Personally, I think this is the best MacBook Pro ever made.
I try to stock this machine in both the 13" & 15" and have one for sale at all times.
When I went to visit iFixit earlier this month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
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I also took a 13" 2012 with me for traveling.
I do however replace the hard drive with either a Seagate 1 TB or 500GB SSHD or a 500 GB SSD.
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Also replace the hard drive I/R cable and put pads on either si9de of the cable as it climbs onto the optical drive to prevent the bottom cover from contacting it.
I would take it to the current 10.12.6.
I seldom take it above 8 GB of RAM.
If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot that's acting up.
Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the really repairable MBPs.
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Apple produced this machine long after it usually does:
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Introduction Date: June 11, 2012 Discontinued Date: October 27, 2016
Personally, I think this is the best MacBook Pro ever made.
I try to stock this machine in both the 13" & 15" and have one for sale at all times.
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When I went to visit iFixit last month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
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When I went to visit iFixit earlier this month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
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I also took a 13" 2012 with me for traveling.
I do however replace the hard drive with either a Seagate 1 TB or 500GB SSHD or a 500 GB SSD.
I would take it to the current 10.12.6.
I seldom take it above 8 GB of RAM.
If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot that's acting up.
Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the really repairable MBPs.
Personally, I think this is the best MacBook Pro ever made.
I try to stock this machine in both the 13" & 15" and have one for sale at all times.
When I went to visit iFixit last month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
I do however replace the hard drive with either a Seagate 1 TB or 500GB SSHD or a 500 GB SSD.
I would take it to the current 10.12.6.
I seldom take it above 8 GB of RAM.
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If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot thats acting up.
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If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot that's acting up.
Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the really repairable MBPs.
Personally, I think this is the best MacBook Pro ever made.
I try to stock this machine in both the 13" & 15" and have one for sale at all times.
When I went to visit iFixit last month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
I do however replace the hard drive with either a Seagate 1 TB or 500GB SSHD or a 500 GB SSD.
I would take it to the current 10.12.6.
I seldom take it above 8 GB of RAM.
If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot thats acting up.
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Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the repairable MBPs.
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Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the really repairable MBPs.
Personally, I think this is the best MacBook Pro ever made.
I try to stock this machine in both the 13" & 15" and have one for sale at all times.
When I went to visit iFixit last month, the 13" 2012 is almost the the only machine I saw there, so they agree with me.
I do however replace the hard drive with either a Seagate 1 TB or 500GB SSHD or a 500 GB SSD.
I would take it to the current 10.12.6.
I seldom take it above 8 GB of RAM.
If I do have RAM issues, generally those can be corrected by tightening or loosening the screws that hold the RAM bracket to the logic board. If this fails, try putting a lessor stick in the slot thats acting up.
Do not let this machine go as it is the last of the repairable MBPs.