What version of mac os x is preinstalled on the unibody macbook pro. The macbook family were initially housed in designs similar to the ibook and powerbook lines which preceded them, now making use of a unibody aluminum construction first introduced with the macbook air. Oct 27, 2009 apple imac 27 inch, unibody, 2009 its said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever, but current apple imac owners have only had a couple of years to enjoy their desktop pc before being. Whats the difference between the unibody macbook and macbook. Running os x yosemite on a late 2009 macbook white unibody. I have the same issue with my mid 2009, macbook pro 15, 2. Apple does this to prod people to migrate to newer oss andor hardware.
You get a fast core 2 duo processor, nvidia 9400 graphics, and a rated 7 hours of battery life. This particular model of the apple macbook was highly recommended by macworld and others at the time it was built and i believe that it still lives up to its excellent reputation even though it was built in late 2009. Previous white macbooks from 2009 nonunibody support up to 6gb, and the last white macbook 2010 supports up to 16gb. Although its still white and appears to be made of plastic, the lower case uses a unibody design carved from aluminum but covered with a rubbery white material. It replaced the ibook series and 12inch powerbook series of notebooks as a part of apples transition from powerpc to. Apple imac 27 inch, unibody, 2009 its said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever, but current apple imac owners have only had a couple of. For yosemite to run acceptable on your mac youll need 8gb or 4gb and an ssd. If you have a mission critical application that only runs on mac os 9, you likely would be best served by maintaining a powerpcbased mac. Jun 10, 2009 apple macbook summer 2009 core 2 duo 2. I have one, with the led screen and black keys and backlit keyboard and all that stuff. Whats the best version of os x for 2008 unibodyaluminum. Lets see if reviving this 2009 macbook is worth it and what to expect from.
On october 20, 2009, apple released a macbook that introduced a new polycarbonate plastic unibody design, faster ddr3 memory, a multitouch trackpad, an ledbacklit display, and a builtin sevenhour battery. Installing os onto new ssd macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2009. Oct 20, 2009 overall, the unibody macbook pro looks like a good deal. Macbook inch, mid 2009 macbook inch, early 2009 model identifier. What is the best os for my 2009 macbook p apple community. Think the developers have given up writing a driver for this version of macbook, since so old. As of october 20, 2009, apple has released an updated macbook that adds an led backlight and unibody design. Power pc macs running any version of the mac os prior to 10.
The late 2009 macbook was the first of its kind to feature the unibody design that was made from a combination of a polycarbonate or plastic and fiberglass. Jan, 2018 lets see if reviving this 2009 macbook is worth it and what to expect from. This will run the newest apple operating system, osx 10. Previous white macbooks from 2009 non unibody support up to 6gb, and the last white macbook 2010 supports up to 16gb. The aluminum macbook from the beginning of 2009 is available in two configurations. While the 1st generation was released as a premium ultraportable positioned above the 2006 2012 macbook, lowered prices on subsequent iterations and the discontinuation of that macbook has made it serve as the entrylevel macintosh portable. Reviving a 2009 macbook with ssd and macos sierra youtube.
Im considering downgrading it back to its original os, which was snow leopard. Aside from its excellent snow leopard operating system, the macbook comes loaded with apples ilife 09 creativity suite iphoto, imovie. Macbook inch, late 2009 macbook inch, mid 2009 model identifier. It actually supports up to 8gb perhaps even more, like 10gb, but there isnt enough documentation to assure this. All of the os installers have a certificate which has an window of activation. The earlier macbooks have plastic cases that arent the unibody style and can on. Finding the best values in apples macbook matrix, charles w moore, book value, 2009. The late 2009 macbook value equation, dan knight, mac musings, 2009. Hightech macbook at the best prices, and including. The late 2008 aluminium macbook will take anything up to os x 10. The new macbook is still housed in a white polycarbonate shell, but now features the same unibody design as the rest of apples portables, as well as a largecapacity, captive battery.
Unibody macbook pro mac os x and windows compatibility. Unibody macbook late 2009 the original polycarbonate mac notebook got a design overhaul, the first since the original macbook was introduced in may 2006. I run photoshop cs6 on a silver unibody macbook pro with 4gb of ram, running os x 10. In comparison we checked the new unibody macbook against the old macbook white unfortunately still under mac os x 10. If you are missing the os x yosemite install disk image, visit the past purchases tab in the app store it should be right there.
Is the unibody macbook from 20092010 still worth it. Whats the difference between the unibody macbook and. It included a redesigned polycarbonate unibody case with a rubberized antiskid bottom, an ledbacklit screen, a glass multitouch trackpad, and a longerperforming builtin battery. I have a macmini which shares the same specs of a 2010 macbook equipped with 16gb. A new line of computers by the same name was released in 2015, serving the same purpose as an entrylevel laptop. Unibodylate 2009 macbook core 2 duo and the white mid2009 macbook that it. Macbook 6,1 inch, late 2009 full information igotoffer.
If your macbook has an sd card slot, you can also create the recovery disk on an sd card. Dec 10, 2016 the late 2008 aluminium macbook will take anything up to os x 10. Instead, like the inch macbook pro, it has a combined audio inout port. The entire outer case of the apple laptop, including the trackpad, the screen enclosure, and the keyboard base, is molded out of the same piece of plastic. Jul 04, 2017 a quick demo running macos high sierra on a macbook late 2009 white. Heres a bit more as apple messed up setting the certificates to expire too soon if youve got an old macos install image, it will probably stop working today. May 06, 2019 macbook inch, late 2009 model identifier.
The macbook is a line of macintosh notebook computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple inc. The macbook air is apples least expensive notebook computer. This new construction also has a black plastic keyboard that was first used on the macbook air, which itself was inspired by the sunken keyboard of the. Using new tech with old tech, john hatchett, recycled computing, 2009. Im wondering how this will run with the exact same machine that you have late 2009 macbook with 8 gb ram without the ssd i have the original 500 gb sata hard drive. If you cannot upgrade the ram or dont choose to, 10. The redesigned consumer macbook uses unibody construction, gains led backlighting and battery life, but loses firewire.
With the launch of the unibody macbook, apple have not only completed the transition to their newest laptop. Previous white macbooks from 2009 nonunibody support up to 6gb, and the last. Money back guarantee minimum 1year warranty 2 day shipping secure payments back market is rated 4. The macbook unibody polycarbonate model included an ledbacklit screen, a glass multi touch trackpad. The dvdcd builtin drive unit works perfectly as well. The most recent has a plastic unibody case and can be updated all the way to high sierra the latest os, 10. The machine is too slow, probably because the memory is just 2gb. It included a redesigned polycarbonate unibody case with a rubberized antiskid bottom, an ledbacklit screen, a glass multitouch trackpad, and a longerperformaing builtin battery. I bought lion from the app store when it came out, but i cant find it now, only mountain lion and yosemite. Nov 18, 2009 thanks nick, and yes, i am meaning the. You get a fast core 2 duo processor, nvidia 9400 graphics, and a rated 7 hours of. Just be aware that all previous content is lost when you let recovery disk assistant loose on the volume. A quick demo running macos high sierra on a macbook late 2009 white.