Hey Dan, Is the one you suggested, a 3.3" MacBook Pro 2.5 gig dual core intel I5, a C2D or an I series refurb? The description seems to be both a C2D (dual core) and an I series? Thanks, Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I have a 17” MacBook Pro C2D with 8GB RAM and a 480GB SSD that runs El > Capitan just fine. In fact, I would recommend such a machine for someone who > is only interested in doing basic computing, such as email, Web surfing, etc. > For someone who might want more power or expect some longevity relative to > the operating systems, I would encourage them to go with an I series > processor. > > RAM for the C2D machines is cheap, cheap, cheap. For basic needs, buy one, > slap the maximum RAM in it, add an SSD and you’re good for some time as long > as you don’t try to get fancy. > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2016, at 9:36 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> C2D = Core 2 Duo so avoid that one, its got inadequate RAM in any case. > > > > C2D's run El Krapitan just fine. What is your service life expectation > > for your purchase? I figure I'd get at least five years out of anything > > that's running today's OS. > > > > Our 10yo Macbook Pro is a C2D, and is running Yosemite. It sports > > 6GB of RAM (the max) and a SSD drive, and is really quite snappy and > > serviceable. Should be good for several more years still. > > > > Yes, you need enough/more RAM. No question, and this has _always_ been > > true for computers. Sadly, Mo mac made today, except maybe the trash > > can, is upgradeable at all. > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4522/11505 - Release Date: 01/28/16
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