1. Got a 2009 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz with 2 GB and HD. Still have it, but I put an SSD and 4 GB RAM in it, and then to 8 GB RAM. It's a secondary laptop now.
2. Bought a 2008 MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz in 2017, and use it in the kitchen, after upgrading to SSD and 8 GB RAM. Typing on it right now. (Actually, I had upgraded just to 4 GB RAM since I had 4 GB lying around unused from the above MBP, but I lucked out on a sale of brand new 8 GB Transcend RAM for US$35, so I jumped on that.)
3. Bought a 2017 MacBook Core m3. Since I can't upgrade it, I got it with 16 GB RAM.
All machines are in my sig. All are running High Sierra. In fact, I bought the 2008 MacBook last year because I knew I could put High Sierra on it.