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There are several kinds of Duo Docks of two main types: The full docks, such as the Apple Duo Dock, take the Duo inside much like a tape into a VCR; full docks provide ADB for keyboard and mouse, video, floppy, SCSI chain, two NuBus card slots, and two serial ports.
This page provides information about modifying the motherboard in your Quadra, Performa, or LC 630 series computer. Such modifications are not authorized by Apple. Any modifications you perform on your Mac may damage it. Modifications are done at your own risk.
At first glance, the LaCie 5big Network 2 could be mistaken for a new Borg ship in the Star Trek™ universe. However, it is actually a 5-bay network file server intended for small business use. Casual users will probably find the LaCie sufficient; power users will be frustrated.
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After nearly 16 years of writing and editing site pages on my Macs, uploading HTML files to a server, and doing most site updates manually, Low End Mac is moving to WordPress. WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that is often used for blogging, but I want to make it clear that we are […]
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Vintage Mac News is a roundup of news related to vintage Macs* and other older Apple products. For other Mac and Apple news, see Mac News Review. For iBook, PowerBook, and other portable news, see The ‘Book Review. iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV news is covered in iOS News Review. Purchases made through links […]
* Although Apple defines vintage as
models discontinued over five years ago but less than seven years ago
(at which point Apple calls them obsolete), we prefer a
definition that has more to do with a lack of functionality and the end
of active support by Apple than with how long Apple makes service parts
available.
Dictionary definitions of the word vintage start out
with wine, but it is also applied to a group of items that share
certain characteristics, originated in a specific time period, and/or
is characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal – a
classic.
As we use the term here, vintage refers to
Macs and related software, operating systems, and peripherals that
Apple has left behind over the years, whether that’s an original
Macintosh or a Power Mac G5 running OS X 10.5 Leopard. At present, we
consider all pre-Intel Macs and all versions of OS X that run on them
vintage (and at some point we’ll extend that definition to include
Intel Macs that can’t run OS X 10.7 Lion, and so on).
Apple last updated the 13″ MacBook in May 2010 and discontinued it with the introduction of the Mid 2011 MacBook Air, although it was still available in the education channel for a while after that. The most recent model claimed up to 10 hours of wireless productivity, has faster CPUs (2.4 and 2.66 GHz) than […]
.Buying through some of these links benefits Low End Mac. Buying at these prices benefits you.
Profiles
Except for the May 2006 models, all of these support OS X 10.7 Lion.
- Core Duo, May 2006, 1.83 and 2.0 GHz: 2 GB maximum RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics
- Core 2 Duo, Late 2006, 1.83 and 2.0 GHz: 3 GB* maximum RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics
- Core 2 Duo, May 2007, 2.0 and 2.16 GHz: 3 GB* maximum RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics
- Santa Rosa, Late 2007, 2.0 and 2.2 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, Intel X3100 graphics
- Penryn, Early 2008,
2.1 and 2.4 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, Intel X3100 graphics - White, Late 2008, 2.1 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, Intel X3100 graphics
The following models support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Aluminum Unibody, Late 2008, 2.0 and 2.4 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics
- White (Nvidia), Early 2009, 2.0 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics
- White, Mid 2009, 2.13 GHz: 6 GB maximum RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics
- White Unibody, Late 2009,
2.26 GHz: 8 GB maximum RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics - White Unibody, Mid 2010,
2.4 GHz: 8 GB maximum RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics
* Although you can install 4 GB of memory, these MacBooks will only be able to access 3 GB.
Prices
Prices include SuperDrive unless otherwised noted. White polycarbonate model unless otherwise noted.
BuyZing (Canada)
BuyZing is located in Calgary, Alberta.
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, 1/160/SD, C$499.99
- 2.2 GHz Core 2 (2009), 2/250/SD, C$599.99
- 2.0 GHz Aluminum, 2/160/SD, C$649.99
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 2/250/SD, C$699.99
- 2.4 GHz Aluminum, 2/250/SD, C$699.99
DV Warehouse
Shipping may add $20 or more.
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, 1/60, $374
- 2.0 GHz Aluminum, 2/160, $749
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 1/160, $439
- 2.4 GHz Core 2 (2010), 2/250, $649
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, black, 1/160, $495
- 2.26 GHz Core 2, 2/250, $588
- 2.4 GHz Aluminum, 2/250/SD, $728
ExperCom
Estimated shipping is $15.50.
- 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 2/500/Combo, $449
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 2/160, $499
Mac of All Trades
Ground shipping averages $30. Mac of All Trades has the highest product turnover of any used Mac dealer we track and collects sales tax on orders shipped within FL.
- 2.1 GHz Core 2 (Early 2008), 2/120/Combo, $349
- 2.13 GHz Core 2 (Mid 2009), 2/160, $499
- 2.4 GHz Core 2 (Early 2008), 2/160, $399
- 2.4 GHz Aluminum, 2/250, $749
- other configurations listed
MacResource
Ground shipping may add $28 or more. 30 day store warranty.
- 2.26 GHz Core 2 (Early 2008), 2/250, $599.99
- 2.4 GHz Core 2 (2010), 1/120/Combo, $724.99
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 2/160, $449.99
Operator Headgap
Shipping included. Operator Headgap thoroughly refurbishes and tests every Mac they sell. OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard installed. When ordering, please let them know you heard about them on Low End Mac when entering your shipping information. Thanks!
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, 1/80, $549.77 shipped
- 2.13 GHz Core 2, 2/160, $669.77 shipped
PowerMax
Free ground shipping.
- 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 1/60, $509 shipped
- 2.0 GHz Core Duo, black, 1/160, $579 shipped
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, 1/80, $529 shipped
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, 1/120, $559 shipped
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, black, 1/160, $599 shipped
- 2.2 GHz Core 2, 1/120, $599 shipped
- 2.2 GHz Core 2, black, 2.5/160, $669 shipped
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 2/160, $649 shipped
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, black, 2/250, $709 shipped
- 2.4 GHz Aluminum, 2/250, $769 shipped
- over 125 configurations listed
Teksale.com
Ground shipping can add $15 or more. OS X 10.4 installed.
- 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 1/60/Combo, $399
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, 1/80/Combo, $419
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, black, 1/120, $499
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, 1/120, $429
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, black, 1/160, $549
- 2.2 GHz Core 2, 1/120, $439
- 2.4 GHz Core 2, 2/160, $589
Wegener Media
Ground shipping may add $19 or more 60 day warranty. Apple Remote $9.99 additional.
- 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 1/80/Combo, $279.99
- 2.0 GHz Core Duo, 1/80, $359.99
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, 1/80, $384.99
- 2.0 GHz Core 2, black, 512 MB/80, $399.99
- 2.16 GHz Core 2, black, 1/160, $469.99
- 2.26 GHz Core 2, 2/250, $539.60
- 2.0 GHz Aluminum, 2/160, $619.99
Overview Slimmer than ever, the Late 2012 iMac is the first iMac ever not to include a built-in optical drive. Apple has also managed to make the iMac’s glossy screen 75% less reflective than before. Another iMac first: You can’t upgrade memory. If you order your iMac with the base 8 GB of RAM, that’s […]
PowerBook 100 with floppy drive. Twenty years ago, Apple introduced its first laptop computer – the 16 lb. Macintosh Portable was portable, but definitely not a laptop – and forever changed the face of notebook computing. Although we take it for granted that laptops have a trackpad mounted in front of the keyboard, that was […]
For years now, our PC brethren have been able to enjoy the simple pleasures of vintage games consoles through a process known as emulation, and article upon article can be found through a Google search relating to how to do this on a Windows machine. When it comes to emulation on the Mac, for the […]
My history with the Mac OS is considerably shorter than my time with Windows, but it is no less interesting. Since I began to use the Apple Macintosh, there have two distinct releases: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and 10.4 Tiger.