Re:Converted a MacBook into a PC
by afavour on Monday November 11, 2024 @07:48PM
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I recently dug out a 2013 MacBook and I’m surprised at how slow it feels. “Unusably” is of course a subjective measure but I think if I was using this day to day I’d get annoyed.
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Re:Converted a MacBook into a PC
by Yossarrian22 on Monday November 11, 2024 @08:46PM
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Replace the HDD with an SSD, max out the RAM, and repaste the CPU whilst hacking it to run the latest MacOs or
Linux and you’ll find a a very usable experience.
Source: I just did this with a 2011 MacBook Pro
Re:Converted a MacBook into a PC
by lunchmeat317 on Monday November 11, 2024 @10:11PM
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That 2013 model (at least the late 2013 model that I have) añready has an SSD. RAM is soldered if I remember correctly.
Thr issue that mine has - aside from a broken hinge over time - is that one of the thermal sensors is fucked, so the machine puts the fans on full and heavily throttles the CPU. Before that happened (last year) it was a solid machine.
I did that with a 2012 Mac Mini a few years ago, and it was ok, but not great. A few months ago I replaced it with a little Intel N100 box, and I'm much happier now.
Consider that the utility of old hardware depends on what you want to do with it, as well.
I have an i7/32GB/SSD x230 from 2013 and it's perfectly usable for everything I've thrown at it so far, so ymmv.
Re:Converted a MacBook into a PC
by nopelynopington on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @05:10AM
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I have an x220 and an x201 with SATA SSDs and they both run great, although repasting the cpus is on my list of things to do, as the fans do run more than I'd like.
I have Debian on both but recently I was testing old SSDs and one had windows 10 and even that was perfectly usable.
My main daily driver is a MacBook Pro 64GB M2 Max, so it's not like I live in a world of ancient tech and don't understand the difference.