Buying tomorrow - need help on which model!

[danetello]

I am buying a Macbook Pro from a person on ebay tomorrow. He said the model number was A1278, does anybody know if this is the 2009 or 2010 model? What are the main differences between the two? I was planning to upgrade the RAM to 8GB and hard drive to 1TB. Would there be any major speed differences if I did this on the base 2009 and base 2010 models?

Thanks!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It is the number for 2008, 2009 and 2010 models: http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=A1278
Both can be upgraded to 8GB RAM and any 12.5mm high 2.5" HDD or SSD.
MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

 

[emw]

It actually be a model released as early as 2008. You should get detailed specs as differences include processor speed, std RAM, and graphics chip.

 

[dtodor]

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