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What can I do to make this a good hand-me-down computer? General uses would include school work, some internet research …. not sure what else a pre-teen would need to do. The battery report says —-“service battery” (673 cycles). SO, I assume it could use a new battery. But what else should/could be done? It also needs a new power cord (the cord is frayed due to the angle where it plugs into the computer - not a good design) Any help is appreciated.
I think an SSD upgrade is way to expensive just to get this machine in shape to give away. I would download and run Coconut battery. Install and run it then post your results. Let’s take a look at its health. 600+ should just be midlife. A cleaning with a non-amonia window cleaner might be in order. Spray the cleaner on a soft cloth before wiping and use it sparingly. A keyboard skin is cheap and protects the machine from spills. A hard case would help prevent damage from drops. Wiping the drive and doing a clean install of the latest system on updates would make it feel like new. Your teen will need a word processing program. Apple’s Pages in excellent for this. If they do not have an Apple ID you could also set that up for them. Now kids are going to sites they shouldn’t and download viruses. So a good paid for anti-virus program would be in order here, such as Symantec’s Endpoint protection.
this is the missing image for the battery stats.
I’m all for class action lawsuit of any app that Does anything other than what it states. It’s about time - scum is held responsible It used to be - you could fully Trust Apple Store for the Apps Offered,,, not the case any more. People report infected files where the app took over Programs never allowed into that application. There should never be any hidden agenda embedded. Enough of the free crap with ad’s Then pay extra to not. So far every OS upgrade has allowed more of this crap. Apple has now taken it apon their new world order With OS, ElCapitan- totally changed my 09’ $3000 Mac Book Pro , I used 10.6.8 for years,,, very Solid, and this new OS turned into a $ 30 cell phone,, Forcing $3000 worth of Pro Image Apps to Junk,, They never warn you what will happen, When a scan should be done - To Tell you. Even Adobe software scans system , and tells you up front.
