What's the earliest gen macbook that will run snow leopard adequately?

...and what's the ballpark on how much one would cost used (e.g., on ebay). just want to be able to run the latest/greatest for a reasonable price.
cheers!

I can't tell you anything about pricing. And, I can't provide you with the exact answer to your MacBook model/Snow compatibility question, but I can say that I probably would not buy a MacBook not having a 64-bit EFI. The only issue with such a MacBook (e.g., the MacBook 5,1) is that you would not be able to boot directly into 64-bit kernel mode. But, I assure you that nothing of significance is lost by not being able to do so.
That is, if one has a Mac that can boot into 64-bit kernel mode and 64-bit programs, then the programs will run exactly the same way whether in 64-bit kernel mode and 32-bit kernel mode. So, again, you would lose nothing by not being able to boot into 64-bit kernel mode. In other words, if you have a 64-bit processor, then your machine will run 64-bit programs just as any other Mac with a 64-bit processor will--having booted into 64-bit kernel mode or not.
Note, however, that a machine might startup and shut down a tad faster that if started in 64-bit kernel mode rather than in 32-bit mode. Some report such results, but I am yet to see a test that adds confirmation.

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iPad 3                                          iOS 8.x.x
iPad 4                                          iOS 8.x.x
iPad Mini & Mini Retina                iOS 8.x.x
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