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macbook questions
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
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is this a decent machine? Am I missing anything by not getting the Core 2 Duo? is 512 ram really enough? is it easy to update the hd myself?
Refurbished MacBook 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - White
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
512MB memory
60GB hard drive
Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Built-in iSight camera Learn more
Purchase Information
$749.00
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"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later"
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2005
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also why would this computer come with ilife06? it has leopard why doesn't it have the newest ilife?
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"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later"
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Nashville, TN
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iLife does not come with Leopard. It is a separate software purchase, so that's why it does not come with it -- the original owner did not upgrade.
We bought the same machine (granted, from a relative) with 2gig RAM for $600.00, no Leopard, just what was on the original install disks. You decide.
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Mary
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13 in. MacBook, Core 2duo, mid-2010, many iPods
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Akron, OH
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It is a "decent" machine.
The 2.0 Core 2 Duo with more ram, bigger hard drive and a super drive for $200 more was the real deal...but they're gone now.
512 is not enough ram. But ram is cheap and easy to install.
Upgrading the HD is so easy you won't believe it. Check out the tutorial at somewhere like OWC......they've got video's showing how to do things like that online....once again really easy.
iLife isn't part of Leopard. It ships with Macbooks but that particular book shipped with iLife 06....be happy they're putting Leopard on it....I would have thought they'd ship it with it's original OS.
My opinion? I would not buy it. I'd wait for a Core 2 Duo with a Superdrive. Ram and HD size are a moot point since you'll more than likely upgrade both anyway.
(Last edited by Chito; Dec 27, 2007 at 09:27 AM.
(Reason:added opinion))
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
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i'm definitely not doing anything til after macworld, just in case the release an ultra portable laptop, but you are right, the extra 200 is worth. If nothing comes out of macworld, i'll just buy one of the macbooks for 949.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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2GB RAM ceiling 
Buy a Core 2 Duo refurb with a superdrive.
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