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FanIn80 · 07-27-2010, 09:31 PM

I wouldn't pay $300 for that. It's too old, and if it's been dinged around then who knows how it's been treated. As you've just found out, Apple products are expensive to fix after warranty. Even looking at the specs makes me shudder. 667MHz RAM? eep. I get that you're looking for something cheap, but there has to be something better than that out there.

I'm sure you can find a newer white MacBook in the $400-$500 range that will last you a lot longer and perform a lot better than that one will.

Edit: If you're set on buying that one, though, the first thing you want to check is the battery. $300 for a MBP doesn't seem so awesome when you have to pay another $150 for a new battery. You can look up the battery stats in System Info app. Also, "acquire" a copy of the Apple Service Diagnostics tool and burn it to a disk. Ask her to let you run it, and it will test everything and tell you if something is about to fail or has failed or isn't working properly etc etc.

07-27-2010, 09:31 PM	#13
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	I wouldn't pay $300 for that. It's too old, and if it's been dinged around then who knows how it's been treated. As you've just found out, Apple products are expensive to fix after warranty. Even looking at the specs makes me shudder. 667MHz RAM? eep. I get that you're looking for something cheap, but there has to be something better than that out there. I'm sure you can find a newer white MacBook in the $400-$500 range that will last you a lot longer and perform a lot better than that one will. Edit: If you're set on buying that one, though, the first thing you want to check is the battery. $300 for a MBP doesn't seem so awesome when you have to pay another $150 for a new battery. You can look up the battery stats in System Info app. Also, "acquire" a copy of the Apple Service Diagnostics tool and burn it to a disk. Ask her to let you run it, and it will test everything and tell you if something is about to fail or has failed or isn't working properly etc etc. Last edited by FanIn80; 07-27-2010 at 10:07 PM.