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- Mac book pro, 3.06Ghz intel core 2 due, 4gb memory,version 10.6.8 snow leopard
Hi All,
I have an old Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch, Mid 2009 - 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo 4gb memory and 500HDD OS X El Capitan, i haven't really taken care of it i.e. clearing junk etc and only use it to move photos/files, download, browse online and watch movies. I originally bought it in 2009 to edit and create videos which I don't do any more and as its running really slow i'm at at point of what to do with it!!
I've cleared all important files off of it and onto an external hard drive and going to factory reset it to see if they helps in anyway, but do I decide that the laptop is to old and I should say goodbye and buy a new one or is there a way to revive it?
I can upgrade the memory to a max of 8GB (or can I go further???) and I can replace the hard drive to SSD but would that be enough to make a differance???
If my option is to buy new are there any thoughts on what I should do with the old Mac as i'm not really wanting to sell it as its my first ever Mac.
P.S. the battery on the Mac is dead and only use the cable with it but doubt that effects performance
thanks
I have an old Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch, Mid 2009 - 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo 4gb memory and 500HDD OS X El Capitan, i haven't really taken care of it i.e. clearing junk etc and only use it to move photos/files, download, browse online and watch movies. I originally bought it in 2009 to edit and create videos which I don't do any more and as its running really slow i'm at at point of what to do with it!!
I've cleared all important files off of it and onto an external hard drive and going to factory reset it to see if they helps in anyway, but do I decide that the laptop is to old and I should say goodbye and buy a new one or is there a way to revive it?
I can upgrade the memory to a max of 8GB (or can I go further???) and I can replace the hard drive to SSD but would that be enough to make a differance???
If my option is to buy new are there any thoughts on what I should do with the old Mac as i'm not really wanting to sell it as its my first ever Mac.
P.S. the battery on the Mac is dead and only use the cable with it but doubt that effects performance
thanks