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if it means saving $100 or prolonging the life of the laptop it's probably worth the OP taking a look. It's really not difficult.
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Way above this guy's tech savvy. Do what LR said. It is the best you will be able to do with these, and should suffice.
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ps is there, not sure about top, but Activity Monitor is so much nicer.
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have you opened a terminal and run any commands to see what is running?:
$ ps ax
$ top
(might be slightly different on a mac)
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The Chromebooks are more simple. It's basically just a web browser. Thats it. You don't have to worry about anything with an operating system.
You can remove programs from the Mac's but it...
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liquid retro, TY!!!!!! Very helpful info, sorry I don't know how to copy and paste yet :worship:
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I've never used anything but a Mac. The simplicity is why my momis able to surf. I don't want to spend any money, just wondered if I could delete all the extra stuff on the old iBook so it would be...
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Yup x2 - if you can sell those & scrape up a few bucks for a chromebook, those are very fast, very cheap & very capable machines if all you're doing is surfing & email.
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Mac people are funny like that, would rather plunk big money into upgrading than going with windows anything. Also you could get 128GB SSD for not much and be a happy camper.
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While a SSD and ram upgrade would be nice... I think the cost of it would be better used to a desktop from dell outlet.
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The core 2 duo is still a capable machine, although the RAM is a bit low. That being said, doing a fresh install of the OS, as mentioned is the quickest way to restore top functionality. If you are...
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I am guessing this is what you have for the older machine. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/specs/ibook_500_late_2001.html
Its a 12 year old machine at this point, not much can be done...
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Thank you!!! Both computer's would not be worth $199.00. Using safari on both atm. I should not have complained about the computer I am using now, as it is fast enough for me. I know my days are...
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The newer machine will work well for email and social media. The version of OSX you have is still supported by the Firefox Browser. This means it will continue to get security updates and make sure...
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Can anyone help me with 2 old mac laptops? I am 55 and not tech savy at all and also financially broke = P I have 2 old macbook's one is a 2006 and also one from 200?? (back before they changed...
