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  1. prog99

    MBP 1,1-10,2 What to do with two unibody mbps

    Due to upgrades I've the following gathering dust in my office. Is there still a market for them? The quad core cpu upgrade looked awesome but beyond my abilities. Stock 2011 i7 with 8gb ram, 128gb ssd and a dead battery Upgraded 2012 i7 with 16gb ram, 2x500gb ssd. Battery holds a charge for...
  2. D

    2010 MacBook Pro "Retina Display"

    I'll start by saying that this "hack" is not for everyone. It is certainly not elegant, and for people who need to move their laptops around often it might not be practical. But, if you have an older Unibody MacBook Pro and feel like it has plenty of life left in it, then read on. Also, if...
  3. T

    mid 2012 15" macbook pro overheating (UNIBODY)

    Hello, my mid 2012 15" unibpdy macbook pro is over heating and idk why. i just replaced the thermal paste a month ago and i cant seem to get it to cool down. should i go with liquid metal thermal paste? i heard that can do wonders on macs. over wise i was going to mod my macbook pro and get...
  4. dmitrique

    MB 2008 Unibody - image retention / ghosting / low fps

    Hello dear colleagues! This problem started yesterday. Very long image rendering time (low fps) and ghosting. Sometimes there are stripes. There are no problems on the external monitor. So the problem is either in the cable or in the matrix. How to determine what exactly is the problem? I tried...
  5. M

    Mid-2012 Unibody MBP displayport issues

    So basically my mid-2012 unibody mbp 13" has some issues with the displayport. It works and I can use a monitor with it, but when it goes to sleep mode and then comes back on, the monitor doesn't show anything as if it's still in sleep mode. The monitor is being detected and does show under...
  6. Krutav

    Upgrade Your MacBook's Wireless Card! (WiFI AC + BT4.2) (Open Source Guide!)

    If you're like me and still holding on to a Unibody MacBook from 2010 - 2012, you'll have noticed that the wireless connectivity can be lacking on these models! While this guide won't cover Macbooks made in 2009 and prior (at least not yet), I will be focussing on Macbooks made from 2010...
  7. A

    I just bought a unibody mid 2012 15 inch 2.6 GHz i7 in 2020. Is the laptop still worth it?

    I bought it for 380 bucks including tax & shipping off eBay. Its got 1500 battery cycles. I plan to put in an SSD & 16GB of Ram. I don't plan to put in a new battery. Would this laptop still be worth it today? and how long will it last? I plan to use it for heavy graphic design work, and...
  8. A

    I just bought a unibody mid 2012 15 inch 2.6 GHz i7 in 2020. Is the laptop still worth it?

    I bought it for 380 bucks including tax & shipping off eBay. Its got 1500 battery cycles. I plan to put in an SSD & 16GB of Ram. I don't plan to put in a new battery. Would this laptop still be worth it today? and how long will it last? I plan to use it for heavy graphic design work, and...
  9. B S Magnet

    MBP 1,1-10,2 Finding a workaround for unibody MBPs w/ a bad RAM slot

    This is homologous to the recent thread on PowerBook G4s with known bad RAM slots (and getting 2GB SO-DIMMs to do the work of two 1GB sticks albeit in one slot): I have an early-2011 A1278 MBP 13/i5/2.3GHz (Sandy Bridge), which is my Snow Leopard box. It runs with one 8GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz...
  10. amgff84

    Holiday MacBook Woes.

    To make a long story short, I bought 3 2010 MacBooks for the kids as presents for the upcoming holiday (Christmas for us). It was the hardest thing to date so far. Okay, maybe that wasn't much of a description, so I'll elaborate. I've worked in the fire protection industry for almost a decade...
  11. haaalp

    Macbook without HD, no OS X, no download option

    Back story: I recently purchased a 2010 MBP for a couple of beers worth of $$ and replaced the charging port for a few more beers worth. To my surprise, the battery looks to be in relatively good health. I have no idea how long it has been stored empty, but hopefully I'll be able to see the...
  12. drbrazil

    Screen ''prohibited'' when installing Mojave in Macbook 5.1, 2008 (dosdude1).

    Hi brothers! I download the patch dosdude mojave I download the ''install mojave'' through the patch dosdude i create the USB Boot I restart, click button option, select USB Boot ERROR ø I've tried others pendrivers and i followed the dosdude tutorial complete, i not sucess. Macbook is...
  13. Q

    Replacing the optical drive of a MBP Unibody with... (Alternative solutions)

    I've a MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2010) and I recently opened it up to clean its insides from dust, and as I was removing the optical drive, I realized just how much space it takes up. I was wondering if there's anything I could do with it, besides installing a second hard drive, which is of...
  14. L

    Looking to move mid-2010 MacBook Pro 13" to mid-2010 MBP 15" unibody

    Hi All, I've done some Googling on this subject and come up short. Long story short, I own a 13" mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I came across a 15" mid-2010 MacBook Pro unibody and screen. As a result, I'd like to benefit from the bigger real estate on the 15" screen and 'hack' the 13" to fit into...
  15. nitro912gr

    Returning a macbook to OSX 10.6

    Hello and sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but I'm not sure where to post this. I have a unibody white macbook (late 2009) which unfortunately is at the end of its life, both in support and from a usage point of view. I have it for very rare occasions that I need to do small changes...
  16. J

    HELP! SanDisk X110 in MacBook Unibody LATE 2008

    Hi guys Looking to upgrade the 500GB HDD in my MacBook 5,1 Late 2008 to an SSD. I don't know too much about the required specification in my MacBook, only what I have seen on EveryMac, that the storage device is SATA and reads up to 3Gb/s I believe. Would this SanDisk X110 256GB work fine in...
  17. ondert

    Modding a White Unibody Macbook?

    Hello, I used to have 2010 white macbook unibody long ago and sold it a few years before. However it was so fun to use it. While surfing on the internet I just saw a guy modding old ibook g3 clamshells, putting an i5 (probably an intel NUC or macbook air logic board). You can find his website...
  18. D

    Speaker replacement?

    I have a MacBook 2008 13" Unibody, one of the speakers crap out and makes a crackling noise. I suspect it is he right speaker with the subwoofer. I am having a really difficult time locating replacement speaker online. I have seen couple used ones and the only new one I could find is for $50...
  19. S

    MacBook Pro won't enter clamshell mode

    Just so you know this is my first post. I'm hoping someone might have any suggestions for an issue with my Mac. It won't enter clamshell mode anymore and when I close the lid it won't go to sleep itself unless I either wait awhile or usually manually do it. Sometimes the charger isn't recognized...
  20. S

    crazy Trackpad on Macbook unibody white late 2009

    Hello guys , the day before yesterday the trackpad on my Macbook White Unibody late 2009 has gone crazy , moves alone , pointing click drag creates folders opens robe etc etc . Reset PRAM and SMC have led to nothing , so ' I tried to take it apart , clean it from dirt and reassemble it but the...