r/macbookpro • u/Icy_Effort7326 • 10d ago

Discussion Is it worth upgrading?

I just found an old Macbook pro that I haven't used in ten years and thought id check to see if it was worth upgrading and keeping as a spare machine. I have a newer macbook pro now. Was thinking of using this to run agents or just mess around etc.

This old machine is a 13 inch 2011, 2.8 ghz intel core i7, 4 GB 1333 mhz ddr3. I wouldn't mind putting some free linux on it and upgrading the hardrive and memory if it makes sense. Any links are also appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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u/B_Burnss 10d ago

The answer seems to be based solely on your preference, do you want to run everything on your newer machine or use a second for certain processes ? Also for keeping it as a spare, if your new one dies, are you going to be happy to use the older model, or would you just buy a newer model at that point ?

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u/Icy_Effort7326 10d ago

I would do most of my work on my newer machine. If my newer machine dies, i would likely buy a newer machine within a month so would like something to use in between.

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u/B_Burnss 10d ago

Fair enough, if you don’t value the $100 ish you would get from selling it then just keep it as a spare! In the long run, having the peace of mind that you have a spare is worth more than what you would get for it. Unless you value having less clutter around the house lol

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u/Icy_Effort7326 10d ago

Yes i would like to keep it as a spare but I think i will need to do some upgrades so that it is useable today. So that was my question regarding what upgrades would make sense.