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Recommendation to repair Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="jskudera" data-source="post: 1631233" data-attributes="member: 340748"><p>My wife has an older MacBook Pro 15", 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB ram, currently running 10.4.11. We had to replace the battery about 2 years ago and bought a non-OEM replacement. She always kept the charger plugged in and hardly ever used it. Long story short, the battery expanded and I realized this when the mouse clicks weren't working. I removed the battery and can use it if the power cord is plugged in.</p><p></p><p>But because of the expansion of the battery, some of the keys don't work. Shift keys, return, \...seems like the F keys are working properly. CTRL/Alt/Apple keys don't appear to be working.</p><p></p><p>She wants to start using it again, but obviously it needs some work on it. So here are a couple questions:</p><p></p><p>1. What can I do to fix the keyboard issue?</p><p>2. Can I upgrade the ram on this Macbook?</p><p>3. What version of OSX should I be running to maximize my use?</p><p></p><p>I'm knowledgeable enough to take apart the Macbook and do whatever repairs necessary (granted, they are simple enough). If it's not worth the time/money to repair, should I scrap it? And if so, how much money can I expect to get from it? Couple hundred bucks?</p><p></p><p>Much appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jskudera, post: 1631233, member: 340748"] My wife has an older MacBook Pro 15", 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB ram, currently running 10.4.11. We had to replace the battery about 2 years ago and bought a non-OEM replacement. She always kept the charger plugged in and hardly ever used it. Long story short, the battery expanded and I realized this when the mouse clicks weren't working. I removed the battery and can use it if the power cord is plugged in. But because of the expansion of the battery, some of the keys don't work. Shift keys, return, \...seems like the F keys are working properly. CTRL/Alt/Apple keys don't appear to be working. She wants to start using it again, but obviously it needs some work on it. So here are a couple questions: 1. What can I do to fix the keyboard issue? 2. Can I upgrade the ram on this Macbook? 3. What version of OSX should I be running to maximize my use? I'm knowledgeable enough to take apart the Macbook and do whatever repairs necessary (granted, they are simple enough). If it's not worth the time/money to repair, should I scrap it? And if so, how much money can I expect to get from it? Couple hundred bucks? Much appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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