[SOLVED] MacBook 13 A1181 is it stil any good?

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Good day,

So I'm looking for an ok computer to do my programming and watch some movies.
I found this used macbook 13 a1181 for around $110 which i think is a good price.
But will the macbook run well for atleast a year or two?

2,2GHz core 2 duo
4gb ram
OS X 10.7.5
 
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The 2.2GHz processor means that this must be a late 2007 model: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.2-black-13-late-2007-santa-rosa-specs.html

It's pretty much maxed out and is already running the newest version of OS X that can be installed on that machine. But I wouldn't expect that to be too much of a limitation; I would imagine that there is very little software that absolutely requires a newer version of OS X. It should be fine for simple use, but note that the version of OS X limits the version of XCode that can be run. So if your programming is iOS you won't be able to target the newer versions. But for general-purpose programming and/or web design it will be fine.

Any chance that you could...
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Is there any way to install a newer version of os x?
and is there a way to upgrade the hard drive to an ssd?

EDIT: also what exactly will i not be able to run?
Im absolutely new to mac products
 
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The 2.2GHz processor means that this must be a late 2007 model: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.2-black-13-late-2007-santa-rosa-specs.html

It's pretty much maxed out and is already running the newest version of OS X that can be installed on that machine. But I wouldn't expect that to be too much of a limitation; I would imagine that there is very little software that absolutely requires a newer version of OS X. It should be fine for simple use, but note that the version of OS X limits the version of XCode that can be run. So if your programming is iOS you won't be able to target the newer versions. But for general-purpose programming and/or web design it will be fine.

Any chance that you could try before you buy, just to check that movies work OK on it? You don't mention gaming; just as well.

PS Should have added - that price is a steal!
 
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It is exactly this model.
I'll do c++ and c# programming on it but i wont do it for ios.
anyway. thank you for helping me decide.
I'll try and get to the macbook and test it. if it works fine, i'll take it.
I found a way on how to upgrade to yosemite on unsupported devices and i also gonna upgrade it with ssd.
It should fit very well for my basic computing needs when I'm out.
 
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