Building the Ultimate $200 MacBook
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MacBook: 1TB SSD, Core 2Duo
MacOS: *CONFUSED SCREAMING*
Xd
Hahaha lol
MAC high Sierra OS with patch to fool it into thinking it’s post 2012 of course,...otherwise no cigar
well now hes in mac heaven
Wrrrrrrry
10 years later and it still looks way better than most laptops from today.
I love how Final Cut is more expensive than the MacBook
you can pirate it for free
Axem YT fr?
@@DARTbeats You can pirate any piece of software or game for free.
Nice grammar
Or get the pro apps for education bundle with it in and Logic Pro x for £ 180
Well it’s no longer a $200 MacBook lol
Those ssds should cost a few hundred dollars in itself.
NebTheDev YT idk if you’re living under a rock but, ssds aren’t that expensive anymore
its basically a $200 display screen lol
@Derek Frampton hmm, some chinese ssd have 320go for 50€, and there are really good disk (not better than WD, but better than HDD)
Yea kinda pointless when you can get 2014-15 mbook pros for 600$ used...
You should build the ultimate iPod classic
America Pride how dfq?? LOLL DAT WOULD BE IMPRESSIVE THO 🔥
That’ll be difficult, mate.
Ikr ipods graphic card is badd :D
Building the ultimate dot
Ismail Halil ipods don’t have graphics cards
**looks at thumbnail**
_WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE KEYBOARD_
poppet pala i honestly dont mind the colour coding of it.
It looks shit
poppet pala has
poppet pala ok
That really made me laugh
Haha I got one of those from my school for $40 bc they thought it was broken, but I fixed it and it works great. :)
good to hear
I got a broken 2015 MacBook Air from my school because I fix laptops and they didn't need it anymore. Just needed a new battery and it runs great.
@@RyBird wait so like students can ask the school for broken laptops and they're fine with giving it away?
@@deadalpeca8099 No, they were for a Nazerine Mission trip to Guatemala to help build houses for people. We had too many donated by the school so we couldn't bring all of them with us.
@@RyBird hmm interesting
For that 650 dollars after upgrade, u can probably get an MacBook Air 2017 base model on black fridays!
Yeah. But you can't upgrade the new MacBook and pretty sure this MacBook will be faster than any Mac books for the next 10 years
@@JustinAbroad whats the last macbook that could be upgraded?
@@catgarcia2238 I believe that would be the 2013 Macbook Pro.
@@JustinAbroad no it wont the base model air now is faster than this
@@JustinAbroad He just upgraded the ssd not the CPU, the air has a core i5 but this has a core 2 duo
This was pretty cool to see. I forget that older MacBooks are this easy to get into. Great stuff Austin!
What are you doing here, Knuckles? Lol
xX_SpeedyScout_Xx I'm subscribed to Austin's channel.
+xX_SpeedyScout_Xx He lost his wae, you can sho him dae wae tho
Which core 2 duo is it?
And i want upgrade my cpu from 2007 Pentium to core 2 duo.. I'm just confused about the version of it.
I found a 3.33ghz E8500. Is it legit?
My pc is from (2007)
They used to be easy, but the good old times are over... unfortunately.
This seems like a great option for college students. Looks like fun for tinkerers too!
pretty sure there are way better options if you're tight on budget and are in college haha
2nd hand MacBooks are pretty good options for students. I got a maxed out 2012 MBP for $500.
AtomicmonkeyTCG where? I really need a laptop, please tell me
Juan Gómez my local equivalent of eBay, you could also try CeX/WeBuy.
SDG Danny I wouldn't suggest anything Apple for a student
We need more practical tips like this to fight against Apple's planned obsolescence. There are small home offices that as units of older Macs which can actually revived and improved, thus saving costs. I highly appreciate your effort to create this video tutorial.
Apple products last the longest. Try to find a 9 year old laptop that performs as well as they do.
“Planned obsolescence” 😭
ThinkSink , the planned obsolescence is referred to the now-on-the-shelves Apple computers, which are impossible to barely open, neither try to upgrade them: after two years new models ARE obsolete.
I use Apple since 1984, and you can trust me.
briccimn the MacBook Air is sealed and hard to repair but it’s still running strong a decade after its inception.
briccimn but they are supported for longer and they have the best build quality, so you couldn’t break it even you tried to. Sure they may not be used upgradable, but macOS is supported and optimised for older machines, so you wouldn’t run into any problems down the line.
@@thinksink60 Cough cough
Thinkpad
I got a Austin Evans ad before this Austin Evans video
Stonks ↗️
Lol
austin: *stonks*
Austinception
Who else just watches the video but never "builds" anything.....😂😂😂
Samar Nawaz you should try it out! Don't build everything they show of course, parts are expensive, but every now and then try to do something. Really rewarding! I would recommend modding a gameboy or something like that for a start. They're easy to open and there are a lot of ideas and tutorials online you can use. Sadly a lot of the dedicated websites with parts for them is in USA or China, so if you live in EU you will have to wait alot to get parts.
That was me until just last week. I had an old, half-dead 2008 HP6730b laptop with Windows XP lying around the house and while I was able to make it somewhat usable again by installing Puppy Linux (Tahr Pup, I think) on it last December, this video inspired me to replace the original hard drive with a WD (Green) 240GB SSD. With the latest version of Puppy Linux, I've got a great desktop replacement that actually matches my 2014 MacBook Air.
Well, not quite - they each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but it's pretty close.
If you know what you're doing, stuff like this can be pretty easy and fun, and you'll feel a sense of achievement by being able to breathe new life back into an old computer.
would like to do this kinda stuff to computers but cant cuz like im 11 and i dont know how also i dont think my mom and dad would even let me open a laptop or even buy parts for it
Me! I find it very relaxing and interesting.
Shamil A i am 12
MacBook-$200
SSDs(2)-$300
Battery-$30
Keyboard-$20
Shell-$20
Plus shipping and other costs totals to about $600. Not a bad value but I also feel like you could buy a lot of modern laptop for $600
Julian Fairfax mmmm probably another like $60
Leggo0 or BUILD A FUCKING PC
remember that IOS needs specific RAM. probably more than $60
Terrible value, you can get a Lenovo ultra book with a newer quad core i5 or i7 with better specs for the same price
This was actually one of your best videos. It was nice seeing you give positive remarks on something that will help out slot of people.
I dug up my old MacBook and did this and I even downloaded an intel i11 and some more ram
Apple Person wait, you downloaded ram
@@cloudywolf_ Found the Apple user.
Koen Flynn r/wooosh
@@cloudywolf_ actually, you could technically download some ram on a supported windows machine and then copy it over to an apple product
you downloaded a virtual memory
It is so cool to see an apple product that is upgradable!!
Pooch Playz no, an is correct.
Jerico Tamayo well, I’d say if it’s newer and unibody. Unupgradable. Moderate (time-wise) things like Mac Mini and Mac Pro are still upgradable. New things like the 2018 Mac Pro (Coming later this year) will be upgradable.
Yes, I wish they had an alternative MacBook Pro model that had more upgradeable parts.
I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro that is still good for light work and traveling, but not for main use. I upgraded it with 16GB of DDR3 from 4GB which is total overkill for it, and a 240GB SSD and that brought it back from the dead. It went from unusable to generally slow, but kind of snappy. If the RAM had been soldered on and the storage non-upgradable, it would have been retired by now. So yeah, planned obsolescence is a thing.
QuantumBraced I bought a 2012 MacBook Air (used) with an i7@2.00Ghz, 250SSD, for $500
Andre Boccaccio I bought a 2015 MacBook air 13" for 200 lol
is it 15 inch?
No, 13"
daam i could have installed 16 gb too then, though i read it wasn't supported so i went for 8gb :( upgraded a a year and a half ago and this 8 year old computer regained life lol
I’ve had one of these sitting in my drawer forever and now I think I might breathe some life back into it again
It´s the perfect laptop for DJ´s just for preparing their tracks in rekordbox!
and as a dj you can store your whole music library on it because of the 1tb ssd
Watching this on my iPad, shaking my head at my sad late 2009 MacBook sitting right next to it.
Austin, I am watching this on my MacBook Pro 2009 with a new battery and a 250GB SSD. This is the first time since 2009 you are reviewing something I use!
Same. But mine is a 2010 with 10 gb ram and the same ssd
Mine is a 2010 macbook pro with 10gb of ram but only a 128gb ssd, so close lmao. Love how these older mac machines actually had really easy to do upgradability.
Harley Strain same
I have the same mac and I want to upgrade it, can you tell me do I need an adapter for the ssd?
Keno Brt no
Really Cool and looks very useable even though old! Great Job Austin!
Pretty cool! I have a late 2009 MacBook as well; bought it for a little under $100 more than three years ago as it didn't come with a hard drive or power adapter cable (the latter of which I already had from an older failing MacBook), and I upgraded the RAM to 8 GB and installed a 256 GB SSD into it, but I kept the SuperDrive intact as I can still appreciate having an optical disc drive. I love how user-service friendly those unibody MacBooks are (at my computer tech job I recently swapped the hard drives in a bunch of them with blank ones I installed the Mac OS onto for resell). But since it's still 11 years old and cannot run the new Mac operating systems, I plan to buy a 13" Touch Bar MacBook Pro soon (Intel version, as I'm not fully ready to jump into Apple's M1-series Macs yet) but still hold onto the 2009 MacBook for running older 32-bit apps on and for burning DVDs of home movies and such.
My main computer currently is a 2012 quad-core i5 Mac Mini, upgraded with a 960 GB SSD and 16 GB of RAM, and for optical discs I have an LG external Blu-Ray burner hooked up to it :P
upgrades alone cost 300
MP Dope I bought a 2012 MacBook Air (used) with an i7@2.00Ghz, 250SSD, for $500
Andre Boccaccio I got a dead 2011 MacBook Pro for free from my local public school. Spent 70 bucks on a 256GB ssd, and modified the PRAM to disable the dead AMD GPU, I gave it to my mom and she loves it. An i7 2nd gen and 8gb of ram are way more then enough for what she does
A TB of SSD storage is pricey isn’t it?
Toby Cowles nice
Tech Which core 2 duo is it?
And i want upgrade my cpu from 2007 Pentium to core 2 duo.. I'm just confused about the version of it.
I found a 3.33ghz E8500. Is it legit?
My pc is from (2007)
Also which is better core 2 quad 3.13 ghz Q9600 or core 2 core 3.33 ghz E8500?
I have a 2009 Macbook Pro. What you failed to mention is that the computer only supports SATA2 so your SSD will run at drastically reduced speeds...
While tru the speed difference isn't all that drastic, still better than any HDD anyways.
SATA3 has twice the bandwidth as SATA2....
Jarl Ballin' However you have to remember how much of that bandwidth actually gets used especially for a laptop this old with only a core2duo.
I can tell you from experience, the SATA2 bottlenecks the SSD's speed....
Jarl Ballin' yes it will bottleneck, even w/ a core2duo
watching videos like this make me feel good about my laptop
I bought one of these as a machine to force me to focus, and not dossing about the internet. I was shocked to find it just does everything really well. Even with the old spinny drive, you know what? I could use it all night for everything I’d normally do for fun, as well as Office being nil problem to it. These are a nice deal particularly since they scratch, instead of denting like ally. Really nice video. Much enjoying Austin’s stuff.
Maybe you should try doing a giveaway of this custom MacBook
MultimediaLucario but it gay
"try" lmao
For those who needs it 😊 and thats me seriously
i have the same Macbook presented in the video and i recommand you to buy like 2012 or more
MultimediaLucario no
1. Buys $200 laptop
2. Spends another $600 on it
3. ???
4. 10 year old $800 dollar laptop lmao
Zack was it really 600?
Or be smarter and just get 2 1TB HDD for less the price probably coming up to $100 for both so now $300 and the ram doesn't cost anything but at least $50-70 dollars and you're only allowed 16gb anyways on a MacBook so total $370 for a 10 year old MacBook that works way better than a $500 Windows laptop, $400 Chromebook depending on the size, and over $900 New MacBook depending on the size. Plus the cover doesn't look too bad which is another $5 if you wanna cover the scratches and the keyboard keys replacement probably $20 or less. So running you an estimate of $395. Again only an estimate you could get certain things cheaper or even settle with 2 500gb HDD which is even cheaper. It's up to you. But you can make this laptop work as a budget winner and would work better than modern day laptops that again are way overpriced.
Made the calculations it is less than 300$ for a 500GB ssd a new battery and a new keyboard and a new cover and 200$ for the macbook and that is 450$-500$ and it is way better than alot of laptops at that price range and you can sell the parts you swapped out and make a few bucks out of it [30 max]
PowerL1N3 « work better than modern day laptops » are you dumb ? How can a Core2Duo with an HDD (yes in raid with your configuration but speed for multiples files is waaaaay slower than a single SSD) can compete with a core i3/i5 with SSD starting at 600 bucks ?
Cyrille CF Dude, watch who you call a dumbass before reading into the text correctly. I was definitely talking about it being a better performing laptop in this day and age FOR THE BUDGET! Not for overall performance!
I love this.
I done something similar with mine - a mid 2012 - I got it for free broken, and fixed it.
Apple said it only supported 8gig of RAM, but it blatantly takes 16. With that, and an SSD it is completely usable, even running some heavy stuff, video editing etc.
As snappy as a brand new all singing, all dancing mac? Nope, but fast enough - and without the huge price tag lol
Do u remember what it cost for all the upgrades?
Hahah why do you need 16gb of ram on a core 2 duo??
Thank you. I plan on doing this to a MacBook I’m getting for $90. I just need something to do light audio engineering for music
Purple Helmet incorrect use of the word blatantly
@@richardwilliamjohnson8566 mid 2012s are running Intel i5s at minimum. i'd say it's worth it
Good vid. One of my favorite hobbies is upgrading older computers for friends and family. Only other thing I would've done is reapply the thermal paste. Especially on older Macs were the factory paste is old and cheap
Hey Austin, I Have A $200 Chromebook,Can You Make It THE MOST ULTIMATE CHROMEBOOK
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chromebook doesnt really need alot of power since its running chrome os its basically an android tablet that has a keyboard
Install windows done
delete windows and install Mac os...Anything! Done
it runs chrome os not windows
Yep. Modern userfeel upgrades have been mostly in the random IO of an SSD, and macOS post Snow Leopard really seems to hate rust drives more than most OSs. Had the 2010 MacBook in the family until this year and with an SSD and maxed RAM it felt perfectly fine for day to day web browsing and Office. The most missed modernity's were more in the screen and battery life.
I know that feel man.
I upgraded my 2010 MBP with an SSD, put the original Toshiba HDD in the optical drive slot and made them a hybrid drive. Then 16GB of RAM off eBay for $30 gave it the capability to run basically infinite Chrome tabs. Had to replace the keyboard due to water damage last year but parts were cheap and the process was a lot of fun. I'm going to miss this upgradability when I have to let go of this gem.
Did the same to my 2011 MBP - 250gb SSD, HDD in optical drive and 16gb RAM and it ran a treat. BUT I just upgraded to a 2016 MBP w/ touch bar and it is soooooooooooooooo much better. The weight savings and battery life just absolutely kill it!
..... this is the most CZcams-like comment ever
Most modern OSes hate 5400 RPM drives. Windows 10 runs like crap on those.
tipoomaster do you recommend I buy this MacBook or an 2007 imac?
I actually did this with a 2009 MBPro and I'm still very happy with it! I even added windows via bootcamp and it runs most games up to 2012 pretty decent.
This is what I did with my late 2008 MacBook that I bought new. The RAM upgrade from 2 to 8 GB made the biggest difference. I recently added a SSD (only 180GB, but free). It works very well and I am very impressed with it!
The poly carbonated macbook from 2009 is my favorite and my dream mac until now.
I'll take that over mine any day
I have a 2006 black MacBook 😢
If you upgrade, Keep your 06 black in good condition, worth alot
I loved my black MacBook! Wish I would've kept it just to see how far I could upgrade.
those old black macbooks could use SSDs and up to 4GB of ram, but it's all kind of pointless because they got cut off at Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and the early 2006 model got cut off at 10.6 Snow Leopard
Hey you should put an SSD, 4GB of ram, and Linux, and there you go, a badass looking linux machine. With Linux you could probably do basic things like day to day web browsing and school work, except it’ll be more modern than the macOS it’s stuck on.
Gavin Larson I had a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430C. *Had*
I damaged that laptop and now I don't have a laptop
this is the most awesome Austin your this is exactly what i expected a Mac User's Room would look like
These are my favorite kind of computer mods. I've done this exact same thing to man Mac's and am always happy with the result. Upped a 2012 Mac Mini from 4 GB to 16 GB RAM... daily computer still in January 2019.
I still have this model and it works like it's new basically. Awesome mac!
I agree.
Gabriele Mucci do you recommend I get this MacBook or an 2007 imac which works well?
I use it for taking notes in school, it works fine
Those upgrades probably cost more than the macbook itself lol
they do
i actually really love my 2010 macbook and was wondering if i could replace the stuff inside to "upgrade" it. this video helps a lot now that i have the knowledge that i'm able to!
I enjoyed this video. I watched it sometime back and it inspired me to upgrade my mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I got the computer new when I started college. It got me all the way through college and Then some. I had given up on it because it was getting slow. I watched this and decided to upgrade. I opted for a small 128gb ssd because I didn’t need a lot of storage. Then got the 8gb ram upgrade. It sped the computer up tremendously! It became much more usable. I was using it for a work computer. Now, I will say, for what I was doing I didn’t need maximum performance because my job just required me to get online and use a software that’s online. But speeding up the MacBook made it more pleasant to use. Faster startups and shutdowns. Quicker functions. I didn’t do a battery replacement but kind of wished I did.
So for me, I spend like $150ish maybe a tad under that. $150 vs $1000 for a new MacBook Air was a better option for my needs.
Hey Guys this is another Hey guys joke
Picking up older laptops like this MacBook is a real bang for your buck! Last year, I picked up a Dell Latitude E6420 for $300 Refurbished, and that machine is a powerhouse still today. I put in a Samsung 850 Evo and that machine is a pleasure to use with its Core i5 2540m, 4GB of RAM, and the aforementioned SSD. It performs way better than Brand New laptops with a similar price tag.
Exactly, I actually bought a broken Dell e6440 with a bad motherboard, I just replaced the board, added 8gb of ram and an ssd and it went from being a dead 70 dollar machine to a $200 monster. I can very easily edit in premier and have 2 billions tabs open while coding for school wayyyyyy better than buying a 200 dollar new laptop.
Where are you getting the dell? Mine was 125 along with hundreds of others similar to it and it had a 3350m and 4gb of ram. Ebay is absolutly flooded with it.
jashelps I purchased mine from a local computer shop. I knew it was more than what they go for on Amazon and eBay, but the store I purchased it from offers a lifetime warranty on the computers they sell, and are very helpful if something goes wrong with the system or will install components for free as long as I pay for the parts.
Fair enough.
Austin, great video, can you help direct me to a video on how to build a MacBook best suited for Final Cut Pro (or video editing?)
These are my favorite kind of videos!!!
Hey Austin, I was wondering if you could update the description with the links to the replacement parts you got! I got that same computer sitting back at home and, although I have upgraded its ram to 8GB, I think it would still be cool to update the hard drive with SSD and even the keyboard with those stealthy black keys! Awesome video man, very nicely done!
mac sales sells macbook upgrades ect. So they are your best bet
I used that guide to upgrade my 2010 MacBook to boot from an SSD (I used a Data Doubler to install a bigger hd I had laying around to just store media). It makes a world of difference! Boot time was cut in half vs booting from the stock hd! Remember you'll need a sata to USB cable, they're cheap though. When I was cloning to the SSD, the SSD had an error message but I just tried again and it worked like a charm!
I would also have replaced the thermal paste!
should not be necessary
I plan to do that with mine 2009 Macbook but you have to take the whole Motherboard out.
Im doing this with my 2012 mac as it keeps overheating and switching off
Nice recycling! Thanks for the vid. I did the same, minus the second HD, with you Mid 2010 MB. It runs great. I just wish I could play 4k video!
This thing looks legit I like the way it looks
fun stuff
Son of a Tech Which core 2 duo is it?
And i want upgrade my cpu from 2007 Pentium to core 2 duo.. I'm just confused about the version of it.
I found a 3.33ghz E8500. Is it legit?
My pc is from (2007)
Also which is better core 2 quad 3.13 ghz Q9600 or core 2 core 3.33 ghz E8500?
I have a mac exactly like that bone stock with 2gb of ram and it's incredibly slow but it's the only computer I have. This video helped a lot thanks
Definitely go for RAM + SSD upgrades. You'll notice it every moment you're using your computer. RAID is not even remotely necessary.
Put in min. 2gb more ram and an ssd into it and will see how the magic is happen...;-)
carson819 same
I have the exact same MacBook for university. I‘ve upgraded just from 4gb Ram to 8gb of ram! (Yes it works.) and replaced the hdd with a Samsung 500 GB SSD. It works just fine.
Upgrade ram to 4gb thank me later
I did this two years ago to my 2009 MBP, shipped with leopard. Today it still runs awesome almost 2019!! Sad you can no longer do this to newer macs :(
I still need to get one of these models some day and I plan to give it many upgrades! I have a 2012 MacBook Pro that has a similar set of upgrades, just with more ram and better and higher capacity SSD’s.
Always disconnect the battery from your laptops when working on them! just had to say that...dont know if you read these comments...but yeah man. I don't know why you'd say that. just in case . ya know? I'm sure my fellow technicians will agree.
true - but show me how to disconnect any battery in MacBook after about 2014
My solution is - to keep it ALWAYS charged 100% and only do conditioning it every 1-2 months
uhhhhh... unplug the battery from the socket? Or with the most recent MacBooks sliding a card under the motherboard?
Jordan Howell you mean every laptop or only on this video?
The risk is if the power suddenly go out it will damage the hardware
And nowadays laptop have discharge system so instead of charging the battery when reaching 90and above it will act like power brick (you can see it says not charged)
Wouldn't you be fine if you just shut down the laptop to upgrade the HDD/SSD??
Tech101 off course, if you shut down the laptop properly, you can do anything lol as long you can do it lol that includes change sdd/HDD and ram
Austin can you try gaming on that $120 laptop you made a video on a while ago but instead with GeForce NOW?
I’m currently using a late 2010 with 1 Tb no SSD though and 8 g of ram. I use for work running numbers mostly, and I love it!
Honestly, the all white keyboard looks a whole lot cleaner, and it'd be cool to see a new white MacBook.
Your videos are exiting austin
And your English is bad.
Where are they going
That 2009 MacBook is faster than my 2012/2013 Toshiba PC. OOF.
Which processor?, lol, i have a gaming i7 of 2013, thats my gaming rig till now
@Todd Shavez Mac is very good for browsing and office/school work, I personally own a MacBook Air 2017 with core i5, and an iMac 2013 with fusion drive and core i7, both of my devices seems to be faster in browsing and school work than my gaming PC, Core i7 4770K OC to 4.2 GHz and a GTX 1050ti OC +135 core clock, +300 memory clock, and yes I do video editing on my MacBook or on my iMac on final cut Pro X, both do the work easily even with a 4k 60fps video! I think that premier Pro on windows is a bit hard for me!
P.S I am a 13 yr old student and a youtuber
I'm addicted to this video
Subscribed. Most helpful video for buying a $200 A1342 and what to possibly do with it. Much swag.
I’m a windows guy trying out Mac.
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You were actually able to make it look like shit nice
Bror Alwin Sagstuen it looks like garbage by standard like any crapple product.
BH4x0r No, it dosent. This 10 year old machine looks better than most pc’s that come out today. People hate on apple, but nobody says they have bad design.
Bror Alwin Sagstuen most of their shit looks the same... its getting old af
who wants some piece of trash in 2018 when it nearly looks the same as some shit from 10 years ago, i don't get that.
that + most of their shit costs 2x more than its supposed to either way
They aren't meant to change all the time. Change over refinement defeats the purpose of making something good into something great. You don't exactly manage that by radically changing it every single year. When you pick a design and stick with it, it makes it easy to improve and make it better for the current day and the future. Think about it this way. If you purchase something that's great and does everything that you need it to do with no fuss, what's the point of changing it? Let's not forget the things that can inevitably stop working or things that are flat out inconvenient for you now where the previous thing was perfect for you.
Clearly you don't understand the concept and need to do a little more thinking/research to figure this out. Not all change is good, frankly most change is negative in one way or another.
ThunderMasterMind But it isint great, it’s meh.
Love your videos Austin
This ia why I"m in love with this channel....
I don't see a cost analysis for all of your upgrades. I know the ram is around $70, the battery is probably $70, and those drives are around $280. So your around $700-750. Aren't you dipping into the newer MacBook? Pretty sure you can get a used 2012 MacBook pro for around $800
It is 280$ if you drop the extra SSD the macbook uses SATA II so raid is useless as the ssd alone isn't fully utilized anyways
If you drop the ssd it only ends up being $130...
if you buy a used laptop, i don't see the problem of buying used ram, and used ram is kinda cheap.
you can get 8gb of ram for 40$ or less
Dude, you have forgotten the most important thing ... you should have changed the thermal paste !
Persian Penguin Network no1 cares
WTF you are even saying dude? Have you ever heard of thermal throttling ?
Persian Penguin Network no. have u ever heard of the term of "no1 cares"
Okay I've understood you are a troll... now you can go and spam somewhere else ...
ok
Really really wished you listed the upgrades in the description so it was easier for people to find and buy them ourselves
super smart way. well done!
I was going to buy a new macbook but with the student loan and all, I decided to upgrade my 2011 macbook pro's HDD to an SSD. It had a 2.5 ghz processor installed by default, so it's running nicely.
Considering the price of a new macbook, upgrading the old one was definitely a better idea.
Yea, I'm thinking of doing this
im gonna buy a tricked out late 2013 macbook pro with 16 gigs of ram, a 2.7ghz i7 and dedicated graphics, along with a 512 gb ssd. for only 500.
Same. I love my old macbook more then the new ones as I can afford them but they really dont appeal to me
At least the older HDD and SSDs arnt glued down lol
Guys hey Austin this is
Got a mid 2010 with the 8GB and SSD upgrades already done for 65 dollars this week. Grabbed it because I suck with managing my own money, but honestly... Pretty smooth experience so long as you keep your expectations in check
AWESOME PROJECT !
Good video and Thank You! This is a bit off topic, but I came across an internal access only HDD laptop that Windows 10 had crashed due to faulty updates plus having more back doors for malware and viruses to enter. This laptop is less than 3 years old. W10 updates, malware, and viruses had caused this poor laptop to destroy a portion of the HDD by constantly running. Needless to say that when I tried reloading any larger OS like Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Ubuntu, and Mint it tried loading the OS and those larger OS's would cease installing. I ultimately used the much smaller Lubuntu and it installed fine - without a problem and it works like you want. Eventually this laptop will have to be cracked open and the HDD replace, but I bought a little time from doing so and Lubuntu is FREE. The owner while not adept at using Lubuntu/Ubuntu was still happy to have his computer working once again. I of course told him what eventually will be involved to correct the issue - HDD and OS replacement. Praise The Lord and Godspeed to you all - Psalm 28:7!!
Building the Ultimate Austin Evans 2018
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Great build idea! I’ve been considering if I want to invest money in my aluminum unibody MacBook from about 2009. I use adobe CS5 on occasion and have the master collection and I hear it won’t run on late OS upgrades so I’ve not upgraded. I just can’t justify buying a new MacBook for now.
I did almost exactly everything you did internally. Opted for just one SSD because this era of disk drive is in my opinion the last good non-blu-ray drive and I do use it. I intend to eventually find a casing to make that drive external and toss a 2nd 250GB Evo in for RAID.
this ultimate MacBook looks dope as fuck.
iGenius Like me
Venom GG Might be correct.
Did anyone else notice the MagSafe charger spark as it was connected at 6:57?
Iyep
It was the charger light I think not a spark lol
that's light reflection on the shiny surface of the magsafe connector
Not really
It's the light indicator. I played it back at.25 speed.
WE NEED A PART 2!!!
yeeees i will give him my 2006 macbook to make it(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
Congratulations on 3m!
I got 2010 macbook pro 13 added a 128 gb ssd, 8gb of ram and a new battery. Total $280
Does it work with ddr4 ram?
JAMIE THEMCGAMER only ddr3. Up to 16gb
MrBigant18 Total including the MacBook?
Tommy Rosa yup
Tommy Rosa shopped around for used ssd and ram
you should do one for the mac mini
I just build a $160 Mid2010 MacBook Pro that I got from Ebay. I added Crucial 120GB SSD, 8GB ram, replace couple of screw. It works perfectly as my daily laptop for word processing, email and youtube.
I still use my early 2011 13 inch Macbook Pro. I upgraded it with 8 GB of RAM and a SSD a couple of years ago. It still works perfectly and is great for browsing, media consumption, office work and some light photo editing.
I've got the same laptop laying around. Maybe I should upgrade it too...
I would. They are great machines
It's worth your time. I have the exact same model, and I use it as my daily driver for just about everything. It's capable of way more than what most people would ever expect of it.
Using *building* and *MacBook* in one sentence is blasphemy.
What's Gibby Thinking About? So that’s what Gibby’s thinking about
You should be building a pc instead of buying a Mac. There
What's Gibby Thinking About? Have you ever used a Mac/MacBook? Feels like 99% of people bashing Apple have never used apple products outside of a store...
LordNibbler How am I bashing Apple products? Are you illiterate?
I literally spent £1.5K on a MacBook Pro for University.
I replied to the thread, no need to be so hostile.
Wish Macs were this upgradable in 2019 and beyond.
Ah man that MacBook gives me nostalgia. We had carts of these when I went to middle school.
I was expecting for you to replace the optical drive with a Blu-Ray drive instead.
JWproductions same
awesome experiment. perfect computer for simple tasks,
You convinced me to get one of these from eBay. I bought the 2017 MBP, but sold it because it felt like overkill.
You just built a new laptop
Hey MacBooks this is Austin
Awesome video! Caught my attention
great project and video itself
Parts list with links? 😔🤗