Old MB Pro gets new lease on life

My Problem

I got a new laptop and thought that I'd give fixing up the old (late 2008 MacBook Pro) a try. If I failed, I'd still have the new laptop, so why not.

My Fix

I ended up replacing the battery (super easy), hard drive (up from 256G to 1TB, SSD/HD hybrid, fantastic!), and upped the RAM (4G to 8G). The key to the whole thing was iFixit's little screwdriver set. Without this I probably would have stripped the screws. With this set (and their guides), it was a piece of cake. And for a fraction of the cost (1/10!) the old laptop is almost like new :)

My Advice

Get the screwdriver set, it's worth it!