$67 Macbook Pro From eBay! Is It Obsolete?
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
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In today's video we're using and cleaning up a cheap $67 ($42 USD) Apple Macbook Pro that I bought off of eBay. Was it worth the money? Should you buy one as well? Let's find out :) #flexispot #apple #macbook
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Apple Macbook Pro Specifications:
Mid 2009 A1286 5,3
2.8GHz Core 2 Duo T9600 CPU
4GB 1,333MHz DDR3 Ram
Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT 512MB Discrete GPU
128GB Samsung SATA SSD
15.4" LED LCD Display (1440x900) 
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They REALLY weren't kidding when that charger was yellow.
From the thumbnail image I thought it was a spray painted charger, or an aftermarket
😂
Wait.....that's not painted?!
@@FirstnameLastname_official that's what I thought, but it's not, probably was sitting in the same spot for years, in the sun, maybe belonged to someone who used it at a desk close to a window
It’s the limited edition sun version!
I still have one of them 2010 15 Inch MacBook pro's with a new battery. Works like a charm, over 50 fps in Minecraft! Golden era of laptop computing.
As part of the shipping department of a computer company, I know much of a pain it can be sometimes with addresses, especially when ebay would claim that the address doesnt exist or wants to autocorrect to a completely different one.
Even after 14 years this laptop still has better performance than most laptops today that are sold with 4gb ram.
I haven't seen any laptop today sold wirh 4GB ram. Can you please enlighten on one that does?
@@vincekara9446hp stream is a model that does.
@@vincekara9446 hp 14" ultra light starts at $269 with 4gb of ram and 128gb of storage, its not hard to find a laptop being sold today with 4gb of ram since theyr'e the cheapest ones or they're chromebooks
@@vincekara9446 To be honest, laptop innovation has slowed down so much over the last 15 years. laptops are still sold with 1366x768 screens, still stuck in 2Ghz territory, there are still dual core processors sold, storage hasn't really increased, laptops still being sold with the same amount of RAM 15 years ago, etc etc. There's a reason why a 10 year old laptop in 2010 wasn't usable, but a 14 year old laptop in 2024 is still usable.
@@vincekara9446 Hp Stream, surface go and Lenovo ideadpad
Well, I once found a MacBook Pro, having been donated to my local disability group for a science lesson. It was with a couple of other laptops due to be disassembled for said science lesson. I looked at it, and thought, this can be fixed. I decided to take it onto myself to restore it to its former glory.
It appeared to be a 2010 model with a Core2Duo processor. I opened it up, and discovered that while it lacked a battery or hard drive, it’s logic board was intact, albeit a little dusty. I got it cleaned out, installed a new battery and hard drive, and installed macOS onto it. I discovered it was an i5 processor, so that’s a bonus!
I then proceeded to install 16gb RAM into it, and recently added an SSD, into it. While the keyboard was a bit faulty, I developed a workaround with a Bluetooth keyboard, and it apparently works better with the power supply attached. But those are mere trivialities. The fact I got a MacBook Pro for free is worth the effort. 😊
Honestly a big thanks to Flexispot for making this possible. We are moving out soon and this desk will be perfect for filming on :) Use code 'NATH30' to save $30 on purchases over $500. Don't miss out! bit.ly/48tVp0v AU: amzn.to/3rzAetv
2:24 but does it keep up with Commodore?
Are you keeping up with the Commodore
@@HrLBolle That VX Commodore model is definitely faster than me!
@@psivewri it's quite a catchy tune, isn't it
first came across the jingle on I thinks Techmoan or maybe the 8-Bit Guy
On another thought I got a 12 PPC with max ram and an IDE SSD mod running the latest OS for that model with original packing and all dongles,m the OG IDE spinner and a German/Euro plug + a second Battery( the condition of which is an unknown), which I don't really use for anything other then as as dust collector, was wondering some time now if you might have interest in giving it a new home (temporary or permanent)
@psivewri how cool Flexispot
@@HrLBolle🎶Are you keeping up with the Commodore? Because the Commodore is keeping up with you!!🎶
All the best with the house construction, I hope it all goes smoothly 😊
With any luck the builder won't go bankrupt!
Fingers crossed! 😊🤞🏼
That's one hell of a good deal you managed to get there! And IMO, the Unibody Macbooks are the best ones out there; anything after 2012 has non-removable RAM and proprietary SSDs, as well as no DVD drive and glued in batteries. Certainly not very fun.
Though hey, at least someone used the patcher for a newer version of MacOS!
I went Mojave on my 2009 15”. It’s a little lighter and still supports 32-bit apps. So you can run older games on steam such as TF2 and Portal. The Catalina patcher is also a little buggy.
@@EvilTurkeySlices I think it's buggy dependent on machine? I ran catalina on a 2008 mac pro for a couple of years and It was pretty dang stable tbh
@@willm5032 on my 2010 17” certain apps crash upon opening them and then open fine on the second try. Not a big issue, but an annoying one.
Great review good to see you again love you're work true legendary man never forgotten about 💞
Holy cow, TWO Nvidia chips in a MacBook? I wonder if this is a secret SLI MacBook I've ever thought of😅
No. The other one is an integrated GPU on the core 2 duo processor. This is before Intel started making the i series processors and before Intel and Nvidia’s beef where Intel stopped using integrated gpus from Nvidia in their chips.
@nomaanalwi9495 oh, ok I guess. And Apple's relationships with Nvidia is broken anyway😅probably gone with AMD for quite a while before gone all in with ARM Apple Silicon
You think two Nvidia chips in a single machine is unexpected? Imagine an AMD Athlon desktop w/ integrated Nvidia graphics! That was my first desktop ^_^
awesome video, the older macbooks between 09-12 are my favorite
Good to see psivewri back on youtube
Amazing review love your work ❤
Been watching you for a while and it made me very happy to see that jumper!
you deserve more subs.
thank you for your content
Thanks for another great video.
Love the uploads! And hi from Tassie.
I recently fixed up a Dell Studio XPS 13 1340. It has a similar GPU setup with one GeForce 9200m and one 9400m, the whole setup is named the 9500m GS. It also uses SLI between them with the right drivers on Windows Vista/7.
The charger was carved from fifteen year aged parmeggiano reggiano.
yes another video i have been waiting impatiently
Scammer
Wish all the best to you and your wife!
Wow, the owner kept good care of it!
Been absolutely binging your videos. You've sparked a love for older electronics for me! Keep up the impressive work.
0:28 Look Gromit! It's Wensleydale!
I'm watching your video on my 13" 2009 Macbook Pro. I was able to install Monterey via Open Core Legacy Patcher. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to breathe new life into an aging machine.
Hey there. I follow constantly this channel and enjoy all the videos in it. Can I ask what eucalyptus oil exactly you use? Need to buy some to clean my Macbook. Thanks
I know it's not your usual content but I'd love to see a video about your house building process, and why you chose to go down that route rather than buying something that already exists!
Also splitting your Adelaide audience with the Port jumper! (We'll never stop stop stop...)
nice content keep it going!
Congarts on your new house! 😁
I love this channel
Colombia loves this channel
I have a Mid-2012 13 inch MacBook Pro that I use as my main Mac, and it has several hard drives I use. I have macOS Sierra, Catalina, OS X Mountain Lion as regular installs, and macOS Big Sur and Ventura through OpenCore Legacy Patcher
i bought the same price as yours :) installed monterey.
Is that Steeldive 1970 i spotted on your wrist? If so how do you like it? Anyway great video, keep up the good work mate!
i was literally considering buying that exact macbook a while back and now i found who bought it lol
Sunon is a great fan brand, their stuff is fascinating, same as Delta (I have a over 25 year old Delta 90mm fan and that thing rips haha)
Congrats on your new home.
wow i can wait to see the new home
These are great old machines. Good luck with the house build.
My man Nate with the endless supply of eucalyptus oil. 😂
I was looking for this comment lmao 😂
I just scored a complete in box Mid 2010 Macbook Pro with very similar specs at a local thrift store for only $5. I'm planning on cleaning it up and seeing how usable I can make it.
really awesome 💯
The SPD chip on ram stick is just an eeprom. You can program it with an arduino and set it to lower speed. I was able to get 16GB ddr3 working on my 2009 macbook.
Have you ever thought about dumpster diving? You could find all sorts of useful laptops and computer bits that the tech stores chuck away, most of it is new unsold stock heading to landfill.
Wow didn't know these old models had 2 graphic chips on them!
Does the eucalyptus oil have a strong smell? Does it leave any on the surface?
im using an 2008 mac book as a daily driver with mac os monterey via open core patcher
Tell us more about the Willard homage and your other watches!
You’ve given me renewed hope in resurrecting my 2011 MacBook Pro. I’m sure that all it is crying out for is an SSD as I had specified the top 16gb RAM when it was ordered. I don’t know if I can go any further with the RAM.
Unfortunately the model had a problem with the video somewhere and the only fix was to disable the GPU, from memory. That’s also disabled the screen brightness controls and it also means that the laptop can’t be used for mirroring. If there’s a way to get the video working properly with the brightness controls etc, I would love to know how to do it.
Once that’s finished, then it’ll be time to look at installing something newer than Mac OS X 10.13.6. Some of the software these days doesn’t want to work on it!
I have never seen a yellow apple charger in my life that's also the first time I've been lucky to see an almost yellowed intel imac in a recycling dumpster once in 2021
I hope that builing your house means more regular updates on the chanell to rack that sweet sweet ad money.
Still a beast to this day
I’m literally commenting from the same MacBook Pro running Catalina using dosdude’s patcher. What a coincidence!
Hope we'll see Nathan's new home.
Great video Psivewri! I honestly don't think the laptop is obsolete. I don't have any Macbooks, but someone could easily install Windows or Linux if they wanted to. The design of the computer ages very well, too!
What would be the cost of adding windows wouldn't it be more than the machines worth
@@cherkas009you can get legit windows keys for less than $20.
@@cherkas009 Good point. Maybe Linux would be a better option
@@cherkas009you can use windows completely for free or get a key for $10-15 dollars. Microsoft really doesn't care for personal use as long as you are using Windows.
Running zorin os on my 2011 macbook air, works like a charm, planning to use it as my main uni pc for the next coupla years
Mac videos are the best!
I´m thinking in selling my 13 inch base model from 2019 to a 15 inch pro from 2015 (because it has more ram and more storage). What do you think?
Might be good. However I've found the performance of the 2015 15" MacBooks to be pretty meh. If you need a larger screen and discrete graphics I'd say go for it. Just be sure that the battery is in good health as they are a bit of a pain to swap!
Nathan, how about restoring and reviewing a 17 inch model in the future?
Guess we’ll have to wait for him to find a cheaper one. They are kinda pricy.
Both fans on the mac were replacements most likely the I fix it store was out of fans so he got the next best option
In 9:04 is that a upcoming video on the screen? :D
I’m still using my Mac book pro. It can’t do much but I’m wondering how I can make the most of it before I have to get a new one.
I have one of these MacBooks given to me by a friend, I managed to get MacOS Ventura running on it using OpenCore patcher with relatively no problems, the 3 beeps on startup are to be expected, I stuffed some DDR3 memory modules I had lying around in it hoping it would work, but it turns out the memory was just too fast, 1600MHz is too much for these.
how would something like linux mint work on it?
@@cobaltdev the same way as on any PC with EFI, you plug a flashdrive in and tell it to boot from it, OPLC is only needed because of dropped hardware support on newer MacOS releases
@@zaremol2779 i don't mean like that, but i reckon it could probably work quite well as a daily driver if given something lightweight
For minecraft you should consider using sodium and related mods instead of optfine as it provides better performance and mod compatiblity
Good luck with the whole new house project.
Nice that it seems the previous owner took care of it
I thought it was a yellow skin on the charger from the thumnail 😂😂😂
Do you sell this macbooks after the cleaning and the upgrade?
I thought it was some limited edition Aussie charger I didn't know about. 😭
Wow living in a caravan hear in Adelaide you know its going to be a hot summer as of late lots nice warm weather we have had never has a Mac computer one day i like to try the operating system im really a Windows user that was a nice laptop you fixed looked like new in the end
How nice of them to include a Kraft slice cheese with the laptop! Bit odd they took a bite out of it though //:
Finally a new video
The next one will be out in a day or so!
I have a 2011 15" MacBook Pro with the i7. I've removed the optical drive, and replaced the mechanical disk each with Samsung 1TB EVOs, as well as upgrading the ram to 16GB. One is dedicated to MacOS, the other is dedicated to Windows 11. Honestly, I prefer using this computer over my 2015 Retina MBP.
Make sure to keep up on the cleaning and thermal paste replacements. These are the models known to have flaky graphics.
I spent $20 US dollars on a early 2008 MacBook Pro, you know, the one with the nvidia 8600GT that tended to fail. I guess it was never used, its the only silver keys with a Core 2 Duo. I'm replying from it. They can still be useful, and I got the last of an era, but it still surfs the net perfectly fine
The 2007 models have core 2 duos as well. I also have one of these early 2008 models. The battery is completely dead though, so it’s pretty slow.
@@EvilTurkeySlices The battery on mine kinda still works. I found a NOS battery at Goodwill a few years ago and it worked great for about a month before it turned into a puffy danger pillow, luckily it didn't damage the machine.
I missed your videos
While I'm typing this on a brand new MBA 13" M2 thingy, my MBP 13" retina thingy from late 2013 is still getting used every day, perfectly adequate for video and streaming, office duties, and other goodies. I like this type of content, I appreciate the longevity of these laptops. $0.02 cheers mate.
Too bad, I have the infamous MBP 2011 with the faulty GPU. It's sitting toasted on a shelf
Still have mine from 2010. Replaced battery once and was contemplating swapping the optical drive for a SSD but it just keeps going and doing what I need it too.
I’d highly recommended the optical drive swap, assuming you don’t use DVDs anymore :)
I may well do it at some point. Sadly I kind of like keeping it original (except for the battery) Nerdy I know. Can’t remember last time I put a disc into a machine.
I find in the modern day the best determiner of a computer or phone's obsolescence would be software support. If it can run recent software especially new browsers, then it certainly is still not obsolete in my opinion.
But once application stop being supported, and browsers can't load a website properly, that's when we have ourselves a paperweight.
Of course, some may say "but you can flash Linux". Let's be honest, unless you are interest in tinkering then no one's going to buy old hardware for Linux.
The maximum OS that these machines supported natively was OS 10.13, which most browsers no longer support anymore! Most people probably wouldn't go to the trouble of using a patcher for OS 10.15 or newer...
@@TheSpotify95 That makes sense. I've restored myself an old Thinkpad laptop running Core2Duo, and while windows 10 runs on it with drivers working, I don't think the regular user would go through the hassle of drivers hunting.
@@TheSpotify95actually the newest they do natively is 10.11. But they can easily run Catalina or even Sonoma. Also 10.13 still supports the newest versions of chrome, Firefox, and edge.
Cool that someone patched it already. Pretty mad. Looks like that seller looked after that old mac!
6:29 what kind of eucalyptus oil cleaner is this? Are they a channel sponsor? (They should be!)
0:05 "Diana, our neighbor bought a laptop again"
Nice deal!
The 9400m iGPU is actually in the chipset, it's not an alone GPU
Regarding the RAM, I often have issues when it isn't the frequency in Macs. If yours wants one slower stick, it's so the faster one also runs slower
Can confirm, these don’t like 1600mhz stick unless there is a slower one installed as well.
@@EvilTurkeySlices Yup, sometimes they don't like 1333 either and you actually NEED 1066.
I don't even think it's the iGPU at fault here
Is it safe to use an unsupported version of Mac OS like Catalina in 2024?
My computer desk is a 40 year old solid timber Bank cheque sorting table.😀😀😀 Solid timber.
The charger is so yellow that it actually looks kinda cool haha
I still have my 2011 macbook pro.
I replaced the motherboard, speakers, added 8gb of memory, replaced the cd drive with a second ssd, and the battery over time. The board had to be replaced because this generation had the amd 4750 which would burn out because of overheating. My solution was to simply drill holes in the bottom cover where the fans are. Lowered temps by 15 degrees. Faulty battery on these causes slow performance, which i only found out after replacing mine.
Oh and until recently, mac OS did not support trim natively on the ssd unless its model name included "apple ssd". Luckily i was able to reflash mine to display this model. Don't ask me how, it was over 8 years ago...
I wonder which 2011 MacBook Pro you have. I have a MacBook Pro of the same year and I have had only one major problem, which was something about the graphics chip. It’s also been a long time since that was ‘fixed’. The fix was to disable it somehow but that also disabled the brightness controls and removed the ability to use mirroring. But it was better than having a useless laptop.
I’ve had none of the other issues you mentioned except my battery was replaced in the first six months, I think. Or maybe that was an earlier laptop. I don’t remember which one now.
My 2011 model still chugs along in no great hurry. Nothing that a fast SSD wouldn’t fix! At least, that’s what I think.
@andrewk4172 the real fix for the graphics chip problem is to drill holes in the case where the fans are. That improves cooling and prevents overheating of the chip.
@@dgurevich1 thanks for that tip! However, it might have come about 6 years too late. When the problem occurred, I searched high and low for a solution and no one seemed to know anything.
Apple's solution was to sell me a new laptop.
I eventually discovered a young tech person who who knew about the problem and I hope that he just bypassed the chip. But if it failed, there's probably not much chance of finding a new one now.
@@andrewk4172 Yeah. I worked with these laptops in hardware development for a while and was aware of this problem at the time. Basically, the laptops with the case off didn't overheat while the ones with it bolted on constantly overheated. This was my creative solution, much to the dismay of my boss.
@@dgurevich1 I'm in Australia. You?
When I take the bottom case off, where do I go from there? (I have some tech ability, but definitely not an expert!) Then how do I source a replacement chip?
I just bought a job lot that had 6 of these for £135.
Hey bro. I need a macbook pro for study, but how a buy with a low price from Brazil?
Is it timeless design, of just the same design since forever ?
FINALLY!!!!!! WHERE YOU BEEN I N 1 FRICKING MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????
Did you try open core
i have this exact macbook pro! i only paid 33$ usd for it but mine is in alot worse condition than yours though it still works fine though!
Anyone knows if eukalyptus oil cleanser can be purchased online?
i spent 91 usd on a thinkpad l390 and put mac os on it and it runs amazing
I see the Port Adelaide shirt… carn the freakin pear!!!!
For the price the laptop is pretty good. I can see it rocking a light weight Linux distro.
Endeavoros would be great
What a steal! I wouldn't know what to do with it, but what a steal!
i had mine from 2009 still running flawlessly till 2 years ago. Then some motherboard issues occurred and i ve been forced to buy a 2nd hand one on ebay. I ve paid attention to buy one with the exact same specifics, ram , ios, and so on, except for the HD storage which was smaller. ALSO, unfortunately in 2021 i didnt know where to retrieve all my cracked softwares, basically i ve found myself with a fully working 2009 17" macbook pro but no softwares at all. One day i had this idea to JUST replace the entire HD with my old (functioning and full of softwares) one, and with a big surprise my old macbook SOUL was back to life working in a new macbook body.
but then 2 weeks after the screen started to have some issues till the point didnt work anymore and couldnt see shit.
I then transplanted the screen from my old hd-amputated old macbook pro to the new body.
Im typing all this from my 2009 frankenstein macbook pro, which is still goin strong!
Im a vfx artist so from time to time i like to do stuff with Maya, Nuke and AE, and even if my machine is 24 years old, is still performing fine!
I have old desktop with a Intel core i5-2400 and for Christmas I want to get some ram and a ssd
What partner and why is a disk drive helpful for some people
hello my friend and regards from a portuguese from Portugal. Some questions/help please. How to remove stickers from a laptop ? Where can i buy the eucalypt oil spray?
For removing stickers, WD-40 works wonders. Not sure if you'll find eucalyptus oil in Portugal but maybe it's possible
I have a PC with Cure Due that I'm still using