In some e-waste bin I found an entry level M1 MacBook Pro. The display didn’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?
It was in an e-waste bin. I didn’t purchase it. I just picked it out of a pile of electronics.
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.
Probably the only reason I found it is the busted display 😅. 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 😀