MacBook Purchase advice

xamianxamian
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I'm a poor college student who can't afford to upgrade to the latest & greatest. Currently I'm running my 2006 CoreDuo MacBook, but it's showing its age. I need to upgrade to something even slightly newer than this that can handle more RAM. I've been keeping an eye on ebay to get a gauge on the going rates of different models, but here's where I'm kinda torn... I can only afford $750 tops. That might even be stretching it just a touch.



Anyways...the models I've been considering are the 2008 13.3" Unibody MacBook (not Pro). I'm also looking at the 15" 2008 Penryn MacBook Pro. Basically, I want something aluminum that can run Lion, and can handle more than 2GB RAM.



Any advice you have would be appreciated.

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,435moderator
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by xamian View Post


    I can only afford $750 tops. That might even be stretching it just a touch.



    Anyways...the models I've been considering are the 2008 13.3" Unibody MacBook (not Pro). I'm also looking at the 15" 2008 Penryn MacBook Pro. Basically, I want something aluminum that can run Lion, and can handle more than 2GB RAM.



    I wouldn't go any further back than 2010. There are a few models in that price range:



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBoo...ht_2949wt_1167



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBoo...#ht_500wt_1182



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBoo...#ht_500wt_1182



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBoo...#ht_500wt_1182



    If you are able to beg/borrow another $180, a refurb from Apple is a good way to go:



    http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC700LL/A



    The i5 chips are a lot faster than the Core 2 Duo models and you get 4GB RAM included, although the GPUs in the eBay models are faster.



    You should get $300-400 for your old one so your upgrade cost is about $450-650.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    xamianxamian Posts: 37member
    Actually, I was approached by someone at another forum site with a 2010 MBP that falls within my price range. Thanks for the response, though.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    adamscottadamscott Posts: 5member
    A MacBook Air equipped with a 13-inch screen, ultra-light than others. Therefore, we can expect the MacBook through the air all these amazing graphics, and can enjoy a computing experience. You can also select those models of MacBook that suit your specifications perfectly.
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