Hi Rob, You might try http://www.mandurahmuscateers.org/ I bought one for $250 which is a 2010 MacBook. They instal and check the latest OS plus some apps. Marcus
Sent from Marcus iPhone 5 > On 30 May 2017, at 9:29 pm, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Greetings > > My 88yo father-in-law has a 2008 Macbook. Its battery died and he went with > my brother-in-law to a northern suburbs mac dealer. > > He was sold a second hand Macbook as a replacement. Today, we picked this up, > and he said it seemed slow compared to the old one - he has created some PPT > photo shows with hi-res photos - file size ~250Mb. I know he should reduce > the size of his photos, but the learning curve is high for an 88yo. > > The Feb 2008 MB 4.1 has these specs: > > OS10.6.3 > Intel Core Duo 2.1Ghz > 4Gb 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM > The $400 late 2009 replacement has: > > OS10.12.1 > Intel Core Duo 2.26Ghz > 2Gb 1027Mhz DDR3 SDRAM > This doesn't seem like a good deal. The slight increase in CPU speed is > offset by 50% of the RAM and a slow-down of the later OSX. > > Maybe battery replacements are no longer available for the 2008 model, but I > would have expected he would have been offered an improved model. We'll go > back and talk to them. > > Nevertheless, he's looking for a better machine, but it doesn't have to be > the latest model. Does anyone have an older macbook which is surplus to > requirements. Something later than 2010 for up to $1000? > > I guess the other option is to try to find a RAM upgrade for the 2009 model > he just bought. > > Any help/advice welcomed. > > Rob > > -- > Rob and Rita Phillips, Wanneroo > r.phill...@iinet.net.au > 0416 065 054 > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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