Should I buy this used MacBook??

I'm thinking of buying a used MacBook (I have to return the one I have from work because I am changing jobs)...it's almost 3 years old and here are the specs:
Specs:
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2 GB RAM
250 GB hard drive
Built-in dual-layer Superdrive to burn DVDs and CDs
Built-in wifi and Bluetooth
Built-in iSight camera
Firewire 400 port and 2 USB 2.0 ports
Intel GMA X3100 graphics
Running OSX 10.6.4, fully updated.
iLife 09 installed and updated.
iWork 09 installed and updated.
MS Office 2008
Thanks!!

Sounds exactly like mine, Same basic specs and with MS Office 2008,
Is it the White MacBook 13 inch ?
Mine is a MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo: (13-inch, Late 2009) – Model A1342 Polycarbonate Unibody ( MC207LL/A ), I upgraded the memory to 4GB and the Hard Drive to a 500GB 7200 RPM pretty much the day after I bought it. With the Microsoft Office 2008 installed I probably wouldn't get $625 for mine.
The one you're asking about I wouldn't pay more than $500 at the most for, Give your local area CraigsList a try. I've seen more Mac's on there lately than you can imagine.

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Is this normal? My friends macbook that is slightly newer than this seems to switch on when you lift the lid a little, whereas this remains a black screen 'til its totally upright.
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