macOS lurves de RAM
And it does a lot with the disk, so an SSD is pretty much mandatory these days.
$650 feels to me like a lot of money for a six-year-old machine, but it's a good machine for its time - all the ports, a still-useful processor, magsafe, etc. All this stuff is still relevant today.
However the 1280x800 resolution would be an instant dealbreaker for me. Can you live with that?
In your position, I'd go for the 2013 model, which gets you a "retina" (i.e. high-resolution) display.
https://www.macofalltrades.com/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-2-4ghz-core-i5-retina-late-2013-me864ll-a-3/
I can't tell you with confidence that 8GB is enough RAM, or that 128GB is enough storage - but I'd still chance my arm to get the high density display.
$650 feels to me like a lot of money for a six-year-old machine, but it's a good machine for its time - all the ports, a still-useful processor, magsafe, etc. All this stuff is still relevant today.
However the 1280x800 resolution would be an instant dealbreaker for me. Can you live with that?
In your position, I'd go for the 2013 model, which gets you a "retina" (i.e. high-resolution) display.
https://www.macofalltrades.com/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-2-4ghz-core-i5-retina-late-2013-me864ll-a-3/
I can't tell you with confidence that 8GB is enough RAM, or that 128GB is enough storage - but I'd still chance my arm to get the high density display.