> On Aug 19, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: >comment comparatively on the relative durability, or any know service issues >for these earlier MacBooks. On Aug 19, 1:54 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > IMO, I would not consider a Core Duo Macbook or Macbook pro at all. If you're > upgrading to Intel, there's no sense in upgrading to something that's already > obsolete. > They had a longer lifespan than the Mac IIvx, but not a lot...you definitely > want one of the latter Core 2 Duo ones. They accept more RAM, they're faster, > and they're Lion compatible. (and work quiote well with Lion, we're using one > right now as a testbed system) > Metal wears better than plastic, mostly. We had a bunch of pharmacy residents > who got 13" MacBooks of that vintage, and after a few years they were pretty > beat up, lots of cracks and bits missing from the case. > That's good advise Bruce, Maybe I need to drop my PPC fixation (read fear of change and expense) and leap ahead into the new world?
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