
But roughly refered to in "In addition to the Issues mentioned below, this item will have other undisclosed issues that we are not aware of." That and the catch all - "For Parts Only." And as any home repair tech will tell you, a gpu repair is not an easy thing. Item boots into os in safe mode only, as due to bad gpu which wasn't listed in description. Main listing of bad touchpad was incorrect, touchpad works just fine. Battery was installed but nonfunctional, as per listing of no batt. Item powers on with wall plug in and doing reset to bypass need for battery. Item came essentially as listed, as I work long hours didn't get a chance to unbox it till now. As of July 9, 2019, the MacBook series has been discontinued again.Incorrect defect description in touchpad, but still an excellent deal The MacBook line was discontinued in Mid 2010, when the MacBook Air took up the role of Apple's consumer laptop line and was re-released in 2015 with a single USB-C port. The MacBook Unibody is a hybrid of the original MacBook and the MacBook Air, packing all the features of the MacBook into a more stylish and lighter weight aluminum enclosure.

To create an incredibly thin and light machine, Apple made a number of compromises, including omitting the optical drive, using a 1.8" hard drive (normal is 2.5"), and integrating the RAM into the logic board, preventing future RAM upgrades.Īfter more than two years and numerous incremental upgrades, Apple announced a completely new MacBook model in October 2008, the MacBook Unibody.

The MacBook Air, touted as the world's thinnest notebook, featured an aluminum enclosure. The standard MacBook model came in a white plastic enclosure, while the high-end model was also offered with a black enclosure.Ī completely new design was added to the family in January 2008 with the release of the three pound MacBook Air.
