Help in purchasing a MBP

king003 · 06:09 PM

Hello everyone, I am new here.
I have a question. I want to buy a MBP. I'm bidding on a 13inch from June of 09. I don't know how much they're worth since they're older. It has 2GB of ram, 160 HD, Intel core duo 2 clocked at 2.26Ghz. It's in great condition.

Now the questions,
Estimate of how much they're worth?
Can it run the latest OS?
Is it to old?
Should I buy it or buy a newer one for a better performance. Just your thoughts..

Thank you.

runebinder · Dec 6, 2012, 06:12 PM

Not sure on how much they are worth

Yes it will run Mountain Lion

Personally I'd go for something more recent, depends on what you want to run on it though

mmomega · Dec 6, 2012, 07:48 PM

I wouldn't give more than $300-400 depending on if it is pristine condition.
A Mac with a Core 2 Duo should run Mountain Lion, no problem.

Personally I would buy 8GB RAM and at least a 120GB SSD to drop in it and it should be rock solid for a few more years.

If you need pure processing power or will be using it for anything other than mainly internet surfing, emailing, word processing then I'd probably look for something with an i5 + CPU but it's all in how you will be using it.
My wife was still using my '09 MBP up until she went and bought a rMBP cause she wanted a lighter laptop, 15" screen and her retina ipad ruined her for any other type of screen.

greenchiliman · Dec 6, 2012, 09:11 PM

Assuming you are bidding on ebay? If you look on the right side of the search results, you can filter by 'completed listings'. This will show you what people were able to buy them at and what they are bidding for them but not winning. Should give you a pretty good idea of what they are worth

king003 · Dec 7, 2012, 09:09 AM

Thanks everyone for there replies. I appreciate it. Is there rep on this forum?

Dec 6, 2012, 05:53 PM	#1
king003 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Help in purchasing a MBP Hello everyone, I am new here. I have a question. I want to buy a MBP. I'm bidding on a 13inch from June of 09. I don't know how much they're worth since they're older. It has 2GB of ram, 160 HD, Intel core duo 2 clocked at 2.26Ghz. It's in great condition. Now the questions, Estimate of how much they're worth? Can it run the latest OS? Is it to old? Should I buy it or buy a newer one for a better performance. Just your thoughts.. Thank you. Last edited by king003; Dec 6, 2012 at 06:09 PM. Reason: going to add more
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Dec 6, 2012, 06:12 PM	#2
runebinder macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK	Not sure on how much they are worth Yes it will run Mountain Lion Personally I'd go for something more recent, depends on what you want to run on it though __________________ 15" 2012 Retina MacBook Pro i7 2.3GHz/8GB/256GB 10.8.2 15" 2010 MacBook Pro, i7 2.66GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB OCZ Octane SATA II, 10.8.2
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Dec 6, 2012, 07:48 PM	#3
mmomega macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DFW, TX	I wouldn't give more than $300-400 depending on if it is pristine condition. A Mac with a Core 2 Duo should run Mountain Lion, no problem. Personally I would buy 8GB RAM and at least a 120GB SSD to drop in it and it should be rock solid for a few more years. If you need pure processing power or will be using it for anything other than mainly internet surfing, emailing, word processing then I'd probably look for something with an i5 + CPU but it's all in how you will be using it. My wife was still using my '09 MBP up until she went and bought a rMBP cause she wanted a lighter laptop, 15" screen and her retina ipad ruined her for any other type of screen. __________________ '11 iMac 27" RAID'd SSD, '09 iMac 27" X-25M SSD, '10 iMac 27", iMacG4 1GHz768MB, '10 MacMini, '11 MacMini '12 MiniServer '12 15"rMBP, '12 13" MBAir, iPad4 16GBWiFi, iPad4 32GB4G, aTV1,2 & 3
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Dec 6, 2012, 09:11 PM	#4
greenchiliman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago	Assuming you are bidding on ebay? If you look on the right side of the search results, you can filter by 'completed listings'. This will show you what people were able to buy them at and what they are bidding for them but not winning. Should give you a pretty good idea of what they are worth
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Dec 7, 2012, 09:09 AM	#5
king003 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Thanks everyone for there replies. I appreciate it. Is there rep on this forum?
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