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11-10-2013, 03:02 PM #1
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Macbook Pro Mid 2009I'm looking at a mid 2009 17" Macbook Pro 2.8Ghz with a 500GB HD and 4GB Ram. The guy wants $500 for it. I'm wondering if this Macbook would be able to run Mavericks without performance issues. What should I be worried about in buying this older Macbook? Thanks for any advice.
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11-10-2013, 04:50 PM #2
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I run Mavericks just fine on my 2009 MacBook Pro 2.53GHz with 8GB of ram and 500GB HD .
I would think 500.00 is a great deal.
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11-10-2013, 04:58 PM #3
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Be fine if you boost the memory to the 8GB max as osxx has done.
Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!
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11-11-2013, 01:23 PM #4
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11-11-2013, 02:15 PM #5
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Mine has been very stable no beach balls and as for power usage I have not noticed an increase or decrease its the same .
The thing about running older OS's eventually it will leave you behind been there done that .
10.9 seems to handle memory way more efficiently than previous versions and you may find the added apps useful.
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