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Is this MacBook any good?

Xanthe_2871
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Hello! I just bought a used MacBook today at a moving sale. $8 with no power cable. Before I consider buying a cable online, and setting it up, was this a good deal? Is this going to do anything meaningful? Google says this model, the A1181 is 10 years old. I don't know much about Macs to begin with, but for $8 I figured I'd buy it as see what you guys think. 

 

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Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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It's a good laptop to just have as a backup, in case your daily driver has to get sent in for service or whatnot. Alternatively, it could be handed down to family or friends that need a computer. These laptops are really easy to swap out the hard drives for SSDs. Or, you can just have fun with it. Take it apart using an iFixit guide, just for fun. :) 

"Not breaking it or making it worse is key."

"Bad choices make good stories."

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5 minutes ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

 

Likely only good as a wall decoration

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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7 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

It's a good laptop to just have as a backup, in case your daily driver has to get sent in for service or whatnot. Alternatively, it could be handed down to family or friends that need a computer. These laptops are really easy to swap out the hard drives for SSDs. Or, you can just have fun with it. Take it apart using an iFixit guide, just for fun. :) 

Is this compatible?

 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162720280462

 

It says A1181 but I don't know Macs, maybe there's revisions or something with different connections. 

Yes, it's 2871 as in the year 2871. I traveled all this way, back in time, just to help you. And you thought your mama lied when she said you were special. -_-

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If the monitor's good then maybe take it out as a secondary monitor for a PC.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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