Cheap second hand MacBook for guitar sim live gig

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  1. PifPafPif

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    Hi !

    I need a cheap Mac laptop second hand, for live gig playback/ amp sim.
    Around 200 bucks.

    I need to run THU Overloud/other amp sims in a DAW, with some backing audio tracks.
    Nothing heavy in real time, apart amp sims of course.

    Witch model, to get maximum compatibility with DAWs / plugins ?
    I'm not tied to Logic, so i dont need the last OSX version.
    It seems most softwares / plugins i use are compatible with macOS High Sierra 10.13 and above.

    Thanks for your help !

    PS : i will probably go for a MacBook Pro 2012, to get native Catalina support. And put maximum RAM in the future.
     
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    PifPafPif, Sep 13, 2022
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    MacBook Pro 2012 with 16 GB of RAM (the max it holds) and you are set.
     
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    I came to the same conclusion, due to balance between OSX version, RAM (load flexibility) and price.
    Thanks for confirmation ! :wink:

    I consider this thread closed :like:
     
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