For Sale: OT: MacBook Pro 15" 2.5 500GB HD 4GB RAM OSX 10.8

Hey I'm selling my old trusty mac and venturing into waters unknown with a new retina machine.

This is the early 2008 15" MacBook Pro with anti-glare display.

2.5 intel core 2 duo, 500Gb HD, 4GB Ram.

Overall general condition is great for the age, some slight scratches to the casing but I've looked after it very well. I know everyone says this but you will find it hard to get another one like this in the same condition.

Good things:

It has had a new logic board from Apple about 6 months ago (there was a common problem with the graphics card). This repair costs about £425.

I also had the battery replaced about a month ago as well, this has only had 38 cycle counts. Thats another £100 you won't need to spend.

I upgraded the ram to 4GB and also fitted a 500GB WD Scorpio Black HD which is 7200rpm and has a 5 year manufacturers warranty.

The machine will come with a fresh install of 10.8 Mountain Lion along with iLife 11 and the latest version of iWork.

The not so good things:

The optical drive can be a bit noisy when loading and playing discs. I took it apart last year and gave it a good clean but it didn't make much difference. I never really use it so wasn't bothered but it might put you off if all you do is plan to use it as a DVD player.

It is fully boxed and comes with the power adaptor and cable. I might even be able to throw in another spare lead if I can find one lying around.

I would like £450 for it. I live in Brighton but quite happy to arrange collection in London.

I haven't yet ordered my replacement machine so this will be available as soon as that turns up and I've transferred the data across.

Sold.