I’m now collecting vintage Intel MacBook Pros

[EugW]

Really? I haven't experienced that with mine. Nor any of my other MBPs for that matter - and for which I'm quite thankful.

Although the keyboards of my Dual USB iBook G3's unoquivocably exhibit the characteristic aroma.

Ew. I haven't experienced this, fortunately, and I've owned several iBook G3s and iBook G4s over the years.

 

[TheShortTimer]

Ew. I haven't experienced this, fortunately, and I've owned several iBook G3s and iBook G4s over the years.

I remember the confusion with my first iBook G3 in that it took me ages to realise where the smell was originating from. I'm just glad that I live alone, lest others think that I was the culprit!

My iBook G4 is mercifully free of this affliction.

 

[B S Magnet]

I remember the confusion with my first iBook G3 in that it took me ages to realise where the smell was originating from. I'm just glad that I live alone, lest others think that I was the culprit!

My iBook G4 is mercifully free of this affliction.

Quite possibly we have just stumbled upon a new use for… SPEED STICK

With new Super Dry SPEED STICK® by Mennen, you can now eliminate those ungainly hygienic odours from your iBook G3 while boosting its clock speed by up to 19%* and keeping your logic board Atacama-dry. Be a speed demon without anyone catching a whiff of what you’re attempting to do on vintage gear. Guaranteed to work as directed for up to 24 hours OR YOUR MONEY BACK*.

* $2.39 or less, offer valid except in Labrador, St.-Pierre et Miquelon, the Isle of Man, and Florida. Real world results may vary.

 

[MultiFinder17]

* $2.39 or less, offer valid except in Labrador, St.-Pierre et Miquelon, the Isle of Man, and Florida. Real world results may vary.

As someone that has lived their entire life in Florida, I can confirm that it is not a place that one would want to send anything that they care about.

 

[B S Magnet]

As someone that has lived their entire life in Florida, I can confirm that it is not a place that one would want to send anything that they care about.

Get out (get out!) before it all goes to underwater!

 

[Mr. Dee]

After a false start with a lemon off Ebay, I got my first vintage 2006 Intel MacBook Pro 1,1 A1150. Came preloaded with Leopard but I promptly used the appropriate restore DVDs bought off Ebay to restore it with Tiger. I downloaded all the latest updates but they seem to have removed the Front Row app.

Such a wonderful stroll down memory lane and still looks iconic. Up next is a 2007 MacBook Pro I’m waiting on arrival so I can load Leopard.

 

[Amethyst1]

Up next is a 2007 MacBook Pro I’m waiting on arrival so I can load Leopard.

What's the point of getting separate machines for each version of OS X?

 

[Mr. Dee]

What's the point of getting separate machines for each version of OS X?

Just like having different models with different versions of OS X. Yeah, I know I could just partition the drive and install them.

 

[Amethyst1]

Up next is a 2007 MacBook Pro I’m waiting on arrival so I can load Leopard.

Hopefully you’re aware of the potentially defective GPU that plagues the 2007 and early 2008 MBPs.

 

[Mr. Dee]

Hopefully you’re aware of the potentially defective GPU that plagues the 2007 and early 2008 MBPs.

Well that sucks, would be nice if it came with just Intel graphics.

 

[Amethyst1]

Well that sucks, would be nice if it came with just Intel graphics.

If it has a “green dot” sticker on the RAM bridge, the logic board has been replaced and you have a revised GPU known to be reliable. Otherwise, you may well have a non-revised GPU — these are well known to fail sooner or later (especially when temperatures get high) and then the machine is dead until the GPU is replaced. Sucks, but that’s the deal.

The 2011 15” and 17” MBPs (in case you’re considering one for Snow Leopard) also have defective GPUs which were never revised — but you can either disable them and use the Intel graphics or get a 13” without a discrete GPU.

The 2010 15” and 17” models also have GPU-related issues but the GPU isn’t actually the culprit.