Old Macs..

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I can't afford a new(ish) one, but would like to get a MacBook of some description, i could get about e400 for my current laptop and perhaps add e100 to that. So i reckon that'd put me in 2008 MacBook/MacBook pro territory. 4 years is a long time in the world of tech though.

Would it be worth getting one that old? I don't do much more than surf the net and stream iTunes, but have an ATV3 and an iPhone which i really like, so i'm thinking of ditching my windows machine and going all out Apple

Any advice guys? What to look out for or not? Would an older machine still be a worthwhile purchase or are the newer one's much better? I cannot raise my budget.. Thanks..

 

[Overdose]

I picked up a unibody (aluminium) Macbook, essentially a Macbook pro for around your budget. It depends on what you want to use it for, but I find mine perfect for my requirements. It's the 13.3" model, 2GB DDR3, 250GB HDD and 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU.

 

[John Duncan]

Colleague of mine just sold a white macbook (not pro) with the same spec as my desktop for about 200 quid. Begs the question, though - why? Did somebody tell you they're better than Windows laptops? ;-)

 

[Anonymous]

Colleague of mine just sold a white macbook (not pro) with the same spec as my desktop for about 200 quid. Begs the question, though - why? Did somebody tell you they're better than Windows laptops? ;-)

I do frequent an Apple Active speaker forum where they like them

I'm more curious than anything, i don't see anything wrong with Windows but really like IOS, and i guess i'm becoming a bit of a fanboy, so i figure i may as well give one a go, that's all there is to it really.

EDIT..The liitle Apple logo on the back of them actually glows, right?

 

[Overdose]

The attraction is the integration with other Apple products and the feel of quality, which in all fairness is in abundance with all Apple products.

With other Pcs/laptops you have a marriage of one persons OS and anothers technology, the results are not always a seemless union.

 

[Dave_]

and i guess i'm becoming a bit of a fanboy, so i figure i may as well give one a go,

A second hand Mac may cure you.

My Mac mini certainly put me off ever wanting to own an Apple computer ever again!

 

[Anonymous]

and i guess i'm becoming a bit of a fanboy, so i figure i may as well give one a go,

A second hand Mac may cure you.

My Mac mini certainly put me off ever wanting to own an Apple computer ever again!

:rofl:

 

[Overdose]

EDIT..The liitle Apple logo on the back of them actually glows, right?

Yes, but so do other laptops.

 

[Anonymous]

I picked up a unibody (aluminium) Macbook, essentially a Macbook pro for around your budget. It depends on what you want to use it for, but I find mine perfect for my requirements. It's the 13.3" model, 2GB DDR3, 250GB HDD and 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU.

How old is it? Does it have a backlit keyboard? Ta..

 

[John Duncan]

the results are not always a seemless union.

The results are not always not a seamless union either, you know.

 

[Overdose]

Apparently only a couple of years old, backlit keyboard? Oh yes, love it.

Here's the model spec

http://www.reevoo.com/p/apple-macbook-mb467b-a-late-2008

 

[CnoEvil]

and i guess i'm becoming a bit of a fanboy, so i figure i may as well give one a go,

A second hand Mac may cure you.

My Mac mini certainly put me off ever wanting to own an Apple computer ever again!

:rofl:

If Apple isn't the right flavour, maybe an Apricot from the 80s would do the trick. >)

 

[Anonymous]

Apparently only a couple of years old, backlit keyboard? Oh yes, love it.

Here's the model spec

http://www.reevoo.com/p/apple-macbook-mb467b-a-late-2008

Oh, that is just what i'm after

 

[Overdose]

the results are not always a seemless union.

The results are not always not a seamless union either, you know.

So far they have been, which is more than can be said for my non Apple hardware, including several operating systems. I wouldn't say that Apple is the panacea for computing and all things IT, but they are definitely a cut above.

 

[6th.replicant]

...The liitle Apple logo on the back of them actually glows, right?

Let's think: new Windows laptop or 2nd-hand 'old' Mac; new Fiat or 2nd-hand 'old' VW; new Cambridge Azur or 2nd-hand 'old' Sugden; Susan Boyle's recent version of Wild Horses or the Stones' 'old' version, umm...?

 

[Overdose]

Nice analogy, that works.

 

[Dave_]

and i guess i'm becoming a bit of a fanboy, so i figure i may as well give one a go,

A second hand Mac may cure you.

My Mac mini certainly put me off ever wanting to own an Apple computer ever again!

:rofl:

If Apple isn't the right flavour, maybe an Apricot from the 80s would do the trick. >)

My Apple went rotten unfortunately, and made worse by the appalling service i received (neither of which are acceptable given the premium you pay for the quality, reliability and after sales service fanboys would have you believe they're renowned for!)

It's why i now buy cheap laptops...

 

[John Duncan]

Let's think: new Windows laptop or 2nd-hand 'old' Mac; new Fiat or 2nd-hand 'old' VW; new Cambridge Azur or 2nd-hand 'old' Sugden; Susan Boyle's recent version of Wild Horses or the Stones' 'old' version, umm...?

My Macbook is dead.

My VW just failed its MOT.

My Cambridge Azur is rather nice thanksverymuch.

OK, you got me.

 

[6th.replicant]

Let's think: new Windows laptop or 2nd-hand 'old' Mac; new Fiat or 2nd-hand 'old' VW; new Cambridge Azur or 2nd-hand 'old' Sugden; Susan Boyle's recent version of Wild Horses or the Stones' 'old' version, umm...?

My Macbook is dead.

My VW just failed its MOT.

My Cambridge Azur is rather nice thanksverymuch.

OK, you got me.

 

[bigboss]

Just make sure that the software is Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later. Otherwise you won't be able to install latest version of iTunes. My OH cannot sync her iPhone with her MacBook which is OS X 10.4, & she's not able to install the latest OS X.

 

[John Duncan]

Let's think: new Windows laptop or 2nd-hand 'old' Mac; new Fiat or 2nd-hand 'old' VW; new Cambridge Azur or 2nd-hand 'old' Sugden; Susan Boyle's recent version of Wild Horses or the Stones' 'old' version, umm...?

My Macbook is dead.

My VW just failed its MOT.

My Cambridge Azur is rather nice thanksverymuch.

OK, you got me.

I'm not sure what George Smiley has to do with all this...

 

[chebby]

Old Mac, not dirty mac.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Surely, being a mere digital device, an Apple computer is the same as any other?

 

[John Duncan]

Surely, being a mere digital device, an Apple computer is the same as any other?

She shoots...

 

[Paul.]

Secret option B is try installing OS X on to your laptop to see if you like it. It's fairly easy these days. I made my Dell Inspiron in to a hackintosh for the last six months of its life, and bought a MBP when it died.

Although hackintoshes are against Apples EULA, it's not actually illegal if you own a copy of the OS. Won't be as stable as a real Mac, but a cheap way to play.