Why the hell am I holding on to this old ass Macbook?

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j_tso
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Why the hell am I holding on to this old ass Macbook?

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It's a mid-2012 Macbook Pro, I just bought a new battery for it and replaced the optical drive with another SSD.

Granted, I don't do much heavy computing with it, just internetting and watching videos. The only time it really shows its age is when converting videos from my gopro.

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Sean 2.0
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I recently thinned the herd, but I still have a small stack of old laptops kicking around.

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I have my original iBook SE (G3, the plastic clamshell ones that look like the old iMacs) as well as my original G5 Tower. All the machines after that were sold/given away; but those are sticking around.

I should boot them up sometime to see what a time capsule they are… if they still even start lol.

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I have, under my desk, a PowerBook G4 and two Intel Macbook Pros. There have been weird software and connectivity situations where I've actually pulled them out and used them.

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I finally dumped all of my old Macbook Pros.

The best one I've ever owned was the 15" 2013 i7-4850HQ dual graphics, and I only recently moved up to a 2025 M4 Max to replace it.

Your powers are useless! I'm wearing my tinfoil underwear!

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Post by Zapski »

j_tso wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:45 pm

It's a mid-2012 MacBook Pro

That was one of the best models, imo. I have a 2008 and a 2009 around here somewhere, but I genuinely like the 2012’s best

Quit doing IT 10+ years ago. Now a Museum Nerd.

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