What model Mac is this?

Someone is offering to sell me this Mac for 700. Hes a good friend so Im sure hes not selling me anything worth less, but im looking to find out what model it is so i can look up the specs. Can anyone tell me what model it is from the pic below?




Any help is greatly appreciated.

Looks like a 15 inch Aluminum Macbook Pro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

Mate cant help you with the model .... But heed warning, if you do buy it, and im sure your friend isnt there to rip you off, but MAKE sure you get the install disks that came with it. They should be grey. BC if you ever need to reinstall the OS and you dont have these you are going to fork out more $ to get another step.

Not sure bout model though. Someone will

Is a MacBook Pro ... maybe cpl years old because it has the old track pad.. Best i can do

Cheers

tattooedmac said:

Mate cant help you with the model .... But heed warning, if you do buy it, and im sure your friend isnt there to rip you off, but MAKE sure you get the install disks that came with it. They should be grey. BC if you ever need to reinstall the OS and you dont have these you are going to fork out more $ to get another step.

Not sure bout model though. Someone will

Cheers

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Ill be sure of that, Thanks!

todd51 said:

Looks like a 15 inch Aluminum Macbook Pro.

MacBook Pro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Its a 17 inch but im trying to figure out the specs.

All we can tell from the picture is that it is a 15" Macbook Pro.

Cant tell if it was a 2006 or a 2008 model?

It has the older keyboard so it can't be 2008 or newer. Does the computer boot up? If so, in the upper LEFT hand corner you will see an Apple. Click on that and on About This Mac. That will tell you the basics and if you click More Info all the info is there.

It looks like a Powerbook G4. May have a 1 ghz powerpc processor.
Cute kitty.:Blushing:

is that an iSight camera on the top? I've never seen them oval shaped like that.

Definitely a 2007 or earlier 15" Macbook Pro. However, the iSight does look funky.

dtravis7 said:

It has the older keyboard so it can't be 2008 or newer. Does the computer boot up? If so, in the upper LEFT hand corner you will see an Apple. Click on that and on About This Mac. That will tell you the basics and if you click More Info all the info is there.

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That's exactly what I was thinking.

if you have the serial number, it is much easier to find the specs.

That would also eliminate any ' guessing '

Cheers ... McBie

The serial # is usually located in the battery compartment, or at least on the underside.

Kash said:

Definitely a 2007 or earlier 15" Macbook Pro. However, the iSight does look funky.

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looks like there is something over the iSight

Would agree ... the iSight looks funny like Stretch said something may be over the iSight

Also the PowerBook G4's did not come with the IR sensor if memory serves correctly they started with the MacBook Pro's ... as well as the double latch for the screen. It is MacBook Pro.. but will not be able to tell if it is a CoreDuo or Core2Duo... gotta boot it up or check the battery bay for the specs...

like all others have said .. get the disks... if it is an older Pro ... you will probably be getting Tiger 10.4... would upgrade to Leopard.. or Snow..

Mac SK said:

It looks like a Powerbook G4. May have a 1 ghz powerpc processor.
Cute kitty.:Blushing:

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??? The photo clearly shows "Macbook Pro" written below the screen!

the only thing that looks different to my early 08 is the isight camera.

deus_ex_machina said:

??? The photo clearly shows "Macbook Pro" written below the screen!

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EXACTLY!!!

This thread is giving me a headache!!!

Just turn the darn computer on, go to the Apple menu, and choose "About this Mac".

Question answered!!!

- Nick

p.s. About the iSight camera. It looks like it's some sort of "item" (sticker/label, etc.) covering it for someone who might be a bit paranoid that they are being watched!

With the mystery solved, this thread is done.