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I found a MacBook Pro with a broken display. Any creative uses? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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In some e-waste bin I found an entry level M1 MacBook Pro. The display didnโ€™t work (visible crack lines on the panel and the screen lights up but only shows black), but everything else about the computer is totally fine, I determined after testing.

I managed to factory reset the thing and now I have an extra computer on my hands. And a good one, at that, because I think even an entry level M1 is still a good computer.

I already have a laptop, desktop, and an old server. So I feel like all my needs are met. But are there creative uses with an extra Mac?

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[โ€“] -5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If you don't have a need, do not purchase.

If you have purchased without a need, consider returning or selling it.

A broken laptop can simply be used as a desktop with an external monitor.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    It was in an e-waste bin. I didn't purchase it. I just picked it out of a pile of electronics.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Oh my god. I couldn't believe people throw that away. When you say e-waste bin I thought of it as some kind of flea market.

    Nice find, bro.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Probably the only reason I found it is the busted display ๐Ÿ˜…. I guess to someone that either meant it didn't work at all, or they just stopped caring and didn't want to deal with it anymore.

    Maybe one day I'll find a matching macbook pro where the computer doesn't work but the display does. And then I'll mix-and-match them and have one fully working laptop and one fully broken one ๐Ÿ˜€

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