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HELP..Bought a 2010 Macbook Pro it needs a new processor

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TheLastUnicorn

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So my old macbook died and i cant afford a brand new one so I bought a second hand 2010 macbook pro. Everything seemed fine when I went to look at it just seemed to need an upgrade in the operating system because of some missing updates and plugins when i tried to download yosemite i got an unable to complete message because the processor is a "core duo" and not a "core 2 duo" is there any way to upgrade this or another operating system i can upgrade to that is newer than 10.6 which will have the necessary plug ins and updates...I tried a regular software update for current operating system but it tells me there are no updates available for it at this time...really hope i didnt just get ripped off 🙁 any help is greatly appreciated.

specs below..

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.2f10
Serial Number (system): SystemSerialNumb
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CBCA45D2
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
 
TheLastUnicorn said:
So my old macbook died and i cant afford a brand new one so I bought a second hand 2010 macbook pro. Everything seemed fine when I went to look at it just seemed to need an upgrade in the operating system because of some missing updates and plugins when i tried to download yosemite i got an unable to complete message because the processor is a "core duo" and not a "core 2 duo" is there any way to upgrade this or another operating system i can upgrade to that is newer than 10.6 which will have the necessary plug ins and updates...I tried a regular software update for current operating system but it tells me there are no updates available for it at this time...really hope i didnt just get ripped off 🙁 any help is greatly appreciated.

specs below..

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.2f10
Serial Number (system): SystemSerialNumb
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CBCA45D2
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
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You got ripped off.

It's a 2006 MacBook.

Snow Leopard is the latest it can run.
 
I would just bite the bullet and use it while saving up for a new or refurbished Pro.

The Core Duo is a 32-bit machine, not sure if anyone is going to want to buy that.
 
I'd buy it but I got my daughter a 2008 for 200 dollars. Don't know what you paid for it and not sure what you plan on selling for. I am especially in the market for a black older Mac. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay? If it wasn't too much, just use it as an entertainment setup. That's what I plan on doing.
 
Where did you buy it?
If it was ebay id get a claim open and send it back if it was sold as a 2010.

If not they are good machines still. Sure you would find a buyer for it, its intel after all. Look the part and should run most software.
 
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