I bought the 2009 13” MacBook as an upgrade to my 2004 iBook. Back then, that was a hell of an upgrade and it was fast imo. Unfortunately that laptop got stolen a couple years later, but I ended up getting a 2011 13” mbp with 16 gb ram, which I thought was quite an upgrade itself and lasted me a good 10 years. Now proudly using the M1 MBA which is a beast in comparison
Same here, got 2011 13‘’ few years later after I was introduced to it at very first workplace. I was still in High school, back in early 2013 😂 Never thought I would have in my hands 4 years later, maxed ram, thrown in an ssd and upgraded airport(for airdrop), yet I wouldn’t dare to replace her good ol’ SuperDrive which spins every time I turn on. Love that thing
I used to think the white Apple plastic was really premium. It started with the first iPod and it felt so futuristic. It didn’t age great but a brand new one does still look pretty good.
the confusing thing about it is that it might look premium, but it's the quality of the material. If they could achieve the same look but make it more durable then it would be more premium
@@HearMeLearn the MacBook was the budget offering if you wanted the premium build you had to spend over a grand to get an aluminum pro. The worst issue with these was the bottom rubber delaminating, and the display housings tend to crack by the hinge area.
@@nnnnnn3647 It got absolutely thrashed by students. Any plastic laptop can’t handle being thrown around. Replacement parts were cheap anyways not like it was a big deal to fix the hinge.
I know what you mean; I feel like these new M2 MacBook Airs (?) will be the modern equivalent of them; they're supposed to come in a variety of pastel colours and be super thin and light and have white bezels and white keys. They won't be rounded and plastic, but the plastic and white keys should really contribute a lot to making them look similarly friendly.
I still feel that this is the best looking MacBook ever! The curves in this Mac and the lack of the metal surface made it really beautiful and feel good at the same time! The color showed the boldness of Apple and it contrasted well against the greys in the keyboard and the purple wallpaper and also the glowing white Apple logo!
Fun fact about these, they actually introduced that aluminum “L shape” MagSafe charger with that model MacBook, while still shipping the white plastic “T shape” MagSafe charger with the aluminum unibody MacBook Pro. I remember I got the MacBook Pro and a friend got the MacBook Christmas 2010, we traded our chargers at school so they would match. Fun memories
The tray isn't there for a specific item, it's very likely that indentation is there to stick the top plastic with the bottom of the box, otherwise the bottom would be hollow as the documentation hole is thinner than the charger hole.
This was my main computer 2010 - 2018. I replaced it with a used 15“ MacBook Pro 2012 (non Retina) and now I‘m running a MacBook Air M1. I think I‘m a good example how budget-friendly and sustainable Apple can be.
Honestly there's nothing like an unboxing experience from 2012 and earlier. You had much nicer THICC manuals, accessories that came in the box, free software/trials and just the overall unboxing experience was almost magical. I felt like when I bought a new computer, I was getting something special but nowadays only thing you get is the bare minimum. Laptop, charger, and a piece of paper with a few words on it.
I consider this the most visually stunning Mac ever. Unfortunately it wasn’t powerful enough for me, to get it, but man what a beauty. Thanks for the great video, Luke! 💜
I'm typing from mine running 10.11. It's a great laptop, I really like it! It used to be a 2009, but the main board was fried and I upgraded it to a 2010. I use it for programming alongside a few other machines, and it works really good
Even though it’s plastic, I think it still looks fancy in 2021. I have a newer one (mid 2012 MacBook Pro) and I use it daily for programming at uni, works fine for me since upgraded to ssd 🥰
This is my first and so far only MacBook, I have never used or owned another one. It runs at 16GB 1067 MHz Ram and a 1 TB Samsung 860 Evo. I have used all OS since OS X. It’s currently running with Monterey, sometimes a bit laggy, but it works for my daily tasks. I love my Unibody 7.1 and as long as it works, I will use it. 👍😊
@@brandonwear9081I installed Big Sur over Catalina with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, then Monterey 12.0.1 over the latest Version Big Sur. Today I updated to version 12.1, with OpenCore Legacy Patcher version 0.3.2. However, the latest version was increased to 0.3.3 1 hour ago. I will update them tomorrow on my 7.1. Sorry for my bad english. 👍😁
back when I was in high school (2018) I had bought a cheap MacBook and to do my online work and ended up finding a mid 2010 white MacBook , I bought a 128gb ssd for it and 16gb of ram , I graduated 6 months early on that Mac , completing 105 credits in 2 months just to graduate in December with my friends . I might not have grown up with the Mac but seeing that baby brand new brings a smile to my face . I still have it to this day just hanging out in my drawer I locational take it out to plants vs zombies on steam lol still chugging along what a true champ that Mac is .
This MacBook, and in particular the black version, is still IMO the best laptop they ever made. I would love to see them return to a polycarbonate design, I don't necessarily want my laptop to be aluminum.
Perfect timing! I sold my white MB computer earlier this year. Mistake! One of the coolest computers ever, and IMO the best keyboard Apple has ever put on a laptop. I watched this video in the morning, and then went to a garage sale. I found one of these at the garage sale for $20, brand new. Battery has only 25 cycles. Turned it on, fired right up. I out in a new SSD, and now it is a keeper. Thank you so much!
This channel is goin' in the right direction, good job Luke for stayin' creative and reinventing yourself and your content that you provide all the time, btw love the redesign on the new MacBook !
I had one. Believe it or not mine is still in really good condition. A few years ago brought it to Apple to change the bottom case and the guy was amazed how this computer could remained in such a great condition. I love it, sometimes I till use it. However it is basically good for internet and for office /I mean iWork/ work..
I used to use these Macs in elementary school and middle school that the district replaced in 2015. I have 2 of my own that I still use to this day that are running an SSD and 10GB of RAM. One with 10.14 using the Dos Dude patcher and one running nativly supported 10.6. Like Luke said these macs will run up to 16GB of RAM, but from my personal experience, they seem to perform better with 10GB of ram instead of 16GB.
What good memories! I loved that you made an entire video using 2010s tech! So much nostalgia. This was my first ever MacBook and you brought back so many memories, from the completely mind-blown experience, to first video editing experiences! Thank you so much for this video!
This was like my dream laptop for my family to buy 11 years ago when I was in 3rd grade. Of course we didn’t get it because it was insanely expensive here in the Philippines. We then got a a cheaper Windows laptop. Now my dreams came true 11 years later after I got my first ever mac which is an M1 MacBook Pro. Dreams do come true 🥲
It's 2023, I have just watched this video giggling, having just seen it on the exact Macbook you've just unboxed. I bought mine brand new, back in 2010 for £750 ($950), and the machine is still going strong. However, it is not the original. It has had a new white shell, new motherboard, new screen, new trackpad, new harddrive, a least 3 batteries, and as for the bottom, the rubber came off completely and I now have just the metal plate there, with some black foam feet. It's had been used everyday of it's life. Nowadays, it lives on my desk and stays there, too fragile to really be moved. However, as a amateur author, it is a fantastic writing laptop. For my out and about laptop, I bought and refurbished, a 2010 macbook pro that was sold as the same time as this for about £70 or $100, and I like these old machines, because they are before the time before Apple glued everything in and could be entirely dismantled with a screwdriver. Parts are easy to come by, making them easy to repair. And yes, they are very shiny when new, but as my white mac proved, never give up on a machine.
The model from 2009 was my first Mac. I have some nostalgic feeling about this Mac, my 2012mid MacBook Pro that I use until today to work does not have the same feeling
I owned one for years purchased brand new. Apple even did a recall free replacement for the rubber bottom. I updated the ram and HD somewhere along the way. I loved that computer.
I remember some of my classmates in uni having this MacBook. I can still remember how loud the keys of the keyboard were! As always, thanks for sharing this unboxing with us. What a treat!
Still have it as my first Mac and use it every once a while nowadays, the late 2009 model MC207 with the box also. Changed the battery and the charger, swap HDD with SSD and it boots around 21 - 22 seconds. Fan kicks off when plays TH-cam in 1080 but doing fine with 720. Still a viable and competent browsing machine though. What's crazy about it when still using Snow Leopard, I got like 8 hours of battery life doing work in 2010 back then which was unheard of at that time. Good ol' times.
I'm still using this macbook til this day ! it's a bit slow , but it gets whatever i need done . but so on , I'm looking for something to replace this old laptop
If you haven’t upgraded it that should keep it going for quite a while longer for your light workload. Take it to a repair shop they can get the battery replaced, SSD upgrade, Memory upgrade, and maybe get a faster CPU in there as well. I think you can even get one of the newer versions of MacOS on there as well. It shouldn’t be more than $500 or so with labor.
My high school had those back in the day for us the students to use. The NYCDOE emblem was printed on the lid. As a part-time technician after class, and in the summer back then I had to work on tons of those MacBooks for system recovery. My high school teacher from the IT department would order me a pizza and some coke for lunch while enjoying the cool AC in the hot summer. Good times.
I did the same thing. Every glass had a locking rack of these, and of course all the teacher pro laptops, and the library and computer room iMacs. I spent a lot of time in recovery mode reflashing OS and troubleshooting issues. It was my old applied tech teacher than became the tech coordinator and brought me along. I got to spend two periods doing that and didn’t have to go to gym or computer sciences :D
I actually really liked the look of the glossy white plastic macbook. I was sad that they stopped making them, but I think I've come to terms with it now.
I bought one of these two years ago thanks to this channel lol. I'm going to upgrade the ram and put in an SSD after the holidays. I still use it as a portable DVD player. It's perfect.
If you go to 16GB ram and get 1 tb ssd you can get it running on Monterey or Big Sur. done mine recently just remember to clone the old hdd to not encounter issues with the upgrade of the boot
This was my first MacBook. Absolutely beautiful machine, I mean don’t get me wrong the aluminium unibody is nice, but this white MacBook was so nice. Damn that Intro Music sent tingles down my spine. Brings back so many memories lol.
I actually own one of these MacBooks and the rubber bottom is perfect! a few light scratches on the lid and a small crack on the palm rest however the bottom is spotless 🙂
I think the reason why it got nasty for students is because of the dirt and grime on classroom desks that stuck to the rubber. They would also set it down outside on the grass and concrete. You’re not really thinking about preserving a cheap MacBook when studying for a degree.
@@markm0000 These machines got quite hot when doing a lot of video (as students are wont to do), and I think the heat degraded the adhesive and caused separation of the rubber film.
The principal of my high school for one of these as her school computer when I was a freshman and I had the pleasure of unboxing it. This generation MacBook is special.
The first Mac my family ever got in my household was a Late 2009 polycarbonate which looks identical to the Mid 2010! It’s served us well since 2010 when we bought it brand new. It currently has a fusion drive (HDD + SSD via adapter in place of super drive) along with 8 gigs of RAM
Still got my mid 2010 white MacBook, 2.4Ghz Cor2Duo P8600 with an upgraded Intel 520 SSD and 8GB of PC3-8500 memory. Replacement battery by Apple in 24/01/11 still holds 5082/5770 design capacity. Lovely bit of kit
Apple had a bottom replacement program for years. I’ve owned probably 4-5 of those and I’d always get a new bottom from apple for free until they discontinued the program lol.
These white polycarbonate clamshell MacBooks are probably one of my favorite Apple designs, period. I bought one of these in 2010 as a replacement for the white first gen Intel MacBook I’d been using since the summer of 2006. With 4GBs of RAM it was the perfect laptop to finish out college and ultimately got replaced with a MacBook Air in early 2012 when I started a new job. And yes, they did look this shiny when purchased new. And mine didn’t look half bad even after 2 years of use. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
I bought the mid 2009 version of that MacBook in 2013 secondhand for $300 off of amazon. I killed it during my first year of college, but it was my favorite MacBook I've ever had. The iSight camera from that era was the best.
Really love these "brand new" from the last decade Mac videos! Since you've already unsealed them and consequently made them "ordinary new" vintage Macs, IMHO only logical step is to use them for more videos! The best case would be maxing out the specs and upgrading all possible internals - even CPUs for models that support it! I think that iFixit would gladly sponsor it, and big views are guaranteed! Please Luke consider it doing. Cheers!
I love that intro video. when I was a kid that was always the thing that I thought was super cool. it's not too long, not too patronizing, and the ending where it ends and then the welcome screen slides into view, it's just the perfect intro video.
My school had these for years, and constantly upgraded them and fixed them to keep using them, they gave us these around 2014, but boy were they scratched and the bottom was more grey than white, the battery in mine ended up bulging to the point it may explode, it had pushed up the track pad and all. Isn’t that amazing to see that macbook turn on that hasn’t even been touch since factory
I was a huge Apple fan back around 2010 and the A1342 Macbook was in my opinion the most beautiful laptop ever. Of course I would had never got it back then, but I decided that when I'm older I'm gonna buy one. And so I did. It looked pristine, no cracks, scratches and the bottom was almost perfect too. It was 120€, with charger, RAM upgraded to 8GB, and 120GB (if I remember correctly) SSD. It's more like a collectors item for nostalgia, but it works fine too. Looks just amazing.
I just bought one of these for £30 off gumtree, A+ condition, 2gb ram 250gb hdd , I’ve ordered a 120gb ssd and 16 gb ram , awesome videos man .. love it .
Thank you for the great review. I love this Macbook. I've had one since 2009 and it's still working. It still runs on the first battery. The only thing I did was expand the ram and replace the hard drive with an SSD. My girlfriend used this until the beginning of the year (2021) for her studies, until I fully upgraded my Mac Pro 4.1. The Mac Pro was actually only in the basement until I saw your video about it. Best regards
I really wish they’d never discontinued the intro videos… I still remember buying my first iMac with snow leopard on it, and unboxing it at my grandparents and the look on their face as this video played it was such a cool experience
yep, I used those macbooks in school too. Fast forward 10 years and I have just bought my first ever macbook, the m1 macbook air. I have always like the mac OS (despite my lacking experience) and now I have been able to justify purchasing one (the sheer power of the m1 being owed most thanks). And now I am in the mac rabbit hole on youtube.
We didn't have these ones at my elementary school. We had the previous ones and I remember being obsessed with them! I also remember when we got the white plastic eMacs upgraded from the older iMacs and everyone was so obsessed with them.
I repaired a few of these as a side hustle back in the day.. always found them cool .. appreciate you Luke this was dope .. I came across your video a few years back when I jumped from a 2012 unibody to a 2015 15 inch .. didn’t think they were upgradable until I saw your vid on it and u answered everything.. at that point I made my purchase with confidence.. Now I’m rocking the 2020 16 inch for audio production.. not ready to upgrade just yet! .. anywho .. thanks again Luke much love from the Bronx !
I am using a 2010 Unibody right now! Comparing this to my 11 inch 2013 MacBook Air, The screen is significantly better, and the upgradable storage will make this machine not bog down as much with over 20+ chrome tabs. The Air has 4 and always will, and I hope to upgrade this machine to 16 GB!
this was the macbook of my childhood, my mom used to have one of these and i vividly remember playing games on it, watching netflix, i think i spilled something on it at one point which made one of the key sticky, but it survived! i recently refurbished it and sold it, but the memories of that computer will surely live on!
This was my first ever MacBook, got it from school and kept it after I was done, it became my favorite device, so many movies, games, videos experienced. I would like to see a white MacBook again, something about white Apple tech just feels right.
Still using to this day. I only repaired it for blown speaker 2 times, battery replacement 2x, upgrade it to 8gb ram and change to 1tb sad. Running still to this day. Rocking high sierra. Very stable indeed. MacBook white unibody 13” mid 2010.😊
I actually bought one of these about six months ago (also new) for about $30 plus tax and it is beautiful. Best part? Battery was PERFECT. Transferred my RAM and SSD from my old 2010 White Uni and I am on cloud nine, lol. So technically, I have the last new mid-2010 White Uni, not you lol. Just wish Apple would get back to making pretty and unique laptops instead of the aluminum blocks.
This is my everyday MacBook. Bought it brand new 11 years ago. Have changed battery, upgraded memory to 16GB and installed 1 TB SSD. Added a skin on the cover and around the keyboard to protect the plastic. Only issue is that it stops upgrading to OS High Sierra but for what I use it for, I could care less. I love it!
I loved my Matt black polycarbonate MacBook. Would like for Apple to release it as a 11 inch MacBook/iPad hybrid for schools priced around 400. Use recycled ocean plastic
7:29 that’s what she said lol Honestly thought, you took the time to make the old fashioned review at the end. I really enjoyed it You’ve earned another subscriber 🙂👍
Gosh I remember unboxing one of these back in high school - the new Apple smell, and watching the welcome video, having to learn how to use OSX, it was all such a magical experience. I had never had my own laptop, let alone a MacBook which was insanely fast at the time. This video put me right back into 2009 and it's an experience that I hold onto dearly.
I bought a 2010 MacBook last year and love the design. It had the original battery in it, which had only 18 charge cycles! The case is in very good shape with a few minute scratches. Even the rubber pad on the bottom is in good shape. The MacBook has been upgraded with a 240 GB SSD and 4 GB of RAM, which is plenty for what I use the MacBook for. It's too bad the polycarbonate case is so impractical, I like the design much better than any of the other MacBook designs. I'm now looking for a good example of the black polycarbonate MacBook at a reasonable price.
I had one of these from new and kept it in a clip on plastic shell. The bottom rubber was still perfect when I sold it a few years later. Real nostalgia trip!
A wave of nostalgia washed over me upon seeing that Snow Leopard welcome video after 11 and a half years. Those were the good ol' days of Apple, when iTunes and the iPod Touch was still around as well. How time has moved on.
Thank you for this video. I'm just watching it from my Macbook Mid 2010, high Sierra, updated to 16 gb, and so reliable. Stil shining and no cracks on the hinges, etc. 12 years working and on.
Still have one of these in use at my house - bought new at Apple. Box is stashed away and the MacBook is in perfect condition. Updated with more RAM and an SSD, and it works just fine for basic use.
Luke, I did get some nostalgia from this video, when I was younger; these Polycarbonate MacBooks were my Introduction to computers. These and their older counterparts. The first desk desktop computers I used was the iMac, the aluminum ones, but I also used the Polycarbonate ones as well. But I think I appreciate the MacBook because it was the first computer I interacted with. This was a nice surprise, thank you.
I have one of these I use regularly, it's scuffed but clean, I use it to run two windows VMs (7 and XP) with legacy car diagnostic software. It's durable and doesn't slip easily. It's maxed out including two SSDs and 16gbs of RAM.
The little recessed section under the documentation was for optional accessories that could be ordered with the macbook such as the mini displayport to VGA/DVI/HDMI adapters. Also the battery was not user serviceable and had to be done by an Apple Authorized service provider.
Who used to own or use one of these back in the day? Did this video spark some nostalgia for you? Because it sure did for me!
I still use this every day. :)
I remember having one before my baby brother broke the display on it I had it for 5 years at the time when he broke it.
Like a year ago I was going to buy one as I’m broke but I’m not a cheap skate and I got a mid 2012 mbp
Had this one, gave it to my mom when I changed for a MB Air. With a few key upgrades she is still using it today!
Back in the day? This was mine primary and only machine up until february 2021! xDDD then I upgraded... to mid-2012 unibody 13inch :)))
I've still got one of these I use almost daily, but nowadays it does have an SSD and 8GB ram to help things along, but still very usable today.
Same dude :)
Same :)
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@Gaming York Ah dang. Well you can always learn to fix it yourself.
Did the same thing here! Got it in 2011 freshman year, ram and ssd made it immortal 😮💨
Imagine including not only a power brick but an extension cord with a $1000+ product back in the day. What a time to be alive.
I bought the 2009 13” MacBook as an upgrade to my 2004 iBook. Back then, that was a hell of an upgrade and it was fast imo. Unfortunately that laptop got stolen a couple years later, but I ended up getting a 2011 13” mbp with 16 gb ram, which I thought was quite an upgrade itself and lasted me a good 10 years. Now proudly using the M1 MBA which is a beast in comparison
2 Decades of computing on Mac
I got my M1 MBA just yesterday, after using Windows laptops for ages, and still do. It's quite amazing!
@@Photo0021 Make sure to get the M8 when that comes out and your M1 starts to slow
@@walker4541 The M1 won't last anywhere near that long unless Apple either skips many numbers or does monthly generations.
Well, at least you didn't get the 15" 2011 MBP.
The end got me, oh the vibes of 2009 TH-cam
Ahhh....! 🤤 Always wanted one of these. My first Mac was the 2011 13".
Same here, got the 2011 13" still lying around!
Same here, got 2011 13‘’ few years later after I was introduced to it at very first workplace. I was still in High school, back in early 2013 😂 Never thought I would have in my hands 4 years later, maxed ram, thrown in an ssd and upgraded airport(for airdrop), yet I wouldn’t dare to replace her good ol’ SuperDrive which spins every time I turn on. Love that thing
I still have my Mac book pro 13” 2011 😅 but it’s upgraded 8GB ram and 250GB SSD
2009 pro 13“. Bought it 3 years ago for 150€
This was my first Mac ever! It's the one that got me into the Apple Ecosystem!
I used to think the white Apple plastic was really premium. It started with the first iPod and it felt so futuristic. It didn’t age great but a brand new one does still look pretty good.
the confusing thing about it is that it might look premium, but it's the quality of the material. If they could achieve the same look but make it more durable then it would be more premium
@@HearMeLearn the MacBook was the budget offering if you wanted the premium build you had to spend over a grand to get an aluminum pro. The worst issue with these was the bottom rubber delaminating, and the display housings tend to crack by the hinge area.
This model looks so innocent compared to modern MacBooks. I wish they’d go back to this someday.
what do you mean
@@nnnnnn3647 It got absolutely thrashed by students. Any plastic laptop can’t handle being thrown around. Replacement parts were cheap anyways not like it was a big deal to fix the hinge.
I know what you mean; I feel like these new M2 MacBook Airs (?) will be the modern equivalent of them; they're supposed to come in a variety of pastel colours and be super thin and light and have white bezels and white keys. They won't be rounded and plastic, but the plastic and white keys should really contribute a lot to making them look similarly friendly.
Plastic MacBooks look cheap though
@@markm0000 If you thought that was bad, look at what elementary school-aged kids are doing with chromebooks.
Today: Luke Miani Posts a video called “The LAST Plastic Macbook”
Tomorrow: Apple releases a new plastic macbook
I wish
Honestly I'm here for it
The Snow Leopard intro video really felt like I achieved something having a MacBook. The music is called Exodus Honey - Honeycut. It’s worth a listen.
I still feel that this is the best looking MacBook ever! The curves in this Mac and the lack of the metal surface made it really beautiful and feel good at the same time! The color showed the boldness of Apple and it contrasted well against the greys in the keyboard and the purple wallpaper and also the glowing white Apple logo!
Indeed it is. Warm, inviting, subtle. These new macbooks look like they were made in a prison.
The value increases when you break the seal because it’s now something we can all share. Love these videos 💞
Those iPhone 4 b - roll shots still looked really good honestly.
Fun fact about these, they actually introduced that aluminum “L shape” MagSafe charger with that model MacBook, while still shipping the white plastic “T shape” MagSafe charger with the aluminum unibody MacBook Pro. I remember I got the MacBook Pro and a friend got the MacBook Christmas 2010, we traded our chargers at school so they would match. Fun memories
I think that tray under the documentation was for a older model that included a display adapter.
Yah or the PowerBook cables
Or the remote for front row?
@@Flexkopf14XD great point
The tray isn't there for a specific item, it's very likely that indentation is there to stick the top plastic with the bottom of the box, otherwise the bottom would be hollow as the documentation hole is thinner than the charger hole.
This was my first MacBook. The clam shell later cracked easily. I adored this thing.
This was my main computer 2010 - 2018. I replaced it with a used 15“ MacBook Pro 2012 (non Retina) and now I‘m running a MacBook Air M1. I think I‘m a good example how budget-friendly and sustainable Apple can be.
Honestly there's nothing like an unboxing experience from 2012 and earlier. You had much nicer THICC manuals, accessories that came in the box, free software/trials and just the overall unboxing experience was almost magical. I felt like when I bought a new computer, I was getting something special but nowadays only thing you get is the bare minimum. Laptop, charger, and a piece of paper with a few words on it.
I consider this the most visually stunning Mac ever. Unfortunately it wasn’t powerful enough for me, to get it, but man what a beauty. Thanks for the great video, Luke! 💜
I'm typing from mine running 10.11. It's a great laptop, I really like it! It used to be a 2009, but the main board was fried and I upgraded it to a 2010. I use it for programming alongside a few other machines, and it works really good
Even though it’s plastic, I think it still looks fancy in 2021. I have a newer one (mid 2012 MacBook Pro) and I use it daily for programming at uni, works fine for me since upgraded to ssd 🥰
Damn, that iPhone 4 footage looks better than I expected!
This is my first and so far only MacBook, I have never used or owned another one. It runs at 16GB 1067 MHz Ram and a 1 TB Samsung 860 Evo. I have used all OS since OS X. It’s currently running with Monterey, sometimes a bit laggy, but it works for my daily tasks. I love my Unibody 7.1 and as long as it works, I will use it. 👍😊
How you running that even with dos dude patcher only goes up to Catalina
@@brandonwear9081I installed Big Sur over Catalina with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, then Monterey 12.0.1 over the latest Version Big Sur. Today I updated to version 12.1, with OpenCore Legacy Patcher version 0.3.2. However, the latest version was increased to 0.3.3 1 hour ago. I will update them tomorrow on my 7.1.
Sorry for my bad english. 👍😁
back when I was in high school (2018) I had bought a cheap MacBook and to do my online work and ended up finding a mid 2010 white MacBook , I bought a 128gb ssd for it and 16gb of ram , I graduated 6 months early on that Mac , completing 105 credits in 2 months just to graduate in December with my friends . I might not have grown up with the Mac but seeing that baby brand new brings a smile to my face . I still have it to this day just hanging out in my drawer I locational take it out to plants vs zombies on steam lol still chugging along what a true champ that Mac is .
This MacBook, and in particular the black version, is still IMO the best laptop they ever made. I would love to see them return to a polycarbonate design, I don't necessarily want my laptop to be aluminum.
Well, this one didn’t have the black version. Previous "boxy" (pre-unibody) had.
Loved the blackbook
This is such a hipster Apple comment. 😂
Also, 100% of the top cases on those MacBooks cracked from heat. The real GOAT is the 12” PowerBook G4.
My SR black book is dead, but one day I will buy a white one and make it great again by gutting the white one ;-)
Nah aluminum or titanium are the way to go
Perfect timing! I sold my white MB computer earlier this year. Mistake! One of the coolest computers ever, and IMO the best keyboard Apple has ever put on a laptop.
I watched this video in the morning, and then went to a garage sale. I found one of these at the garage sale for $20, brand new. Battery has only 25 cycles. Turned it on, fired right up. I out in a new SSD, and now it is a keeper. Thank you so much!
This channel is goin' in the right direction, good job Luke for stayin' creative and reinventing yourself and your content that you provide all the time, btw love the redesign on the new MacBook !
I had one. Believe it or not mine is still in really good condition. A few years ago brought it to Apple to change the bottom case and the guy was amazed how this computer could remained in such a great condition.
I love it, sometimes I till use it. However it is basically good for internet and for office /I mean iWork/ work..
I used to use these Macs in elementary school and middle school that the district replaced in 2015. I have 2 of my own that I still use to this day that are running an SSD and 10GB of RAM. One with 10.14 using the Dos Dude patcher and one running nativly supported 10.6. Like Luke said these macs will run up to 16GB of RAM, but from my personal experience, they seem to perform better with 10GB of ram instead of 16GB.
What good memories! I loved that you made an entire video using 2010s tech! So much nostalgia. This was my first ever MacBook and you brought back so many memories, from the completely mind-blown experience, to first video editing experiences! Thank you so much for this video!
This was like my dream laptop for my family to buy 11 years ago when I was in 3rd grade. Of course we didn’t get it because it was insanely expensive here in the Philippines. We then got a a cheaper Windows laptop. Now my dreams came true 11 years later after I got my first ever mac which is an M1 MacBook Pro. Dreams do come true 🥲
It's 2023, I have just watched this video giggling, having just seen it on the exact Macbook you've just unboxed. I bought mine brand new, back in 2010 for £750 ($950), and the machine is still going strong. However, it is not the original. It has had a new white shell, new motherboard, new screen, new trackpad, new harddrive, a least 3 batteries, and as for the bottom, the rubber came off completely and I now have just the metal plate there, with some black foam feet. It's had been used everyday of it's life. Nowadays, it lives on my desk and stays there, too fragile to really be moved. However, as a amateur author, it is a fantastic writing laptop. For my out and about laptop, I bought and refurbished, a 2010 macbook pro that was sold as the same time as this for about £70 or $100, and I like these old machines, because they are before the time before Apple glued everything in and could be entirely dismantled with a screwdriver. Parts are easy to come by, making them easy to repair. And yes, they are very shiny when new, but as my white mac proved, never give up on a machine.
The model from 2009 was my first Mac. I have some nostalgic feeling about this Mac, my 2012mid MacBook Pro that I use until today to work does not have the same feeling
The tray under the books was for optional extras, e.g. adapters you could configure to your order from Apple :-)
I owned one for years purchased brand new. Apple even did a recall free replacement for the rubber bottom. I updated the ram and HD somewhere along the way. I loved that computer.
I remember some of my classmates in uni having this MacBook. I can still remember how loud the keys of the keyboard were! As always, thanks for sharing this unboxing with us. What a treat!
Still have it as my first Mac and use it every once a while nowadays, the late 2009 model MC207 with the box also. Changed the battery and the charger, swap HDD with SSD and it boots around 21 - 22 seconds. Fan kicks off when plays TH-cam in 1080 but doing fine with 720. Still a viable and competent browsing machine though.
What's crazy about it when still using Snow Leopard, I got like 8 hours of battery life doing work in 2010 back then which was unheard of at that time. Good ol' times.
I'm still using this macbook til this day ! it's a bit slow , but it gets whatever i need done . but so on , I'm looking for something to replace this old laptop
If you haven’t upgraded it that should keep it going for quite a while longer for your light workload. Take it to a repair shop they can get the battery replaced, SSD upgrade, Memory upgrade, and maybe get a faster CPU in there as well. I think you can even get one of the newer versions of MacOS on there as well. It shouldn’t be more than $500 or so with labor.
man's unboxing an 11 year old macbook like it's a relic dragged up from the wreck of the titanic
It's so crazy how much these have changed over the years
They went from coolest shiny thing ever, to low end poverty spec, to absolute landfill, and now way over valued than what anyone could have predicted.
The moment Luke opened the box and lifted up the lid revealing the MacBook, it gave me a techgasm 😲🤤 aaaaah the feeels 🤩
I remember when this came out!
At that time this looked so futuristic!
My high school had those back in the day for us the students to use. The NYCDOE emblem was printed on the lid. As a part-time technician after class, and in the summer back then I had to work on tons of those MacBooks for system recovery. My high school teacher from the IT department would order me a pizza and some coke for lunch while enjoying the cool AC in the hot summer. Good times.
I did the same thing. Every glass had a locking rack of these, and of course all the teacher pro laptops, and the library and computer room iMacs.
I spent a lot of time in recovery mode reflashing OS and troubleshooting issues.
It was my old applied tech teacher than became the tech coordinator and brought me along. I got to spend two periods doing that and didn’t have to go to gym or computer sciences :D
I actually really liked the look of the glossy white plastic macbook. I was sad that they stopped making them, but I think I've come to terms with it now.
I bought one of these two years ago thanks to this channel lol. I'm going to upgrade the ram and put in an SSD after the holidays. I still use it as a portable DVD player. It's perfect.
If you go to 16GB ram and get 1 tb ssd you can get it running on Monterey or Big Sur. done mine recently just remember to clone the old hdd to not encounter issues with the upgrade of the boot
This was my first MacBook. Absolutely beautiful machine, I mean don’t get me wrong the aluminium unibody is nice, but this white MacBook was so nice.
Damn that Intro Music sent tingles down my spine. Brings back so many memories lol.
2 years after this video I still have mine and it still works.
I actually own one of these MacBooks and the rubber bottom is perfect! a few light scratches on the lid and a small crack on the palm rest however the bottom is spotless 🙂
I think the reason why it got nasty for students is because of the dirt and grime on classroom desks that stuck to the rubber. They would also set it down outside on the grass and concrete. You’re not really thinking about preserving a cheap MacBook when studying for a degree.
@@markm0000 These machines got quite hot when doing a lot of video (as students are wont to do), and I think the heat degraded the adhesive and caused separation of the rubber film.
The principal of my high school for one of these as her school computer when I was a freshman and I had the pleasure of unboxing it. This generation MacBook is special.
The first Mac my family ever got in my household was a Late 2009 polycarbonate which looks identical to the Mid 2010! It’s served us well since 2010 when we bought it brand new. It currently has a fusion drive (HDD + SSD via adapter in place of super drive) along with 8 gigs of RAM
Still got my mid 2010 white MacBook, 2.4Ghz Cor2Duo P8600 with an upgraded Intel 520 SSD and 8GB of PC3-8500 memory. Replacement battery by Apple in 24/01/11 still holds 5082/5770 design capacity.
Lovely bit of kit
Apple had a bottom replacement program for years. I’ve owned probably 4-5 of those and I’d always get a new bottom from apple for free until they discontinued the program lol.
These white polycarbonate clamshell MacBooks are probably one of my favorite Apple designs, period. I bought one of these in 2010 as a replacement for the white first gen Intel MacBook I’d been using since the summer of 2006. With 4GBs of RAM it was the perfect laptop to finish out college and ultimately got replaced with a MacBook Air in early 2012 when I started a new job.
And yes, they did look this shiny when purchased new. And mine didn’t look half bad even after 2 years of use. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
It seems that the only way to keep creating new content is to choose a retro style when new products aren't coming out.
Well most of his audience is about his age and we’re all starting to feel a bit nostalgic.
Man that bit filming and editing on the MacBook was awesome my favorite part of the video by far
I was hoping he would open it and the box would be empty
I bought the mid 2009 version of that MacBook in 2013 secondhand for $300 off of amazon. I killed it during my first year of college, but it was my favorite MacBook I've ever had. The iSight camera from that era was the best.
That review really just showed me how good the iPhone 4 camera was
Not gonna lie the review was actually pretty good
Really love these "brand new" from the last decade Mac videos! Since you've already unsealed them and consequently made them "ordinary new" vintage Macs, IMHO only logical step is to use them for more videos! The best case would be maxing out the specs and upgrading all possible internals - even CPUs for models that support it! I think that iFixit would gladly sponsor it, and big views are guaranteed! Please Luke consider it doing. Cheers!
I love that intro video. when I was a kid that was always the thing that I thought was super cool. it's not too long, not too patronizing, and the ending where it ends and then the welcome screen slides into view, it's just the perfect intro video.
My school had these for years, and constantly upgraded them and fixed them to keep using them, they gave us these around 2014, but boy were they scratched and the bottom was more grey than white, the battery in mine ended up bulging to the point it may explode, it had pushed up the track pad and all.
Isn’t that amazing to see that macbook turn on that hasn’t even been touch since factory
I was a huge Apple fan back around 2010 and the A1342 Macbook was in my opinion the most beautiful laptop ever. Of course I would had never got it back then, but I decided that when I'm older I'm gonna buy one. And so I did. It looked pristine, no cracks, scratches and the bottom was almost perfect too. It was 120€, with charger, RAM upgraded to 8GB, and 120GB (if I remember correctly) SSD. It's more like a collectors item for nostalgia, but it works fine too. Looks just amazing.
This is the most beautiful MacBook ever made by apple… I still have mine from college, excellent video, thank you for the travel to 2010
I just bought one of these for £30 off gumtree, A+ condition, 2gb ram 250gb hdd , I’ve ordered a 120gb ssd and 16 gb ram , awesome videos man .. love it .
Thank you for the great review. I love this Macbook. I've had one since 2009 and it's still working. It still runs on the first battery. The only thing I did was expand the ram and replace the hard drive with an SSD. My girlfriend used this until the beginning of the year (2021) for her studies, until I fully upgraded my Mac Pro 4.1. The Mac Pro was actually only in the basement until I saw your video about it. Best regards
I really wish they’d never discontinued the intro videos… I still remember buying my first iMac with snow leopard on it, and unboxing it at my grandparents and the look on their face as this video played it was such a cool experience
yep, I used those macbooks in school too. Fast forward 10 years and I have just bought my first ever macbook, the m1 macbook air. I have always like the mac OS (despite my lacking experience) and now I have been able to justify purchasing one (the sheer power of the m1 being owed most thanks). And now I am in the mac rabbit hole on youtube.
We didn't have these ones at my elementary school. We had the previous ones and I remember being obsessed with them! I also remember when we got the white plastic eMacs upgraded from the older iMacs and everyone was so obsessed with them.
I repaired a few of these as a side hustle back in the day.. always found them cool .. appreciate you Luke this was dope .. I came across your video a few years back when I jumped from a 2012 unibody to a 2015 15 inch .. didn’t think they were upgradable until I saw your vid on it and u answered everything.. at that point I made my purchase with confidence.. Now I’m rocking the 2020 16 inch for audio production.. not ready to upgrade just yet! .. anywho .. thanks again Luke much love from the Bronx !
I am using a 2010 Unibody right now! Comparing this to my 11 inch 2013 MacBook Air, The screen is significantly better, and the upgradable storage will make this machine not bog down as much with over 20+ chrome tabs. The Air has 4 and always will, and I hope to upgrade this machine to 16 GB!
I like how he treats the MacBook like it's so fragile he actually has to whisper while unboxing so as not to frighten it
Luke your tech channel is so refreshingly different. I enjoy every single one of your videos.
this was the macbook of my childhood, my mom used to have one of these and i vividly remember playing games on it, watching netflix, i think i spilled something on it at one point which made one of the key sticky, but it survived! i recently refurbished it and sold it, but the memories of that computer will surely live on!
This was my first ever MacBook, got it from school and kept it after I was done, it became my favorite device, so many movies, games, videos experienced. I would like to see a white MacBook again, something about white Apple tech just feels right.
Still using to this day. I only repaired it for blown speaker 2 times, battery replacement 2x, upgrade it to 8gb ram and change to 1tb sad. Running still to this day. Rocking high sierra. Very stable indeed. MacBook white unibody 13” mid 2010.😊
Apple should release a throwback version.
I actually bought one of these about six months ago (also new) for about $30 plus tax and it is beautiful. Best part? Battery was PERFECT. Transferred my RAM and SSD from my old 2010 White Uni and I am on cloud nine, lol. So technically, I have the last new mid-2010 White Uni, not you lol.
Just wish Apple would get back to making pretty and unique laptops instead of the aluminum blocks.
This is my everyday MacBook. Bought it brand new 11 years ago. Have changed battery, upgraded memory to 16GB and installed 1 TB SSD. Added a skin on the cover and around the keyboard to protect the plastic. Only issue is that it stops upgrading to OS High Sierra but for what I use it for, I could care less. I love it!
I loved my Matt black polycarbonate MacBook. Would like for Apple to release it as a 11 inch MacBook/iPad hybrid for schools priced around 400. Use recycled ocean plastic
7:29 that’s what she said lol
Honestly thought, you took the time to make the old fashioned review at the end. I really enjoyed it
You’ve earned another subscriber 🙂👍
Gosh I remember unboxing one of these back in high school - the new Apple smell, and watching the welcome video, having to learn how to use OSX, it was all such a magical experience. I had never had my own laptop, let alone a MacBook which was insanely fast at the time. This video put me right back into 2009 and it's an experience that I hold onto dearly.
The intro music that he used for the iMovie review sent me back I actually felt like shedding a tear. Wish we could go back
I bought a 2010 MacBook last year and love the design. It had the original battery in it, which had only 18 charge cycles! The case is in very good shape with a few minute scratches. Even the rubber pad on the bottom is in good shape. The MacBook has been upgraded with a 240 GB SSD and 4 GB of RAM, which is plenty for what I use the MacBook for. It's too bad the polycarbonate case is so impractical, I like the design much better than any of the other MacBook designs. I'm now looking for a good example of the black polycarbonate MacBook at a reasonable price.
Great Video. Love the Footage at the end lol :0)
I sold my 2012 MAcBook Pro. Years later I bought a White 2010 MacBook and changed the battery, upgraded the RAM and changed to SSD. I still love it.
I'm in awe of that 4's B-roll. My gosh. The slow pans look just like modern shots.
I had one of these from new and kept it in a clip on plastic shell. The bottom rubber was still perfect when I sold it a few years later. Real nostalgia trip!
I've got a 2009 with 8gb and a 128gb ssd that I use all the time. It's such a fun archaic machine to use. Plus it gets me a lot of stares in lectures.
Very cool. If I went back to college I’d definitely rock a old MacBook with a wired mouse for taking notes.
A wave of nostalgia washed over me upon seeing that Snow Leopard welcome video after 11 and a half years. Those were the good ol' days of Apple, when iTunes and the iPod Touch was still around as well. How time has moved on.
if apple brought back this design language and threw in 8gb ram and an M1 chip i would buy it within seconds
Oh man, i got my first Macbook Pro around mid 2009. What a great bit of nostalgic! I really loved that design from back then to be honest!
That intro video was phenomenal, I will love to see the activation video again, brings back good memories. Keep up the good work!!!
Thank you for this video. I'm just watching it from my Macbook Mid 2010, high Sierra, updated to 16 gb, and so reliable. Stil shining and no cracks on the hinges, etc. 12 years working and on.
Still have one of these in use at my house - bought new at Apple. Box is stashed away and the MacBook is in perfect condition. Updated with more RAM and an SSD, and it works just fine for basic use.
I had the 2008 unibody aluminum MacBook. It was my first mac ever and I loved it.
the welcome video was always the best part of unboxing a macbook back then....
Luke, I did get some nostalgia from this video, when I was younger; these Polycarbonate MacBooks were my Introduction to computers. These and their older counterparts. The first desk desktop computers I used was the iMac, the aluminum ones, but I also used the Polycarbonate ones as well.
But I think I appreciate the MacBook because it was the first computer I interacted with.
This was a nice surprise, thank you.
I have one of these I use regularly, it's scuffed but clean, I use it to run two windows VMs (7 and XP) with legacy car diagnostic software. It's durable and doesn't slip easily. It's maxed out including two SSDs and 16gbs of RAM.
The little recessed section under the documentation was for optional accessories that could be ordered with the macbook such as the mini displayport to VGA/DVI/HDMI adapters. Also the battery was not user serviceable and had to be done by an Apple Authorized service provider.