![Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. : Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. :](https://preview.redd.it/8edcrnt0dlm41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f96546d18de5364840d66d0c272bd84ba5c1ab44)
Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. :
![Such a beautiful machine. MacBook Pro 17” 2008 with glossy hi-res 1920x1200 display. With a new ssd, battery and ram it's blazing fast : r/mac Such a beautiful machine. MacBook Pro 17” 2008 with glossy hi-res 1920x1200 display. With a new ssd, battery and ram it's blazing fast : r/mac](https://preview.redd.it/zx7zzjd0m3351.jpg?auto=webp&s=83ffbb1bac2f864bc37fa605a5a989528011e567)
Such a beautiful machine. MacBook Pro 17” 2008 with glossy hi-res 1920x1200 display. With a new ssd, battery and ram it's blazing fast : r/mac
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