eGPU on ten years old macbook pro, dude you gain a new subscriber

Hey Andrew, nice video. One tip if you install an aftermarket SSD. You should enable TRIM in the terminal because MacOS doesn't enable SSD TRIM automatically for 3rd party SSD's. It's really easy: Just run the command "sudo trimforce enable" in terminal and reboot your MacBook. Check in system information if trim is enabled after rebooting. Cheers.

@mattridgley9095

4 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what any of this means.

@MrGarda42

4 жыл бұрын

@Edian what does TRIM do?

@burneyfeg2768

4 жыл бұрын

i didnt know this, i checked and sure enough, not enabled. thank you very much for the tip ^^

@edian1895

4 жыл бұрын

@@burneyfeg2768 no problem! Enjoy a stable system :)

@axiomaticc

4 жыл бұрын

@@NB-Philly A Google search will tell you everything you need to know. And you can check on what MacOS version you're using.

Wow, production value has gone through the roof. Killer intro, keep it up.

I watch these videos before I go to sleep, relaxing. Great work!

I have a Mid-2009 17inch MacBook Pro 3.06ghz. The screen size is perfect . Still running strong 💪 I love your videos !!

@rickjac6909

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! May I know the smc version of your computer(in the system report)? I have the the similar version of MBP 17 (early 2009) and believe the laptops have the same SMC originally. I restored the smc with a wrong version. And There is no information about this smc firmware across the whole internet...

Great video. I liked your choice of music during the montage portions. (:

Love the video! It's so satisfying seeing these awesome macs get a new life.

It seems like every video you make is getting better and better, amazing !

Love your content! Keep up the great work!

I really love your smooth and clear voice! Even for German peoples like me your English is very simple and good to understand! I am looking forward to see your next new videos about Mac & Co. ! :)

always enjoy watching your restoration videos. do more mac laptops!

thank you man.we will waiting for the other restorations ...

Great content man.

It was quite satisfying watching you clean those internals.

Nice video again bro! Keep up the good work coming

I love your video’s they are realy interesting

Road to 100k LETS GOOOOOOO!

@tlustejmicin

4 жыл бұрын

Yup he ll get 100k any time soon :))

@sheppardpat47

4 жыл бұрын

@@tlustejmicin He got them

@drjackstockwell_office649

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheppardpat47 He doubled them

@suhailsha7

3 жыл бұрын

229k subs

@kyyoung9952

3 жыл бұрын

Suhail sha AKCTA his progress on KZread is insane.

Great Vid my guy! Editing and content is super clean.

Dude , im in this channel when he only have around 3k subs , now hitting 100k , i feel old right now! All the best boss!

Hey! Love this laptop upgrade series 🙌 Love from Malaysia~

@mohdfaiz88

4 жыл бұрын

Ada jual MacBook murah2 tak? Hahaha

@AmirRazan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi fellow Malaysian! Jaga SOP ye⁓

Andrews my techie guy u work hard n I love it seriously

you are doing what apple should have done years ago! great job andrew

when you clean that dry thermal paste, it's usually a good idea to soak it with some isopropyl alcohol for a short time (maybe 30 seconds at least) to soften it up before scraping or brushing.

Congratulations for the 100K.

man I can't wait, i was actually looking into a 17" today, and this looks like a crazy awesome project to do! I am planning to use it for video and photo editing!

@p5ylance

3 жыл бұрын

@Srikar Mallajosyula oh yeah, i have a mid-2014 mbp that i just need to replace a battery on as well, and a mid 2012 i am fixing up too for tethering for photography. 17" is so good as a workstation though

Keep it up. Great content man 👍

Congrats on 100k!

pretty much what i did to my 13" 2009 macbook, these old things deserve to still live.

Great repairing man your the best i hop the 100k

Congratulations on 100k subscribers!

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro :D

Amazing! Road to 100k

Andrew great work & nice video.

loved the video great work!

I really dig your Borat impersonation! Good job!

i cant help but look how small the keybaord looks on the 17" and even the 15" haha great vid man!

good job on restoring this MacBook, very enjoyable video, thanks for posting.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and the support :D

Nearly at that silver play button! Congrats mate! 🎉

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro :D

0:27 the videography is lit

Hi Andrew I just discovered your site. Excellent. Question: I have a Mac Book Pro 17 inch mid 2010. How can I connect a microphone with usb? Thank you.

@pangolin0982

3 жыл бұрын

You mean a xlr mic? Or a usb mic?

very good. Very descriptible . Thank you Cat and Andrew . Very usefull

this just feels nice to watch :)

Such a great video !

AMAZING VIDEO DUDE, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS :D

Still my favorite model - my 2011 17" going strong!

@jamminjaymn7675

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Won really my gourmet went out and unfortunately I can’t get window to boot without a black screen:{

@pwon

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamminjaymn7675 probably the gpu, disable it. It happened to me and the beast runs fine

@Spoudey

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the 2011 models had crippling GPU failure. Is it your favorite now?

@danny5488

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still using 2011 15''. Love this machine.

@laetussanta

4 жыл бұрын

the best is mid 2010 17" because you have not the GPU problem

Dobrze że w końcu są nowości

You're great!! Nice job!!

Muito bom. A maior parte das ventoínhas de notebooks saem facilmente das caixas para uma melhor limpeza, quando estas só estão seguras pelo magnetismo dos ímans. Saudações.

Awesome stuff!

Well done! Nice video. I am currently running a mid 2010 MacBook Pro 17 inch with a 512 SSD & 8GB of RAM. It’s an absolutely pristine condition and runs as fast as it did from the day I bought it. Works out to about $25 a month Canadian on a MacBook Pro for the last 10 years. Sure beats the dickens out of windows PCs and their costs.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) 17 Inch 2010 are coming with much better specs, it's a beautiful laptop

@brandonphilander661

Жыл бұрын

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Is 8GB really the max RAM capacity, some aftermarket / refurbished resellers are selling this same model with 16GB RAM.

@brookerobertson2951

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonphilander661 yip it can take 16gb thats what i have..works well. i have a ssd and new thermal paste that helped the fans not to always spin.. ssd. 16gb. and new thermal paste gives it a new life. it runs as good as my 2019 mackbook air

Inspirational. Thanks 🏆

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

Keep it up bro

Thank you for the content Veru helpful

Nice work!

*Pro tip: The fan blades can be pulled up and off, making them easier to clean

@koishikisskogasa

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@anwarpasha5379

4 жыл бұрын

No Co be

@krisd1000

3 жыл бұрын

Ok some are yes and some are no. Sunon fan blades cannot be removed. Some brands like delta are yes

Keep it up man 👏🔥

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro i will keep up :D

Great job and patient.

Why did I watch this video? I was completely happy ignoring the state of my MBP 17 early 2009. Now watching this video I thought I should at least clean my Macbook for the sake of it. It was getting easily warm and kernel panic. Now it lays on my workbench in pieces. Thermal past was hard as concrete. Now the logic board it is Dust free with one blown capacitor and some corrosion. Fixing clients laptops is always easier than my own. I guess I should thank you for this video 🙂

@rickjac6909

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! May I know the SMC version of your computer(in the system report)? I have the exact same MBP but i restore the smc with a wrong version. And There is no information about this smc firmware across the whole internet...

@frank-t6857

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickjac6909 I will try and remember when I get it repaired. I am still waiting for my smd rework station

@rickjac6909

4 жыл бұрын

@@frank-t6857 Hey. Thanks. Some other owner with this mbp has verified with me about the version. it is 1.42f4.

You are the best and your voice 🤙👍

The beast is about to reach 100k subscribers

~"Dont judge a mac book by its cover"~

@samrenolds3895

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@Datfluffyboi-lt7dp

4 жыл бұрын

Cool pun

Very Good Work

I have the mid 2010 model with Catalina running good on an ssd. I still can't believe I found it on a pile of E Waste. I think reason they threw it in the trash was because it didn't support the latest Mac os or maybe because it was very slow. I always try to give new life to computers that a thrown in the trash by companies or random people.

@IOmidlane

Жыл бұрын

hey, let me know it is real mid 2010 can running Catalina OS?

Congrats on 100k subs! Make a video "KZread Play Button Restoration + Upgrades" ;)

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro :D that sounds like good idea

Great content, I subscribed.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

i love what you do thank you for a solid Video : )

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

Awesome vídeo.thanks :)

The heatsink design from 2009 to 2011 is why so many of these have died. Who was the engineer who thought moving the heat through one pipe was a good idea. They should have been separate pipes.

nice work bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like that its even possible to install Catalina on this machine ( i have late 2009 model with Catalina ), i got mine for free because of failed capacitor. Really nice machine considering how old it is.

i have a early 2011 (April) 17" and love it. did the same, ssd, memory up to 16g memory, new thermal paste (cooler master nano paste) but also cut some air holes along the front top edge of the bottom cover. You can't see the holes unless you flip the computer over. I also use macfancontrol to control the fan. As you may know these computer run amazingly hot in many cases can push over 105C which is way too hot. The holes and the fan control means the computer now runs at 35C idle, normally in the low 50s under normal use and maxes at 85C when working hard. So holes are super important. Luckily my graphics chip still works but I use a program called gSwitch to hold the computer in the integrated graphics mode. you can also select discrete and dynamic if you like but i don't see a need. The integrated (on processor) graphics will run 4k videos with no issues. Do all of this and enable trim as Edian said and you are good to go. You have a 2010 model but some still applies.

@flightgamer7849

4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. How would you say the fans and temps changed from just a re-pasting? Wondering if it made a big difference even without the holes. thx for your post

content + knowledge = done subscribed

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro :D

Please make more videos with this laptop!

What you do is not rocket science but its a treat to eyes. and i love you accent ;)

Yo same music from Detail Geek lol love it!

you and dosdude are world champions

I too love cat and Mac.

Love these videos. Do you consider lubricanting the fans? I've had great success doing this on old rough sounding fans.

@christopherjohn333

2 жыл бұрын

What do you use to do that

Very satisfying :-) (watching this on a 17" 2009 macbook ;-)

Спасибо за видео, очень познавательно)

Amazing job

Great Content!!!!!!!

Awesome bro thanks a lot

love that magsave

Wohoo finally a new video

Hi Andrew ! I still deal with laptops with windows like HP's, Asus or Toshiba and I would like to get my hands on an older, but still noteworthy Macbook, which is why the movies from restoring them are very interesting for me :) Regards and good job ^^

Good upgrade 🙂🙂

we loved ur restoration 👍

Friend! great your video. :)

Nice job very great... A+

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

love this video

I have two of these Macbook pro 17" laptops. One with T9600 @2.8GHz and one with T9550 @2.66GHz and 8GB RAM respectively.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

These MacBooks are still great, with a stunning quality

From 1k to 100k ❤️❤️❤️

Brother only 700 left congratulations in advance to you Love from Punjab india 😘😘😘😘😘

Running currently on MacOS El-Capitan and an 8GB of ram..And gets better on SSD than the stock HDD.

Excellent

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

What a great video man! I was thinking of buying the Razer core for graphics on my macbook pro 2012 with 16 GB of RAM, what do you think about that? Greetings and excellent video

video of how a good technician should work like !!

Great Video! Would love to see if you can find a way to connect the Exp GDC with the thunderbolt2 of the macbook! I have the exp gdc with the mini pcie connector. Would that work somehow on a macbook air early 2015?

I love this

nice video ♥