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i am buying a used macbook. it makes a funny noise (my kid says, who has one of her own, that does not make that noise I assume) I am new to Mac. Also the plug is quite worn. Her boyfriend says its a good machine. I will buy it for $550 or $600 if it’s all good. shall i take it to an apple store to have them check it out? I’d love to have it. For this price would it be worth it even if it has a few problems?
Hi! What does the noise sound like? I just read the whole thread and I don’t see any description of the noise…if you could please describe it, that would help a lot. Here’s a link to the AC adapter you need: [linked product missing or disabled: IF113-045-1]
It is a good price, does it work? Is it just a noise or is the noise because of other issues? I wouldn’t worry about the power cable. If you go to an Apple Store they’ll be very keen for you to buy a new Mac, they have to live! Make sure it’s running Snow Leopard or Leopard OS, else you’ll be a few years back before you’ve even started!
this doesn’t answer your original question, but you mentioned LimeWire - I’d uninstall that ASAP and instead use Transmission - far, far more stable application than LW on the Mac if you need something like that
it works and it has Leopard. Lst night we tried toshutdown, and Limewire canceled the shutdown, and we can’t shut down limewire. I’m new to this. So just buy a new AC adapter? It is frayed right at the point it enters the white Apple thing about 3 inches square.
