Even after an upgrade from the old hard disk to a fast SSD and an expansion of the memory to 4GB, everything became far too slow for my requirements and needs. With the highest possible but not latest installable version of the older version of OS X El Capitan, I noticed very clearly that my old Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2GHz MacBook was getting really slow. That migration to linux on my MacBook and my new workstation was a fantastic choice. Both systems are running Linux Mint now and I couldn’t be happier. As a replacement for my iMac I built a new powerful Intel i7 16GB Linux workstation and I also swapped OS X on my still working MacBook with Linux. But due to increasing hardware issues (graphic card failure, cooling down, etc.) of my iMac 27 inch and the fact that my loyal MacBook Aluminum Late 2008 was no longer supported by Apple (so I could not upgrade to the most recent macOS and as a result I could not install for example the latest version of Android Studio), I looked for something different.

Before that, I had been a very satisfied user of the OS X operating system (now macOS) for more than 10 years. I only “switched” a few years ago to using Linux as my daily driver. Why not install Linux Mint or Ubuntu and bring this still quality hardware back to life? The switch Have you ever had a passion for the products of Apple and now there is an old MacBook Aluminum Late 2008 dusted up in your closet because no updates and upgrades are possible.