Is a macbook from 2008 worth buying and can I use facetime on it.?

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#1 Garysafc25
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Hey everyone, I am very new when it comes to macbooks. I have used windows all my life and I feel the need to change. I found this macbook on ebay for a decent price i'd say. I want to know do you guys think its worth getting and can I use facetime on it with Ipad/phone users.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110937703974#ht_500wt_1288

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#2 MonsieurX
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Buy a new laptop with better specs and install OSX.
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#3 Toxic-Seahorse
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No mac is worth getting.
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#4 Garysafc25
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Guys one of the reasons I was thinking about getting a macbook is because my girlfriend has just got a new ipad and she wants to use facetime on it with me. I'd rather not buy an ipad because theres so many things you cant do on it compared to a laptop/macbook and has a full operating system on macbook. I just want it for facetime and be able to use other things on it such as flash, Java ect. I would mainly use it for web browsing. I had a netbook before and I needed something just a bit better and I think this macbook I linked is pretty much it but just need the nod from you guys. The netbook had 1.6ghz intel atom with 1gb ram windows 7. While this 2008 model macbook has 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz with 2gb ram. A decent netbook in the uk is round about 250 mark while this used macbook is selling for 280 including delivery. I never used an apple os either I been windows since I started on pc's laptop's from windows 98 onwards.

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#5 MonsieurX
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Your comparing a 4 years old macbook (without any warraty) to newer netbook... Install and use Skype instead of facetime. Seriously,this is not a good idea.
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#6 JigglyWiggly_
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for the price it's okayish if it was new/refurb'd it's slow for today'ys standards and doesn't have the macbook pro build quality i wouldn't buy it i'd get a d630 over it
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#7 kraken2109
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Use skype instead.

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#8 Garysafc25
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Use skype instead.

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Would skype work well with my girlfriends Ipad 2 and a windows netbook with 1.3mp camera.? I couldnt care less if I get a macbook or a new netbook really I just want to video chat. I heard skype has poor video quality compared to facetime is this true?
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#9 MonsieurX
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[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

Use skype instead.

Garysafc25
Would skype work well with my girlfriends Ipad 2 and a windows netbook with 1.3mp camera.? I couldnt care less if I get a macbook or a new netbook really I just want to video chat. I heard skype has poor video quality compared to facetime is this true?

Yes it will work. Quality is pretty much determined by the cameras used.
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#10 kraken2109
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[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

Use skype instead.

Garysafc25
Would skype work well with my girlfriends Ipad 2 and a windows netbook with 1.3mp camera.? I couldnt care less if I get a macbook or a new netbook really I just want to video chat. I heard skype has poor video quality compared to facetime is this true?

Skype is good quality and works on pretty much anything (Mac, PC, Android, IOS). You could even buy the new Google nexus 7 tablet and use that for skype.
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#11 DJReecet
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I was wondering the same thing about does the 2008 MacBook 5,1 (A1278) have facetime use?! All your comments are well and good but you didn't actually State weather it has the use of facetime? thank you