I bought the 2009 13” MacBook as an upgrade to my 2004 iBook. Back then, that was a hell of an upgrade and it was fast imo. Unfortunately that laptop got stolen a couple years later, but I ended up getting a 2011 13” mbp with 16 gb ram, which I thought was quite an upgrade itself and lasted me a good 10 years. Now proudly using the M1 MBA which is a beast in comparison
This is my first and so far only MacBook, I have never used or owned another one. It runs at 16GB 1067 MHz Ram and a 1 TB Samsung 860 Evo. I have used all OS since OS X. It’s currently running with Monterey, sometimes a bit laggy, but it works for my daily tasks. I love my Unibody 7.1 and as long as it works, I will use it. 👍😊
@@brandonwear9081I installed Big Sur over Catalina with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, then Monterey 12.0.1 over the latest Version Big Sur. Today I updated to version 12.1, with OpenCore Legacy Patcher version 0.3.2. However, the latest version was increased to 0.3.3 1 hour ago. I will update them tomorrow on my 7.1. Sorry for my bad english. 👍😁
I'm still using this macbook til this day ! it's a bit slow , but it gets whatever i need done . but so on , I'm looking for something to replace this old laptop
If you haven’t upgraded it that should keep it going for quite a while longer for your light workload. Take it to a repair shop they can get the battery replaced, SSD upgrade, Memory upgrade, and maybe get a faster CPU in there as well. I think you can even get one of the newer versions of MacOS on there as well. It shouldn’t be more than $500 or so with labor.
I remember some of my classmates in uni having this MacBook. I can still remember how loud the keys of the keyboard were! As always, thanks for sharing this unboxing with us. What a treat!
The model from 2009 was my first Mac. I have some nostalgic feeling about this Mac, my 2012mid MacBook Pro that I use until today to work does not have the same feeling
The first Mac my family ever got in my household was a Late 2009 polycarbonate which looks identical to the Mid 2010! It’s served us well since 2010 when we bought it brand new. It currently has a fusion drive (HDD + SSD via adapter in place of super drive) along with 8 gigs of RAM
This was my first MacBook. Absolutely beautiful machine, I mean don’t get me wrong the aluminium unibody is nice, but this white MacBook was so nice. Damn that Intro Music sent tingles down my spine. Brings back so many memories lol.
My high school had those back in the day for us the students to use. The NYCDOE emblem was printed on the lid. As a part-time technician after class, and in the summer back then I had to work on tons of those MacBooks for system recovery. My high school teacher from the IT department would order me a pizza and some coke for lunch while enjoying the cool AC in the hot summer. Good times.
I did the same thing. Every glass had a locking rack of these, and of course all the teacher pro laptops, and the library and computer room iMacs. I spent a lot of time in recovery mode reflashing OS and troubleshooting issues. It was my old applied tech teacher than became the tech coordinator and brought me along. I got to spend two periods doing that and didn’t have to go to gym or computer sciences :D
I owned one for years purchased brand new. Apple even did a recall free replacement for the rubber bottom. I updated the ram and HD somewhere along the way. I loved that computer.
I bought one of these two years ago thanks to this channel lol. I'm going to upgrade the ram and put in an SSD after the holidays. I still use it as a portable DVD player. It's perfect.
If you go to 16GB ram and get 1 tb ssd you can get it running on Monterey or Big Sur. done mine recently just remember to clone the old hdd to not encounter issues with the upgrade of the boot
What good memories! I loved that you made an entire video using 2010s tech! So much nostalgia. This was my first ever MacBook and you brought back so many memories, from the completely mind-blown experience, to first video editing experiences! Thank you so much for this video!
Perfect timing! I sold my white MB computer earlier this year. Mistake! One of the coolest computers ever, and IMO the best keyboard Apple has ever put on a laptop. I watched this video in the morning, and then went to a garage sale. I found one of these at the garage sale for $20, brand new. Battery has only 25 cycles. Turned it on, fired right up. I out in a new SSD, and now it is a keeper. Thank you so much!
My first ever laptop was that exact model of MacBook in the video. I swapped the 2GB ram and 250 gb hard drive out for 8gb ram and a 250gb ssd, then got it updated to Mac OS 10.15 Catalina. My parents still use it today.
My bottom case on my 7,1 is still perfect. Slightly darker, but not visibly dirty. Filed a claim a few hours before the extended warranty on the bottom covers ended, probably the last one replaced. Never really used it afterwards, was always in a case when i did.
I bought one of these in college, and it was so great. My car had a faulty trunk and my backpack fell out. Never saw it again. I upgraded to the very first macbook pro that had a retina display in 2012, but I've always been tempted to buy another one of these, even used and scuffed up. Purely for nostalgia's sake.
Whoa, my favorite MacBook! This was the first Apple product I got. Upgraded the RAM to 8GB right away in 2010, used it all the way through college (had a few Windows, AutoCADs and all that stuff running on it), then took it with me to Africa in 2016 when its (still good!) battery life allowed me to write a blog and tons of music scores despite only having power for 3-4 hours a day. That’s when the bottom plastic started peeling - I thought it was from the high outside temperatures;D Brought it back to Europe then, kept using it as my only computer for the next 4 years, got Logic installed, bought a 500GB SSD in 2019, took it everywhere for recording sessions at my friends’ places with a USB bus powered audio interface, got a new charger and a new battery in 2020 to finally retire it (partially:p), when I got a newer Mac - a 2011 iMac 27” ;) The MacBook still contains all my data though and currently serves as a MIDI sound generator for an electronic drum kit in a rehearsal room:)
This is my everyday MacBook. Bought it brand new 11 years ago. Have changed battery, upgraded memory to 16GB and installed 1 TB SSD. Added a skin on the cover and around the keyboard to protect the plastic. Only issue is that it stops upgrading to OS High Sierra but for what I use it for, I could care less. I love it!
I remember those white MacBooks as pristine as that because I was 32 when they were released. I intended to get one, but opted for the aluminium unibody MacBook instead. Saw me through my BA.
Watching the iMovie review felt like such a trip. I was only 10 when this Macbook came out, I had no real clue what any computer specs mean let alone even interest in mac. But watching the iMovie review made me FEEL like I was my age now, back in 2010 watching someone review a brand new Macbook and me thinking “Wow I can’t even afford that right now but it sounds cool!” or “Man those are some pretty impressive specs for a laptop” idk how to explain it
I love the polycarbonate design as a kid I currently use mid 2014 MacBook Air, will probably buy white or silver coloured new MacBook next year, can't wait just hope it dont have a notch with white bezels
7:29 that’s what she said lol Honestly thought, you took the time to make the old fashioned review at the end. I really enjoyed it You’ve earned another subscriber 🙂👍
I had this model earlier this year. Sold it to a friend who really needed a laptop and I regret it being this one. Loved the way it looked and felt; great for writing and carrying around and I had a fun experience watching DVD's on it too.
i wanted one sooo bad. the aesthetic of it and all the youtubers who had one... i loved the pics people took of themselves thru photobooth using their iphones lmao
I had one of these from new and kept it in a clip on plastic shell. The bottom rubber was still perfect when I sold it a few years later. Real nostalgia trip!
The face of satisfaction when the startup video played. Watched several of your videos today and sub’d. Really great content and enjoy seeing someone willing to invest in the actual review “content.” 🍻
I had the mid 2009 model, but I used my plastic unibody MacBook for a good 7 years. It got me through college and into my first big boy job. And, when I was ready to move on, I was able to sell it and get a couple hundred for it!
A wave of nostalgia washed over me upon seeing that Snow Leopard welcome video after 11 and a half years. Those were the good ol' days of Apple, when iTunes and the iPod Touch was still around as well. How time has moved on.
I repaired a few of these as a side hustle back in the day.. always found them cool .. appreciate you Luke this was dope .. I came across your video a few years back when I jumped from a 2012 unibody to a 2015 15 inch .. didn’t think they were upgradable until I saw your vid on it and u answered everything.. at that point I made my purchase with confidence.. Now I’m rocking the 2020 16 inch for audio production.. not ready to upgrade just yet! .. anywho .. thanks again Luke much love from the Bronx !
7:52 I can proudly say that I do know what this is like. This was my first MacBook. My High School was Apple Certified, so at the beginning of our Freshman year we had the option of getting one of the older Squared off plastic MacBooks that had been used as the standard, or you could pay to get one of these brand new. I was lucky enough to get the new one thanks to my parents being willing to pay for it, and I still remember unboxing it for the first time. Really is an experience!
I got one last December since then I upgraded the battery and a few days ago I upgraded to a 1TB SSD. One of my best friends had the late 2009 model back in 2009 first time I saw it I immediately loved it. I know recently some schools just stopped using these lol. I would actually like to see Apple re-retro the polycarbonate mac's and outfit them with the new gen internals. I'll say this to end my comments if you got one of these keep it I think you could be sitting on a gold mine lol
i had a white one, but there were also the black ones. My instructor got one - these looked so cool. But i sold it fast, and got a 17" MacBookPro to get started with 3D...
I have one of these with an SSD and a hard drive, and 16 GB of RAM, running Big Sur under OLPC. It’s slow as hell, and suffers from quite a few graphical glitches, but you’d be surprised at the amount of recent software it can still run. By the way, the best way to deal with the gunky ol’ rubber mat is to outright remove it and plug the holes from the inside with paper hole-puncher confetti and tape. It almost feels like the bottom of a MacBook Pro, really.
I use a Late 2009 13 inch MacBook polycarbonate with Zorin OS as mediacenter. I upgraded their hard disk to an SSD and their rams to 8 GB and runs smooth :).
Aww, I had this one till May 2021, when I finally had to make an upgrade with the new M1 MacBook Air, because the battery was so swollen it destroyed the keyboard, trackpad and motherboard.
Good video. Good memories for a computer that started as a chromebook. Back then and iPod and iTunes had propuse. Now Apple Music and podcast really make an iPhone or iPad instead of a MacBook. Just god an old mid 2012 MacBook that replace battery and upgrade ram. Good for personal computing.
I bought this laptop in 2020 for around 7000php or approx $130, no cracks or the bottom cover issue. I just had to change the SSD and upgrade the RAM to 8GB. There are downsides to this laptop, the core 2 duo, macos high sierra on an old nvidia integrated gpu and the sata 2 interface of the nvidia chipset makes it slow. This macbook is usable for microsoft word or excel, but not for video editing or heavy gaming, and I only have simcity 4 on it. I bought the laptop when I go outside and need to finish some paperworks and I am planning to get an m1 mba or i’ll settle to a 2015 15 mbp.
My mother had one of these which I upgraded to an SSD and additional RAM when she complained it was getting slow. Unfortunately about 6 months later the battery ballooned, destroying the chassis. I was able to salvage the SSD and the RAM, but the rest got recycled. If that had not happened, she was planning on giving it to me when she bought a new MacBook Pro, and I would still be using it today.
Heh, I cut my Mac teeth working on white plastic Macbooks. They were awesome but somewhat fragile. Used to fix them all the time. The unibody plastic one was the highlight of the range. Still have a few pieces of these laying around somewhere.
Even as a "content expense" and collectible item , paying $1,500 was ridiculous. I STILL have 1 of the older "squared off" Macbooks that I still use dedicated just to run teleprompter software for my professional system. Bought off ebay for just under $200 around 5 years ago. Super Drive was already dead (but not needed) and I replaced the dead battery, but everything else is all original and still working well (or at least well enough, Ha) 😃
I still use one a 2008...I liked that I could install more RAM and put a SSD in it....oh and extra batteries too!!! Oh I paid $50 for it 8 years ago from a teacher whom did not know how to rewrite hard drive to sell it....took it out and gave old spinning Drive back to them :)
Its so cool to see older macs still sealed. I recently bought imac 2007 wich was unsealed but never used with box and everything inside still sealed but imac itself was unsealed so it was pretty cool. Nice video
The best thing is that you can upgrade it with an SSD and 8GB of ram. Also thanks to Open Core Legacy you can install macOS Big Sur on that darn thing and it runs OK! I had recenlty one serviced and i tried Big Sur on it and ran great! (for it's age ofc)
They deffinitly need to bring back the old videos when you set up the computer. That is now one of the things on my wish list for the next version of MacOS
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MACBOOK!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!! 2010 Macbook! Underpowered by far and missing firewire or thunderbolt but it was so sweet! Wish I never ever sold mine!!!
I actually bought one of these about six months ago (also new) for about $30 plus tax and it is beautiful. Best part? Battery was PERFECT. Transferred my RAM and SSD from my old 2010 White Uni and I am on cloud nine, lol. So technically, I have the last new mid-2010 White Uni, not you lol. Just wish Apple would get back to making pretty and unique laptops instead of the aluminum blocks.
i love my 2012 unibody 13 inch macbook pro.It may no be as fast as m1 pro and max macs but i have two ssds, 16 gb of ram it is a beast and the core i7 is amazing to have
I have a 2009 w 6 gigs of ram which is the max-it is slow-you can’t have a lot open at the same time but am able to use chrome and iMovie at the same time and got it 5 or 6 years ago used for $375
we do have a macbook today, its the 13 inch "mbp". i'd personally like to see the air be 12 inch, the 13 inch "mpb" would be the new macbook, and for actual macbook pros they are the 14 and 16 inches. much cleaner and simplified list. and we get an inbetween of the 11 and 13 inch air with the new 12 inch air. this way we dont have derivatives of the the same size laptop.
I found one of these in a dumpster in sad condition. But some love and a few new parts later I have a killer writing laptop. With a few mods I have it running Monterey.
This is still very very usable. I got it and I use it often. When I was in high school I made a feature film with it, recording the audio on a behringer (on the Mac obviously) and the video with 2 reflex. I used Final Cut Pro to edit it and it was usable (1080p), i still use Final Cut for small projects and in the last years i make music on it, on Logic Pro 😂 it’s kinda a miracle… the battery keeps half an hour of charge but it is the same of 10 years ago 🤯
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Who used to own or use one of these back in the day? Did this video spark some nostalgia for you? Because it sure did for me!
I still use this every day. :)
I remember having one before my baby brother broke the display on it I had it for 5 years at the time when he broke it.
Like a year ago I was going to buy one as I’m broke but I’m not a cheap skate and I got a mid 2012 mbp
Had this one, gave it to my mom when I changed for a MB Air. With a few key upgrades she is still using it today!
Back in the day? This was mine primary and only machine up until february 2021! xDDD then I upgraded... to mid-2012 unibody 13inch :)))
I bought the 2009 13” MacBook as an upgrade to my 2004 iBook. Back then, that was a hell of an upgrade and it was fast imo. Unfortunately that laptop got stolen a couple years later, but I ended up getting a 2011 13” mbp with 16 gb ram, which I thought was quite an upgrade itself and lasted me a good 10 years. Now proudly using the M1 MBA which is a beast in comparison
2 Decades of computing on Mac
I got my M1 MBA just yesterday, after using Windows laptops for ages, and still do. It's quite amazing!
@@Photo0021 Make sure to get the M8 when that comes out and your M1 starts to slow
@@walker4541 The M1 won't last anywhere near that long unless Apple either skips many numbers or does monthly generations.
Well, at least you didn't get the 15" 2011 MBP.
The end got me, oh the vibes of 2009 UA-cam
I've still got one of these I use almost daily, but nowadays it does have an SSD and 8GB ram to help things along, but still very usable today.
Same dude :)
Same :)
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@Gaming York Ah dang. Well you can always learn to fix it yourself.
Did the same thing here! Got it in 2011 freshman year, ram and ssd made it immortal 😮💨
Those iPhone 4 b - roll shots still looked really good honestly.
This is my first and so far only MacBook, I have never used or owned another one. It runs at 16GB 1067 MHz Ram and a 1 TB Samsung 860 Evo. I have used all OS since OS X. It’s currently running with Monterey, sometimes a bit laggy, but it works for my daily tasks. I love my Unibody 7.1 and as long as it works, I will use it. 👍😊
How you running that even with dos dude patcher only goes up to Catalina
@@brandonwear9081I installed Big Sur over Catalina with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, then Monterey 12.0.1 over the latest Version Big Sur. Today I updated to version 12.1, with OpenCore Legacy Patcher version 0.3.2. However, the latest version was increased to 0.3.3 1 hour ago. I will update them tomorrow on my 7.1.
Sorry for my bad english. 👍😁
I'm still using this macbook til this day ! it's a bit slow , but it gets whatever i need done . but so on , I'm looking for something to replace this old laptop
If you haven’t upgraded it that should keep it going for quite a while longer for your light workload. Take it to a repair shop they can get the battery replaced, SSD upgrade, Memory upgrade, and maybe get a faster CPU in there as well. I think you can even get one of the newer versions of MacOS on there as well. It shouldn’t be more than $500 or so with labor.
I remember some of my classmates in uni having this MacBook. I can still remember how loud the keys of the keyboard were! As always, thanks for sharing this unboxing with us. What a treat!
The model from 2009 was my first Mac. I have some nostalgic feeling about this Mac, my 2012mid MacBook Pro that I use until today to work does not have the same feeling
The first Mac my family ever got in my household was a Late 2009 polycarbonate which looks identical to the Mid 2010! It’s served us well since 2010 when we bought it brand new. It currently has a fusion drive (HDD + SSD via adapter in place of super drive) along with 8 gigs of RAM
This was my first MacBook. Absolutely beautiful machine, I mean don’t get me wrong the aluminium unibody is nice, but this white MacBook was so nice.
Damn that Intro Music sent tingles down my spine. Brings back so many memories lol.
I was hoping he would open it and the box would be empty
My high school had those back in the day for us the students to use. The NYCDOE emblem was printed on the lid. As a part-time technician after class, and in the summer back then I had to work on tons of those MacBooks for system recovery. My high school teacher from the IT department would order me a pizza and some coke for lunch while enjoying the cool AC in the hot summer. Good times.
I did the same thing. Every glass had a locking rack of these, and of course all the teacher pro laptops, and the library and computer room iMacs.
I spent a lot of time in recovery mode reflashing OS and troubleshooting issues.
It was my old applied tech teacher than became the tech coordinator and brought me along. I got to spend two periods doing that and didn’t have to go to gym or computer sciences :D
I owned one for years purchased brand new. Apple even did a recall free replacement for the rubber bottom. I updated the ram and HD somewhere along the way. I loved that computer.
I bought one of these two years ago thanks to this channel lol. I'm going to upgrade the ram and put in an SSD after the holidays. I still use it as a portable DVD player. It's perfect.
If you go to 16GB ram and get 1 tb ssd you can get it running on Monterey or Big Sur. done mine recently just remember to clone the old hdd to not encounter issues with the upgrade of the boot
What good memories! I loved that you made an entire video using 2010s tech! So much nostalgia. This was my first ever MacBook and you brought back so many memories, from the completely mind-blown experience, to first video editing experiences! Thank you so much for this video!
Oh man, i got my first Macbook Pro around mid 2009. What a great bit of nostalgic! I really loved that design from back then to be honest!
Perfect timing! I sold my white MB computer earlier this year. Mistake! One of the coolest computers ever, and IMO the best keyboard Apple has ever put on a laptop.
I watched this video in the morning, and then went to a garage sale. I found one of these at the garage sale for $20, brand new. Battery has only 25 cycles. Turned it on, fired right up. I out in a new SSD, and now it is a keeper. Thank you so much!
My first ever laptop was that exact model of MacBook in the video. I swapped the 2GB ram and 250 gb hard drive out for 8gb ram and a 250gb ssd, then got it updated to Mac OS 10.15 Catalina. My parents still use it today.
My bottom case on my 7,1 is still perfect. Slightly darker, but not visibly dirty. Filed a claim a few hours before the extended warranty on the bottom covers ended, probably the last one replaced. Never really used it afterwards, was always in a case when i did.
I bought one of these in college, and it was so great. My car had a faulty trunk and my backpack fell out. Never saw it again. I upgraded to the very first macbook pro that had a retina display in 2012, but I've always been tempted to buy another one of these, even used and scuffed up. Purely for nostalgia's sake.
What games would you play?
I recall many hours of xmoto and tux
Whoa, my favorite MacBook! This was the first Apple product I got. Upgraded the RAM to 8GB right away in 2010, used it all the way through college (had a few Windows, AutoCADs and all that stuff running on it), then took it with me to Africa in 2016 when its (still good!) battery life allowed me to write a blog and tons of music scores despite only having power for 3-4 hours a day. That’s when the bottom plastic started peeling - I thought it was from the high outside temperatures;D Brought it back to Europe then, kept using it as my only computer for the next 4 years, got Logic installed, bought a 500GB SSD in 2019, took it everywhere for recording sessions at my friends’ places with a USB bus powered audio interface, got a new charger and a new battery in 2020 to finally retire it (partially:p), when I got a newer Mac - a 2011 iMac 27” ;) The MacBook still contains all my data though and currently serves as a MIDI sound generator for an electronic drum kit in a rehearsal room:)
This is my everyday MacBook. Bought it brand new 11 years ago. Have changed battery, upgraded memory to 16GB and installed 1 TB SSD. Added a skin on the cover and around the keyboard to protect the plastic. Only issue is that it stops upgrading to OS High Sierra but for what I use it for, I could care less. I love it!
This was my favorite design of a MacBook ever. I had one of these my first year of teaching.
I've had exactly this model at school... Feels so nostalgic
I sold my 2012 MAcBook Pro. Years later I bought a White 2010 MacBook and changed the battery, upgraded the RAM and changed to SSD. I still love it.
Lmao! Luke you get just as excited and gitty as I do when I see an intro video. lol. I miss those.
I remember those white MacBooks as pristine as that because I was 32 when they were released. I intended to get one, but opted for the aluminium unibody MacBook instead. Saw me through my BA.
Watching the iMovie review felt like such a trip. I was only 10 when this Macbook came out, I had no real clue what any computer specs mean let alone even interest in mac. But watching the iMovie review made me FEEL like I was my age now, back in 2010 watching someone review a brand new Macbook and me thinking “Wow I can’t even afford that right now but it sounds cool!” or “Man those are some pretty impressive specs for a laptop” idk how to explain it
I love the polycarbonate design as a kid I currently use mid 2014 MacBook Air, will probably buy white or silver coloured new MacBook next year, can't wait just hope it dont have a notch with white bezels
7:29 that’s what she said lol
Honestly thought, you took the time to make the old fashioned review at the end. I really enjoyed it
You’ve earned another subscriber 🙂👍
I had this model earlier this year. Sold it to a friend who really needed a laptop and I regret it being this one. Loved the way it looked and felt; great for writing and carrying around and I had a fun experience watching DVD's on it too.
I'm probably gonna buy another one
i wanted one sooo bad. the aesthetic of it and all the youtubers who had one... i loved the pics people took of themselves thru photobooth using their iphones lmao
I had one of these from new and kept it in a clip on plastic shell. The bottom rubber was still perfect when I sold it a few years later. Real nostalgia trip!
The face of satisfaction when the startup video played. Watched several of your videos today and sub’d. Really great content and enjoy seeing someone willing to invest in the actual review “content.” 🍻
I had the mid 2009 model, but I used my plastic unibody MacBook for a good 7 years. It got me through college and into my first big boy job. And, when I was ready to move on, I was able to sell it and get a couple hundred for it!
I remember this video that played when you started up the ac for the first time. Nostalgia explosion.
Gosh that sexy ethernet port. I had the second generation iBook G4, then a PowerBook G4, then an Intel MacBook Pro. I remember these machines well.
A wave of nostalgia washed over me upon seeing that Snow Leopard welcome video after 11 and a half years. Those were the good ol' days of Apple, when iTunes and the iPod Touch was still around as well. How time has moved on.
I repaired a few of these as a side hustle back in the day.. always found them cool .. appreciate you Luke this was dope .. I came across your video a few years back when I jumped from a 2012 unibody to a 2015 15 inch .. didn’t think they were upgradable until I saw your vid on it and u answered everything.. at that point I made my purchase with confidence.. Now I’m rocking the 2020 16 inch for audio production.. not ready to upgrade just yet! .. anywho .. thanks again Luke much love from the Bronx !
7:52 I can proudly say that I do know what this is like. This was my first MacBook. My High School was Apple Certified, so at the beginning of our Freshman year we had the option of getting one of the older Squared off plastic MacBooks that had been used as the standard, or you could pay to get one of these brand new. I was lucky enough to get the new one thanks to my parents being willing to pay for it, and I still remember unboxing it for the first time. Really is an experience!
this was my first ever mabook in high school as a graduation gift to college. It was the "it" computer amongst my friends.
Bangin' vid from Mr Miani once again. I had a black MacBook. If you haven't already, I'd be chuffed to see one of those in your hands. All the best.
That B roll with the iPhone 4 was not bad tho xD
7:09 So amazing, so many memories of my old MB 2006 Core "1" Duo and the 2009 model. Thanks a Lot!!!
I got one last December since then I upgraded the battery and a few days ago I upgraded to a 1TB SSD. One of my best friends had the late 2009 model back in 2009 first time I saw it I immediately loved it. I know recently some schools just stopped using these lol. I would actually like to see Apple re-retro the polycarbonate mac's and outfit them with the new gen internals. I'll say this to end my comments if you got one of these keep it I think you could be sitting on a gold mine lol
i had a white one, but there were also the black ones. My instructor got one - these looked so cool.
But i sold it fast, and got a 17" MacBookPro to get started with 3D...
I still use one of these for production, with a ssd, 16 gb of ram and big sur works pretty fine for app-development.
I still use my 2008 17" MacBook Pro. Installed 8GB ram and an SSD. Great for regular surfing etc..
I have one of these with an SSD and a hard drive, and 16 GB of RAM, running Big Sur under OLPC. It’s slow as hell, and suffers from quite a few graphical glitches, but you’d be surprised at the amount of recent software it can still run.
By the way, the best way to deal with the gunky ol’ rubber mat is to outright remove it and plug the holes from the inside with paper hole-puncher confetti and tape. It almost feels like the bottom of a MacBook Pro, really.
BlackBook were around, too, and they were so cool.
I use a Late 2009 13 inch MacBook polycarbonate with Zorin OS as mediacenter. I upgraded their hard disk to an SSD and their rams to 8 GB and runs smooth :).
Aww, I had this one till May 2021, when I finally had to make an upgrade with the new M1 MacBook Air, because the battery was so swollen it destroyed the keyboard, trackpad and motherboard.
That divet in the box looks like where the media remote would go the original 2007 macs came with them.
I remember saving up my money for one of these and by the time I had enough they had already discontinued them. So sad!
lol at the retro review, you nailed it. I was pretty surprised how nice the broll looked from the iphone tho.
Good video. Good memories for a computer that started as a chromebook. Back then and iPod and iTunes had propuse. Now Apple Music and podcast really make an iPhone or iPad instead of a MacBook.
Just god an old mid 2012 MacBook that replace battery and upgrade ram. Good for personal computing.
I remember I almost got one of these for graduation. I got the mid 2010 MBP literally just for the back light keyboard lol
DUDE I WANT ONE OF THESE SO BADLY I LOVE THE Designee
I bought this laptop in 2020 for around 7000php or approx $130, no cracks or the bottom cover issue. I just had to change the SSD and upgrade the RAM to 8GB. There are downsides to this laptop, the core 2 duo, macos high sierra on an old nvidia integrated gpu and the sata 2 interface of the nvidia chipset makes it slow. This macbook is usable for microsoft word or excel, but not for video editing or heavy gaming, and I only have simcity 4 on it. I bought the laptop when I go outside and need to finish some paperworks and I am planning to get an m1 mba or i’ll settle to a 2015 15 mbp.
My mother had one of these which I upgraded to an SSD and additional RAM when she complained it was getting slow. Unfortunately about 6 months later the battery ballooned, destroying the chassis. I was able to salvage the SSD and the RAM, but the rest got recycled. If that had not happened, she was planning on giving it to me when she bought a new MacBook Pro, and I would still be using it today.
The 720 P camera on the iPhone 4 from 11 going on 12 years ago still looks sharper than android phones that are out now
Heh, I cut my Mac teeth working on white plastic Macbooks. They were awesome but somewhat fragile. Used to fix them all the time. The unibody plastic one was the highlight of the range. Still have a few pieces of these laying around somewhere.
The gap under the booklet is for the optional magic mouse or remote, if you ordered it.
2 years after this video I still have mine and it still works.
My first mac and crazy part is I got it in 2018 ssd and more ram , it ran perfectly with high sierra now I’m on the M1 pro
The teachers at my school had these!
Even as a "content expense" and collectible item , paying $1,500 was ridiculous.
I STILL have 1 of the older "squared off" Macbooks that I still use dedicated just to run teleprompter software for my professional system. Bought off ebay for just under $200 around 5 years ago. Super Drive was already dead (but not needed) and I replaced the dead battery, but everything else is all original and still working well (or at least well enough, Ha) 😃
I still use one a 2008...I liked that I could install more RAM and put a SSD in it....oh and extra batteries too!!! Oh I paid $50 for it 8 years ago from a teacher whom did not know how to rewrite hard drive to sell it....took it out and gave old spinning Drive back to them :)
15:05 that can music though… 😂😂😂
this looks so beautiful for 2009
I’m 14 and we had these in school too
I wish they would just bring back the white & black. Soft touch on the black was amazing
Also these had the BEST smell 😂
It looks like a huge airpod case
This was my first MacBook, I absolutely love it!
9:03 Why does this give me Spider-Man 3 vibes? 😂
I have a late 2009 that has been upgraded to 8 Gb RAM and a 128 GB SSD. Works well.
Its so cool to see older macs still sealed. I recently bought imac 2007 wich was unsealed but never used with box and everything inside still sealed but imac itself was unsealed so it was pretty cool. Nice video
The review at the end made on 2010 devices… very cool 😎👌👌
I had one of these for work, I thought I was the dogs dangleys for having it. Cheers for the video
I bought a new bottom for mine a little while back and it is glorious to see and feel
if Im being real.. Id totally spend like $300 for a factory sealed one just for the time-travel of opening it.. the nostalgia. Great video idea dude
OMG I REMEMBER SEEING THIS! My older brother was SOOOOOOOO jealous 😂
Thinking about it metal laptop sounds insane
I’ve got one of these but the battery exploded help
The best thing is that you can upgrade it with an SSD and 8GB of ram. Also thanks to Open Core Legacy you can install macOS Big Sur on that darn thing and it runs OK! I had recenlty one serviced and i tried Big Sur on it and ran great! (for it's age ofc)
They deffinitly need to bring back the old videos when you set up the computer. That is now one of the things on my wish list for the next version of MacOS
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MACBOOK!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!! 2010 Macbook! Underpowered by far and missing firewire or thunderbolt but it was so sweet! Wish I never ever sold mine!!!
I actually bought one of these about six months ago (also new) for about $30 plus tax and it is beautiful. Best part? Battery was PERFECT. Transferred my RAM and SSD from my old 2010 White Uni and I am on cloud nine, lol. So technically, I have the last new mid-2010 White Uni, not you lol.
Just wish Apple would get back to making pretty and unique laptops instead of the aluminum blocks.
i love my 2012 unibody 13 inch macbook pro.It may no be as fast as m1 pro and max macs but i have two ssds, 16 gb of ram it is a beast and the core i7 is amazing to have
I have a 2009 w 6 gigs of ram which is the max-it is slow-you can’t have a lot open at the same time but am able to use chrome and iMovie at the same time and got it 5 or 6 years ago used for $375
I Used To Live In Cali And They Had 2012 Unibody Macbooks Until They Upgraded To The Macbook air
I have one. SSD with the EFi update to support 16gb of ram and it still runs pretty decently.
I did, I got one as a High School Graduation gift. Class of 2010.
The best thing about this laptop is the old OS. To my eye it looks much more elegant and like something from the future.
This was my first MacBook!! I got it back when I was in middle school 🥰🥰
i always wanted one of these back then, i might just buy one off ebay just for nostalgic reasons
we do have a macbook today, its the 13 inch "mbp".
i'd personally like to see the air be 12 inch, the 13 inch "mpb" would be the new macbook, and for actual macbook pros they are the 14 and 16 inches.
much cleaner and simplified list. and we get an inbetween of the 11 and 13 inch air with the new 12 inch air. this way we dont have derivatives of the the same size laptop.
I found one of these in a dumpster in sad condition. But some love and a few new parts later I have a killer writing laptop. With a few mods I have it running Monterey.
Scammers showing up lol. Just reported.
This is still very very usable. I got it and I use it often. When I was in high school I made a feature film with it, recording the audio on a behringer (on the Mac obviously) and the video with 2 reflex. I used Final Cut Pro to edit it and it was usable (1080p), i still use Final Cut for small projects and in the last years i make music on it, on Logic Pro 😂 it’s kinda a miracle… the battery keeps half an hour of charge but it is the same of 10 years ago 🤯