I received a Mid 2009 Macbook pro (P8700) from my SIL as she said it didn't work and we could have it. I have used Windows based computers but have been using an Ipad and Iphones since 2017. I was determined to get this up and running. It originally had Snow Leopard, 4 GB ram, a bad battery and 256 GB HDD. First I was able to download El Capitan from the Apple website. It worked "okay" so I ordered 8 GB ram for $36 and I could see a difference already. I had a 750 GB hard drive from a few years back (7200 RPM) and researched how to make a clone from my Macbook. Swapped out the drives and that sped things up even more so I ordered a battery on Amazon for $23 on clearance. Installed, cycled the battery to calibrate it and I get about 3 hrs of actual use.
Then I was searching a few things and came across this:
" How to install macOS Mojave on Unsupported Macs..."
I thought, what the heck so I downloaded the patches, installed Mojave and 3 hrs later, voila, I have Mojave on my 2009 laptop. Dang! It's speedy on most programs I use and the "slower opening" program I leave them open as the cache and Ram is plentiful.
I don't want to break the rules by posting links but thought it would be worth mentioning for people with older Macbooks to give them new life.
Then I was searching a few things and came across this:
" How to install macOS Mojave on Unsupported Macs..."
I thought, what the heck so I downloaded the patches, installed Mojave and 3 hrs later, voila, I have Mojave on my 2009 laptop. Dang! It's speedy on most programs I use and the "slower opening" program I leave them open as the cache and Ram is plentiful.
I don't want to break the rules by posting links but thought it would be worth mentioning for people with older Macbooks to give them new life.
