I am surprised you even got 40 fps in minecraft on this

I have a 15-inch model, just a few years older in my collection. What, I enjoy about these intel Apple laptops in the late 2010's, was the fact that, they still have a DVD super-dive, support the white Apple remote control, and the Apple logo on the top "lights-up" when, the computer is turned on (smile...smile).

I've got one of these, a 5,2 "mid 2009" with black bezel and glossy screen. I bought it new and keep it around running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) in order to run older apps, including PowerPC apps. Snow Leopard was the last version that could do that (via Rosetta). I also installed an SSD. I miss having all those ports and an optical drive with newer Macs.

Crazy how small the trackpads used to be

@Franco-wu5px

26 күн бұрын

I like to see it more like crazy how big they’re now 😂

10:10 Minecraft on macOS full screen acts differently. You have to actually press the full screen toggle in Minecraft, not the window. This is because Minecraft still runs at the full native screen resolution if you press the green. And you have to put the FPS to unlimited, don't limit it to 60, since the cpu will push out more fps and it won't be as laggy. And if you want to see FPS count press FN+F3, and it will show you on the top left Also next time use Lunar Client as that will install FPS boost mods which would help out the old macbook

Dang, I didn’t know they even got Big Sur running on these things!

@thenetworkmystery

26 күн бұрын

Using tools such as OpenCore Legacy Patcher, it is indeed possible.

@oofcloof

26 күн бұрын

@@thenetworkmystery oh I know, I just though it went back to 2011, not 2009

@sparksfly13

24 күн бұрын

you can run opencore legacy on macs as far back as 2007! i have a late-2007 15' macbook pro on big sur and while it's slow, it still runs!!

@oofcloof

23 күн бұрын

@@sparksfly13 Zamn!

It looks more modern than a new macbook pro.

@reflext.the.vhs.guy.

17 күн бұрын

Literally

I have gone through 2 of these in 6 months, the first one just died and won't turn on, the second one the screen starts flashing and glitching after a while and it's not very usable, i think the issue is with the capacitor which the 2010 model also has this issue too. I'm going to try and get both of mine fixed because I really liked using it especially for watching KZread videos which you can watch 1080p videos and they look great on the 17" screen. They run Monterey and Windows 10 quite well too.

on these older macs 1.18 and up are quite laggy unfortunately, I have a 2010 imac(unmodified) and I have to play in 1.17 or earlier for a smooth experience

One minor correction: I believe the GeForce 9400M is indeed integrated graphics. It's very misleading, but I think that's the case. The 9600M GT is of course dedicated.

@GoJot

26 күн бұрын

I think the term integrated means the GPU is on the same die as the CPU. In this case, the 9400M is a separate chip on the motherboard so I think “technically” it’s a dedicated GPU, although very weak

How do you use the 9600gt? i have monterey in the same laptop, but it only using the 9400m.

@GoJot

27 күн бұрын

Find the battery settings inside system preferences, then turn off automatic graphics switching, and then restart your Mac. The 2009 can’t switch the GPU automatically like the 2010 and newer could

@rams3013

27 күн бұрын

@@GoJot Thanks

Does Siri work on Big Sur in this MacBook?

How can you tell if its the capacitor or the motherboard gone? I have one and it will not turn on.

@GoJot

20 күн бұрын

Unfortunately I don’t have a great answer. But unless there’s water damage to the board it’s usually the capacitor. If you have a hot air station you can try heating the board up and sometimes it will turn on when the faulty capacitor reaches a certain temp

The display was amazing considering its a 2009 Computer. I mean Apples 1080p will be more amazing than other 1080ps.

If you use youtube a lot, i'm sorry, but laptop cpus like core 2 duo can't do more than 480p or 720p30fps video playback without frame skip

@GoJot

27 күн бұрын

Ooo I should test that in my future reviews!

@ColinsCity

26 күн бұрын

I've had a 2009 17" MacBook and i can tell you that it can run 720p60fps fine but the fans speed up with 1080p60fps but it still plays fine

Design wise, these things were way ahead of time

No notch on the screen.

Downgrade to Catalina for better Minecraft fps

No

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