

I happened to glance at this question when it was at the top of the page and felt I might be able to clarify a little bit. Many newer HD's have a jumper to set to the lower SATA speed.Ĭonsider the costs (RAM & HD), the time, and if your current system will suit your needs for a couple more years, before starting your project. Note: your systems HD SATA I/O is SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) make sure if you get a new drive it is able to run at this speed. You may think about upgrading the HD to a larger unit if you have 250 GB or smaller HD.

But its best to use two 2 GB modules (matched pair) Vs a mix of one 1 GB and one 2 GB module. Upgrade the RAM to 4 GB Note: Not all of the RAM will be accessible to the OS (only 3 GB).You'll need to do a few things here to upgrade to Lion. Don't forget to upgrade your current apps as well here (if they are 32bit). It has also been upgraded to run MacOS El Capitan and this is the latest version it will run.Your system should be able to support the newer OS's (most of the Core 2 Duo systems are 64bit clean). We can also customise the lid by adding a white, blue, pink or purple decal of your choice. We can customise this Apple Macbook A1181 by installing either an 80GB hard disk drive or a much much faster 120GB SSD drive. There is also a built in DVD drive on the side of the Macbook.

Graphics are provided by Intels GMA 950 offing basic functions and thus not suited to gaming. Internally it packs an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 x cores allowing some multitasking capabilities. The lid features a magentic latch meaning no moving parts to wear out helping durability! The 13.3″ screen houses a built in webcam at the very top so you can video chat or use it for image capture. They are still smart looking today in their glossy white casings. It remains a capable machine which is useful for a range of simple computing tasks such as surfing the internet, internet banking, streaming Netflix or movies and checking emails. The Apple Macbook A1181 was one of the earliest Macbook laptops which were produced and widely available to consumers.
