looking at a used MBP... help!

[jhove15]

Hey so my first time posting on here, I have owned a mac for nearly 6 years now , so not new to MacBooks but just looking for some advice there is an Early '08 MBP 17in, This computer was recently refurbished with a new logic board and power supply.

Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.4
The hard drive was replaced a couple of years ago.
The hard drive is a 200GB 7200RPM drive.

It is listed for $600CAD, I know this is an older computer, but I still have an early '07 MacBook white that still is rock solid albeit obviously outdated and slow!

Just wondering if this is a decent option or if I should look for something else.

 

[saturnotaku]

Stay far far away from any notebook that uses the 8600M. Even though the logic board was replaced, it will eventually fail again.

 

[tgi]

Hey so my first time posting on here, I have owned a mac for nearly 6 years now , so not new to MacBooks but just looking for some advice there is an Early '08 MBP 17in, This computer was recently refurbished with a new logic board and power supply.

Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.4
The hard drive was replaced a couple of years ago.
The hard drive is a 200GB 7200RPM drive.

It is listed for $600CAD, I know this is an older computer, but I still have an early '07 MacBook white that still is rock solid albeit obviously outdated and slow!

Just wondering if this is a decent option or if I should look for something else.

Look for something else, something newer.

Do you really want to spend $600CAD on a 5 year old laptop?

 

[chrisperro]

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, stay away!