Japanese 2008 MacBook - US compatible?

michelleM · michelleM #1 (**permalink**)

11-05-2011, 08:49 PM

I live in Japan and my local discount store is selling a 2008 MacBook for ~$600 USD. I have several questions...

(1) Will I be able to install software that I purchase in the U.S.?
(2) Could I set the system language to English?
(3) Overall, would it be compatible in the U.S. or is the programming different?

Thanks so much for your help! I appreciate it. I'm pretty undecided at the moment.

PS: The laptop looks fine and has decent specs, but I fully understand the risk of buying a used computer.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

11-05-2011, 11:05 PM

I know prices in Japan are somewhat inflated from the US, however, $600 for a 2008 MacBook is too high.

And yes, you can set the MacBook to do English only but it means a reinstall of the operating system. After English is setup as the language on the MacBook it will be just like any other MacBook purchased here in the US.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,978 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	11-05-2011, 11:05 PM I know prices in Japan are somewhat inflated from the US, however, $600 for a 2008 MacBook is too high. And yes, you can set the MacBook to do English only but it means a reinstall of the operating system. After English is setup as the language on the MacBook it will be just like any other MacBook purchased here in the US. Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Nov 05, 2011 Location: Oyama, Tochigi, Japan Posts: 1	11-05-2011, 08:49 PM I live in Japan and my local discount store is selling a 2008 MacBook for ~$600 USD. I have several questions... (1) Will I be able to install software that I purchase in the U.S.? (2) Could I set the system language to English? (3) Overall, would it be compatible in the U.S. or is the programming different? Thanks so much for your help! I appreciate it. I'm pretty undecided at the moment. PS: The laptop looks fine and has decent specs, but I fully understand the risk of buying a used computer.
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