Price Advice MacBook 13" (Aluminum) late 2008

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  1. motmot77, Oct 4, 2012

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    Hi. I have just been offered (by a close friend) a Macbook 13 inch Aluminum laptop, late 2008 model - its in really good condition. I really need to know what would represent a good respectable/decent offer? Details as follows:

    SOFTWARE: Mac OSX Lion 10.7.1
    PROCESSOR: 2.4 GHz Intel core2 Duo
    MEMORY: 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    STARTUP DISK: Macintosh HD
    BATTERY POWER:Full charge capacity 3574

    Thank you.

    Lance
     
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  2. Dark Void, Oct 4, 2012

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    Like $450 or so, give or take.
     
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  3. clyde2801, Oct 4, 2012

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    Agreed. Nice little machine, the precursor to the 13" macbook pro. With the EFI firmware update, I think it should take up to 8 gigs of ram to get a little bit of that new mac smell back.
     
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  4. motmot77, Oct 4, 2012

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    Thank you for the quick reply

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    Worth considering - thank you. Living in Costa Rica the upgrades are much more expensive than back in the States...
     
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  5. ok.Eric, Oct 4, 2012

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    I still use mine daily. It's the 2.0Ghz version but I put 8 gigs of ram in it and a SSD. Runs mountain lion great!
     
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  6. RUGERMAN, Oct 5, 2012

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    I have the identical model and for what I do is still smoking fast with ML. I'd give $500 for it and add another 4 gig of ram for a great computer that will last for another few years.
     
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  7. motmot77, Oct 5, 2012
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    MacBook late 2008 battery question

    Can you also help with this question?

    The battery on this late 2008 MacBook has a quote 'Charge Remaining - 3568' , "Full Charge Capacity" 3605, and 'Cycle Count' of 49 - Condition says "Normal".

    Does this info signify a healthy battery in your estimation? Any advice would be much appreciated.

    Lance
     
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  8. motmot77, Oct 5, 2012

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    Can you also possibly help with this question ...?

    The battery on this late 2008 MacBook has a quote 'Charge Remaining - 3568' , "Full Charge Capacity" 3605, and 'Cycle Count' of 49 - Condition says "Normal".

    Does this info signify a healthy battery (considering its age of course!) in your estimation? Any advice would be much appreciated.

    Lance
     
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  9. clyde2801, Oct 5, 2012

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    Yes. And you can also replace the battery in it yourself. Besides the apple store, OWC has some pretty good deals on ones made by reputable 3rd parties.
     
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  10. motmot77, Oct 5, 2012

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    Thank you so much for taking the time to get back to me!
     
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  11. lunaoso, Oct 5, 2012

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    I have the same model and my battery crapped out on me recently. I brought it to my nearest Apple Store and they gave me a brand new battery.:D Anyway great laptop, I use it almost everyday. (This is what I do my wood wallpapers on) I only have 2 gb of ram, looking to upgrade, and I can feel the age whenever I push it, but overall still runs great!:apple:
     
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