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Ask HN: Anyone have an older Macbook that you're willing to sell cheaply?

6 pointsby optimusalmost 12 years ago
My hard drive crashed and my optical drive stopped working. I lost some unbacked-up data, and I cracked something on the motherboard while trying to diagnose the problem with the optical drive, resulting in the display not working.<p>I don&#x27;t have the funds for a new computer so, as a long-shot, I&#x27;m wondering if anyone here has a Macbook that&#x27;s not in use and lying around that you&#x27;re willing to sell for a cheap price?<p>My email is in my profile if anyone can help out.

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mrfancypantsalmost 12 years ago
You&#x27;d best post the model number (found on the underside, near the hinge) - you can&#x27;t just swap out Apple motherboards and expect everything to work, in my experience.<p>If the data&#x27;s urgently required, you can probably grab a cheap [PS]ATA-to-usb adaptor and mount the volume on another machine running osx (or linux).<p>Good luck...
bnejadalmost 12 years ago
I&#x27;d check craiglist, you can find some very cheap laptops(macbooks included).
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