Upgrade from MacBook 2008 to what?

My April 2008 MacBook is still working well, but is getting a little long in the tooth. Running 10.6.8 but can't install any newer systers after Lion. I use my MacBook at home with an external monitor and keyboard. My options seem to be a new MacBook Pro, a refurb MacBook Pro, or get a Mac Mini and keep the old MacBook for the rare occasions that I travel or do family history research. Another possibility is that a nephew works for a company that replaces MacBooks and makes the older ones available to employees or their families to buy. Example, a 2011 MacBook 15" cost him $650. My budget maxes at $1,500. Suggestions? Thanks.

I can attest to the late 2011 MBP model. like shldr. It runs on ML great. My only recommendation if you were to go this route would be to upgrade RAM to 8 gb. If you are getting the 8,2 (i7 2.2 GHz quad core, duel gpx cards, etc), 650$ is a steal. Definitely usable for 2-3 generations given the processor and graphics hards. Memory should be no more than 100$ if installed manually (2x4 gb SO-DIMM 1333 banks). I would spend 170$ and get 16gb (2x 8 gb cards) and this machine will run very well. visit newegg.com or owc and check out memory deals.
Memory is kind of like the bottleneck for the processor. The processor is amazing, and more memory will only 'unleash' the power of the CPU.
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