information on macbook

i bought a macbook off of craigslist here in NYC is in pretty good shape 2 gig ram 160 gig hdd everything functions kinda nice.. battery only lasts for like 2 hours is it messed up?

what year is it? i was told 08 model

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook3,1 <-------- what does that mean??
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz


please help me out

what kind of forum is this!! i had to answer my own question in a supposed place where there are experts/mac enthusiasts

Model Model identifier Model number Configurations

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) MacBook7,1 MC516xx/A 13.3"/D2.4G/2x1GB/250/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) MacBook 6,1 MC207xx/A 13.3"/D2.26G/2x1GB/250/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009) MacBook5,2 MC240LL/A 13.3"/2.13/2X1GB/160/SD

MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009) MacBook5,2 MB881xx/A 13.3"/D2.0G/2x1GB/120/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) MacBook5,1 MB466xx/A 13.3"/D2.0G/2x1GB/160/SD-DL
MB467xx/A 13.3"/D2.4G/2x1GB/250/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008) MacBook4,1 MB402xx/B 13.3"/D2.1G/2x512/120/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008) MacBook4,1 MB402xx/A 13.3"/D2.1G/2x512/120/Combo
MB403xx/A 13.3"/D2.4G/2x1GB/160/SD-DL
MB404xx/A 13.3"/D2.4G/2x1GB/250/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007) MacBook3,1 MB062xx/A 13.3"/D2.2G/2x512/120/SD-DL
MB063xx/A 13.3"/D2.2G/2x512/160/SD-DL

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)

MacBook2,1 MB061xx/A 13.3"/D2.0G/2x512/80/Combo
MB062xx/A 13.3"/D2.16G/2x512/120/SD-DL
MB063xx/A 13.3"/D2.16G/2x512/160/SD-DL

MacBook (Late 2006) MacBook2,1 MA699xx/A 13.3"/D1.83G/2x256/60/Combo
MA700xx/A 13.3"/D2.0G/2x512/80/SD-DL
MA701xx/A 13.3"/D2.0G/2x512/120/SD-DL

MacBook MacBook1,1 MA254xx/A 13"/1.83 GHz/60 GB/Combo
MA255xx/A 13"/2 GHz/60 GB/SuperDrive
MA472xx/A 13"/2 GHz/80 GB/SuperDrive

m0bman said:

what kind of forum is this!! i had to answer my own question in a supposed place where there are experts/mac enthusiasts

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Late 2007. You're welcome.

CrimsonRequiem said:

Late 2007. You're welcome.

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thanks bro!!

found it on apple.com but your input is appreciated

At that age, the battery is probably getting old, but of course it very much depends on what you're doing. Try turning the screen brightness down as low as you can stand it, turn off Bluetooth if you're not using it, and avoid really battery intensive uses (like watching a DVD) when on battery only and you'll probably get more life out of it.

You can download the free Coconut Battery, which will give you a fuller report. If it indicates that the battery has a problem, you might consider replacing it -- but the machine is over 5 years old now, I wouldn't put much more money into it personally.

chas_m said:

At that age, the battery is probably getting old, but of course it very much depends on what you're doing. Try turning the screen brightness down as low as you can stand it, turn off Bluetooth if you're not using it, and avoid really battery intensive uses (like watching a DVD) when on battery only and you'll probably get more life out of it.

You can download the free Coconut Battery, which will give you a fuller report. If it indicates that the battery has a problem, you might consider replacing it -- but the machine is over 5 years old now, I wouldn't put much more money into it personally.

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thanks for the info and the image bro!!

i bought this one for 320 with a 160gb hdd 2gig ram and 10.6.8 gonna be used as a school tool for now so im trying to get it as up to date as possible!! its only for presentations, word documents, web and watching the ocasional movie at work

thanks again

chas_m said:

At that age, the battery is probably getting old, but of course it very much depends on what you're doing. Try turning the screen brightness down as low as you can stand it, turn off Bluetooth if you're not using it, and avoid really battery intensive uses (like watching a DVD) when on battery only and you'll probably get more life out of it.

You can download the free Coconut Battery, which will give you a fuller report. If it indicates that the battery has a problem, you might consider replacing it -- but the machine is over 5 years old now, I wouldn't put much more money into it personally.

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seems to be ok for now guess the bightness was gettin to it

Yeah, looks like the battery is good. That machine should be fine for what you want to do with it.

what kind of forum is this!! i had to answer my own question in a supposed place where there are experts/mac enthusiasts

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So, you post a question at 08:03 and then get annoyed because no one's answered it by 08:10? People on here are quite happy to answer questions and offer advice, but they are not glued to the screen waiting for you to ask questions.

MightyGem said:

So, you post a question at 08:03 and then get annoyed because no one's answered it by 08:10? People on here are quite happy to answer questions and offer advice, but they are not glued to the screen waiting for you to ask questions.

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sorry about that :/