I've been using my late 2009-vintage A1342 MacBook as my primary computer for many years, but I have just upgraded to a 2020 "M1" MacBook Air . There was nothing wrong with my old MacBook, except that it could no longer run a supported Mac operating system. So I decided to repurpose it as a utility laptop that I can drag around to different sites to perform basic network maintenance functions. My old MacBook had a Sandisk 1 TB SSD inside, which is far more than it needs now. I ended up pulling out the 1 TB drive and putting it into a USB3 enclosure so that I can archive bulky files on it (photos, email, videos and documents). Instead of the 1 TB drive, I put a very inexpensive 60 GB SSD into the MacBook. 60 GB is plenty of space for what I plan to use it for. Thank you, MacBook A1342. Your 11+ years of service have been amazing.
Useful and Useless Ideas from Lance J.