![Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. : Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. :](https://preview.redd.it/8edcrnt0dlm41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f96546d18de5364840d66d0c272bd84ba5c1ab44)
Even after 12 years, my late 2008 MacBook Pro hasn't given up. Upgraded it to 8GB of ram, added an SSD, and patched it with MacOS Catalina. Still use it everyday. :
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