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Using Macboork Pro Logic/Motherboard by itself
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I thought the half speed thing was only the pro models?
But I do know some windows laptops do this too!
But I do know some windows laptops do this too!
The MacBook Amateur models drop to quarter speed on battery. Gotta give MacBook Pro owners a reason to call their laptops “Pro”.
Oh yeah, “/s”. Just in case.
I cannot notice a speed difference in my 2010 macbook on mains or battery really.
my 17" 2007 macbook pro was really slow without a battery that's for sure!
my 17" 2007 macbook pro was really slow without a battery that's for sure!
You won’t notice a difference in plugged in speeds unless you disconnect the battery from the main board.
Probably, but Apple sell a much neater solution already in a little case, it's called a Mac Mini.
when bought my 17" pro it had not battery. I bought a genuine apple one which swelled and split open. now have a compatible one.
but other week laptop developed problem think GPU failed. get chime on boot nothing on screen or external screen.
no backlight on internal screen either.
Which Macbook Pro do you have? I believe the mid-2010 with an nVidia 330 GPU had a capacitor problem and the early/late 2011 models with the AMD GPU had an actual problem with the GPU itself.
I had a a mid-2010 15" i5 and replacing the defective capacitor was cheap. Replacing the failed GPU in my late 2011 15" was not.
My friend had a 2007 or 2008, can't remember which and his also suffered from GPU problems. When it failed, he had a repair shop re-ball it for him. It worked perfect for 6 months and failed again. By the time it failed, he had a 15" 2009.
yeah not worth it so removing good bits, ram/hdd/etc then ebay it for spares as good screen, keyboard and casings.
That would be the early 2008 Radeon issues. The late 2008 model had a different Radeon chip that didn't have this problem.
Except both have nVidia chips.
The 8600GT and 9600GT to be exact. The 8600GT's were faulty from the factory.
Yup, my friend must have had the 2007 Macbook Pro or early 2008 that had the nVidia 8600: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/...k-pro-core-2-duo-2.4-15-santa-rosa-specs.html
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/...ore-2-duo-2.4-15-early-2008-penryn-specs.html
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/...ore-2-duo-2.4-15-early-2008-penryn-specs.html
Why bother? Just get a cheap windows laptop or deskside and create a hackintosh. Attach whatever keyboard, mouse, and monitor you have lying around. See https://www.tonymacx86.com/ for suggested configurations and options at various price points.
I thought the 8600/9600 were Radeon models. Apologies. My late 2008 15" MBP with the 9600M is still going strong. It was the 8600 that had the build problems that caused the GPU to fail.