Apple MacBook [Late 2008] Aluminium (Core 2 Duo 2Ghz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD)

I bought this notebook in early 2009 and it has been running ever since. The battery was replaced in ~2011. I will include the original battery in the package as well. The RAM has been upgraded from 2GB to 6GB and I will include a spare 1GB stick of RAM. The hard drive was also upgraded from the original 160 GB (5400 RPM) unit to a 500 GB (7200 RPM) unit.

All the components of the machine are working. I verified this by running Apple's Hardware Test software. Please be aware that the firmware is not entirely happy with the 6GB of RAM installed but the machine will run fine. The problem the extra RAM causes is that it won't detect when the power cable is unplugged. The battery percentage will still be reported correctly but it will always say it is charging. A prompt during the purchase process will allow you to select the installed RAM configuration.

The machine is in good condition, with some minor scratches and bumps on the chassis. The charger has a minor crack on the side but functions as intended. I have formatted the machine and installed OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan. Inside the box is the original operating system (OS X 10.5 Leopard) and the original application software. Additional software shipped with the package includes: Parallels 5, 6 and 7; iWork 06; OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Genuine Copy); and a recovery disc for OS 10.11.5 El Capitan (home-made but legitimate). All the original user manuals and documentation are also included.

For more information regarding the specifications please see the excerpt below from everymac.com:

With a black and silver design reminiscent of the Aluminum iMac models, the "Unibody" MacBook "Core 2 Duo" (Late 2008/Aluminum) models introduced an all new case design milled from a single block of aluminum providing greater strength, reduced weight, and a superior finish than previous systems.

The Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13-Inch (Unibody - Late 2008/Aluminum) features a 45 nm "Penryn" 2.0 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor (P7350), with two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip, a 3 MB shared "on chip" level 2 cache, a 1066 MHz frontside bus, 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) installed in pairs (two 1 GB modules), a 160 GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM) hard drive, an 8X DL "SuperDrive", a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M "graphics processor with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory", integrated iSight, and an LED-backlit 13.3" widescreen TFT active-matrix "glossy" display (1280x800 native resolution).

Connectivity includes AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, optical digital/analog audio in/out, and a new "Mini DisplayPort" that supports an external display at 2560x1600. It does not include a Firewire "400" port.

In addition to the new case design, compared to the "Early 2008/Penryn" models that these replaced, the "Unibody" line offers a new "no button" glass "multi-touch" trackpad with support for new "four finger" gestures and programmable "zones", a faster architecture with a faster system bus, faster memory, and a faster graphics processor, as well as an LED-backlit display. The higher-end model -- the MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Unibody) -- also has a backlit keyboard, but this model does not.

For more detailed information regarding the specifications please visit everymac.com.