oh, I got another DualUSB too. :p

 
Well if I knew you were looking I have the same model sitting somewhere gathering dust (well, its plugged in to keep battery good). It was my main machine until this last summer. Its a solid design. I am a pro photographer and found the machine very capable of handling my work. I only upgraded because I could - to a new 27" iMac.

The PB you have can be upgraded to Mavericks, but you will want to max that thing out to 6GB of RAM before you think about it!

Have fun!

 
UPDATE!!!

After attempting to repair the keyboard, failing, panicking and thinking I had destroyed it (Turns out I just had the RAM in wrong!) I decided the Pro wasn't for me and that it belonged with someone who has the skills to put it back in top condition. I swapped the Pro to Anonymous Freak for his boxed black 2006 MacBook. Not sure what condition the box was in before he sent it, but when I received it, it had marker all over it and the corners have been bashed in. Regardless, everything inside (With the exception of the magsafe but it still functions! :p ) was in excellent condition, the MacBook itself included. It had a clean install of 10.4, but I upgraded it to 10.6 as I plan on using it as a secondary machine (Primary if I can't make payments on this Thinkpad... Eep...) and Firefox wouldn't run on it otherwise.

Something else is coming as part of the trade but it's not scheduled to arrive until the 28'th. I won't spoil it until then. :p

 
Definitely! The battery still gets about three hours of charge. It isn't the original, but IMO that's excellent for a laptop from 2006, as is the performance. It runs Spiral Knights (A game some friends and I play together) just as well as my 2.4GHz/4GB Thinkpad does, and honestly as of late my gaming doesn't get much more demanding than that. :p

I may very well do a "week/month/year on an old computer" challenge type thing with it. Any tips on keeping it in good shape? Advice on how to use it without eventually breaking the palmrest?

 
I'm glad you got it sorted out!

Those MacBooks are nice. They're pretty much the Intel Equivalent of the iBooks of yore.

2006 wasn't the greatest year for them, but if well serviced, it should be fine.

Good luck!

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p.s. You might want to upgrade someday to a machine that can run at least Lion, if not Mountain Lion or Mavericks, because of any security concerns (SL is still relatively current though, so you should be fine for a while).

 
Thanks! And yeah, I love the iBook line, so I guess it's only natural that I love these too! :p

If I don't end up having to sell the Thinkpad back to pay off eBay, I plan on using the MacBook for light video editing and the like as the built-in iSight records videos far more fluidly than my USB Logitech webcam. (Although at near the same grain level!) I plan on getting it professionally cleaned and re-greased eventually when I have the money, so hopefully that'll keep it smooth for a few more years while I polish my skills on a few more common and easy to repair models. XP

As for the upgrade, I do have something of a craving for a MacBook Air of any kind, but that'll have to wait until I finally manage to get a job. I found an original '08 model with a little damage on the local Craigslist for $80, but the fella' wouldn't respond to anything, sadly. :c

 
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