winwintoo

I've been using a first gen iPad and wanted to upgrade when the new one came out. But do I really want to spend $600 for a new deck of solitaire cards?

I'm a computer person. And there are still things I want to do on a computer that can't be done on an iPad.

I debated about a MacBook Air, but they are pricey and not much more of a computer than the iPad (in my opinion). I was disappointed to learn that Apple had dropped the MacBook line.

So a local store had a bunch of refurbed MacBooks for decent prices.

Lets keep all our fingers crossed that it's going to last.

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CubaMark

The MacBook Air (refurbished) that are post-July 2011 are fine. It's the earlier models that didn't have any "oomph".

The base MacBook - I assume you're talking about the white polycarbonate body model? - is fine, but IMHO now that I've experienced two consecutive MacBooks (late-2008 and now MBP) with an aluminum body... can't imagine ever going back to non-metal. These babies are sweet

Still - good luck. What kind of warranty did the local store offer you? Are those the Core2Duo models?

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broad

unibody plastic MacBooks (09 and 10 models) are just fine. i have one, no issues. the screen on it is great and the battery life is killer. goes up to 8GB of RAM and hums along for everything i need it for.

mrjimmy

I agree. I have the last model (2.4 unibody LED) and it's great. The built in battery life has been fantastic. My only complaint is that the case takes a beating even with gentle use. Decent trade-off for the 850.00 + tax I paid as a refurb 2 years ago. I say go for it!

Joker Eh

If it were not for the price I would go the with the MBA route. If I were buying one now I would go for it.

I am hoping the new MBP look like MBA next refresh.

I think they will merge and there will just be Macbooks again, no MBA or MBP. And you will be able to get your flavor. 11", 13", 15", 17"

winwintoo

I knew I should have checked here first

It is early 2008, but still I'm happy with it. Which cat is OS 1.6.8? Can I get a newer OS?

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G-Mo

10.6.8 is Snow Leopard.

It should be a Core 2 Duo if it's Early 2008, which means you can run Lion (10.7.x), depending on how much RAM it has.

Lion says minimum requirements are 2GB RAM (yours may have come with 1GB or 2GB), but in reality, it's worth it to upgrade to the max 4GB of RAM that model will take.

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Andrew Pratt

Agreed...make sure it has 4 gigs of ram and it should run very smoothly.

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winwintoo

Thanks guys. It seems pretty fast for me I've been struggling with my old PowerBook when I needed a computer.

Will I like Lion? Isn't that the one everybody complains about?

Anybody know how I can get my bookmarks from the iPad to the MacBook? I thought iCloud could do it, but seems not.

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G-Mo

I think Lion should suit you fine, especially if you like your iPad (and as long as you have no PowerPC apps you NEED to run).

iCloud only works with Lion, so, you need to upgrade to sync the bookmarks like you are thinking.

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