The images below show the style of adapter that comes with each MacBook Pro. Whenever possible, use your computer's original adapter or a newer adapter. * Adapters that came with the MacBook Air (Original), MacBook Air (Late 2008) and MacBook Air (Mid 2009) are not recommended for use with MacBook Air (Late 2010) models. MacBook Air models introduced in 2018 or laterĤ5W MagSafe Power Adapter with MagSafe 2 style connectorĤ5W MagSafe Power Adapter with "L-style" connectorġ3-inch MacBook Air models introduced between 20*ġ1-inch MacBook Air models introduced between 20 Find out how to charge your MacBook Air and how to fast charge your Mac.Īpple 30W USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C Charge Cable These models can also be charged with a USB-C Charge Cable. MacBook Air models introduced in 2022 or later
If you're not sure which model you have, find out how to identify your MacBook Air.Īpple 30W USB-C Power Adapter, 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter, 67W USB-C Power Adapter, or 70W USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable The images below show the style of adapter that comes with each MacBook Air. Find out how to check the power of a connected power adapter or display. For the best charging experience, you should use a power adapter or display that provides at least the minimum wattage of the power adapter included with your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or MacBook. If your Mac uses USB-C to charge, you can charge your Mac laptop with any USB-C power adapter or display. The only way you are going to make you 11-years old computer go fast again is strap it to a skateboard and push it down a steep hill.Īnd no, unfortunately you're not gonna find a new computer that's going to last you as long the one you're currently using - in my opinion.Find out which power adapter and cable comes with your Mac laptop and how to check the wattage of a connected power adapter or display. I am a strong advocate of repairing, and reusing and extending the life of your device (indeed my computers date back to 2012 although I have every opportunity to upgrade since I trade new and used Mac laptops), but in some cases you just need to move on. Otherwise, to boost the performance of your Mac, you can in theory double the RAM to 4GB (EDIT: your model seems to support a max od 2GB RAM, see my comments) and may be swap the HDD with an SSD (not sure about compatibility of your old model with SSDs - someone else might chime in). MacOS Sierra is compatible with all Macs (MBP, MBA, Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMacs) 2010 models and later, and MacBooks starting with late 2009 models and later. The SSHD will be cheaper and offer you some time to save your pennies to get a newer i5 or i7 system (new or used) which I think is the smarter move.
Note in both of these drives data sheets list SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) as a supported interface if the spec sheet doesn't list SATA I compatible for the drive you are thinking of going with forget it! As it won't work.
The market for upgrading these older systems is a dying market as more people have moved on to newer systems which have SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) interfaces. The newer FireCuda no longer offers support for SATA I or SATA II systems. You'll need to get a copy of TRIM Enabler but you'll need to have the Core 2 Duo model as it requires OS-X 10.7.5 Lion to work.įrankly, I would recommend going with a SSHD hybrid drive instead like a Seagate ST1000LM014 or ST1000LX001 Sadly these drives are getting harder to find as Seagate no longer makes them. So far Samsung is one of the few that still offers a SATA I compatible SSD Samsung 750 EVO. Upgrading to an SSD gets complicated with these older systems as the OS's don't have TRIM services and as these systems only have a SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) HD interface so you'll be limited on which SSD drive you could even get to work in this older system.