Is $430 a decent price for a used 2010 MacBook?
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dlimes13
macrumors 6502a
I think that's very fair, pending it's in good shape.
thehustleman
macrumors 65816
Sounds good to me
designs216
macrumors 65816
I don't know that I'd spring for an SSD. Perhaps if you've got one just lying around.
dmk1974
macrumors 68020
I do have an extra 128 GB Samsung 830 SSD. Probably overkill for that machine, but would make it much snappier.
It's a respectable price. It's not great by any stretch but nothing one would flip out and have a stroke over if they saw other comparatively specced models for sale. Just remember that laptops, mice and keyboards are imfamously gross. They literally scream germ trap. If you must buy used on any of these products, clean it like your life depends on it because there are documented studies on how filthy these are.
dmk1974
macrumors 68020
Well, the 2010 white MacBook arrived today. Better condition than I was envisioning (just a small crack at one of the lid hinge corners). Very clean otherwise. AND when i registered it to my account, it still has AppleCare for about 13 months left on it! Pretty happy. Now for more RAM and the SSD.
Primejimbo
macrumors 68040
My friend had that same crack and Apple fixed it under Apple Care for nothing.
dmk1974
macrumors 68020
Really? Well then, I think I may just take it to the local Genius Bar tomorrow! Do you know by chance if it took a long time to fix? I'd almost imagine that it's the entire lid they'd have to replace. Thanks.
Primejimbo
macrumors 68040
The told him 5 days. They called the next day and said it was fixed.
dmk1974
macrumors 68020
Great! I'll take it in and see if they will fix it for free as well since it's under AppleCare.
Carlanga
macrumors 604
do it, I took my 07 ~1-2 years back and got the palmrest changed for free and they also changed the plastic around the screen.
hellfire88
macrumors 6502
That's a pretty good deal! That's the 2.4GHz unibody white Macbook eh? That was the last one they made. I had that one + the one before it (2.26GHz unibody). Even though the bodies were the same, a little "bonus add-on" Apple put into your model was that the mini-displayport passed audio as well (the previous version did not) so if you hook up a mini-displayport to HDMI cable from the Macbook to your TV, it should pass the sound as well as video. Good for impromptu MediaPC usage 
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dmk1974
macrumors 68020
That's a pretty good deal! That's the 2.4GHz unibody white Macbook eh? That was the last one they made. I had that one + the one before it (2.26GHz unibody). Even though the bodies were the same, a little "bonus add-on" Apple put into your model was that the mini-displayport passed audio as well (the previous version did not) so if you hook up a mini-displayport to HDMI cable from the Macbook to your TV, it should pass the sound as well as video. Good for impromptu MediaPC usage
Thanks. Yeah, especially with the repair that Apple is performing right now, I am pretty happy with the deal on this. After I install the SSD and RAM into it, I'll have right about $500 into it. I likely will give it to my daughter (unless she really really wants to keep her Win 8 laptop because it's pink or something). I was even thinking of "downgrading" and keeping it for myself, but I think I'll stick with my MBA. I bet they will both seem just as fast as each other after the 2010 MB gets upgraded for 95% of the tasks we use it for.
I still have one of those mini-displayport to HDMI adapters which is handy for this 2010 MB. But one thing to me that is a negative on the 2010, which I use here and there with my 2012 MBA, is that the 2010 cannot AirPlay display via Apple TV. I read it's due to the graphics chipset or something. Of course I can with a wire, but the wireless mode is really nice via Apple TV with my MBA, iPad, and iPhone from time to time.
Primejimbo
macrumors 68040
So for $430 it will look brand new! I'm glad it worked out for you also!
dmk1974
macrumors 68020
I got the MacBook back from the Apple Store yesterday with the brand new top case and bezel (same screen). Looks beautiful and just like brand new!
For any of you out there that are getting the stress cracks on the hinges and are still under AppleCare, they replaced this for free with no hassles at all.
For any of you out there that are getting the stress cracks on the hinges and are still under AppleCare, they replaced this for free with no hassles at all.