Rebuilding a Macbook Pro off eBay

>>58962906
>Mac
Found your problem.

>>58962906

I approve i did the same thing, now i have a mac with fast ssd bunch of ram and latest Macos for cheap

Those old models are fat as fuck, huge bezel, etc. If you can pull it off for a low price I suppose it's fine, but otherwise you're better off just saving your McDonald's money and putting the investment toward a proper new one or a gently used but still working one.

you won't be able to put the new display in the old housing, and the ssd speed will be limited

aluminum is also not the most resilient material

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>>58962906
Macshit is never worth it.

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>>58962906
>I get off on rebuilding things
can't argue with that

>>58963175
Probably will get a Thinkpad, I just like the build quality for how much money I'll throw at it.
Only plan to throw it in a backpack for work and use text editors.

>>58963175
Both of these are ancient garbage, if you really think that $200 is a worthy pricepoint to be comparing then the issue isn't the Mac, it's you. Yes, the ThinkPad is the better 'investment', but you cherry picked a good value and compared it to a cherry-picked shit value. I can find way overpriced things on eBay, too--that doesn't prove shit.

>>58963175
>>58963277
I should mention I picked up a new 2016 (manufacture date) MacBook Air for $600 shipped on eBay, so while it's not in your price range (get a job), it's still a fair price for an excellent computer.
>b-b-but for $600 I can buy this giant plasticky piece of shit with 3-hour battery life and which will break at the hinges in one year
ok

I only have experience with pre-2012 macbooks but they were fairly easy to take apart and put back together. Apple's batteries have always been shit with expanding issues.

>>58963295
>macshit
>excellent computer

Nice meme.

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>>58963277
X230 takes 16gb of ram and plays MGSV (2015) at 30fps. It actually performs better than the X240 and X250 both in terms of CPU & GPU, and can host an eGPU which later models have no expresscard slot for.

Just like say a Fuji X100, a pair of HD598s or a 2500K, there's really no reason to upgrade for 99% of use cases. At a certain point technology satisfies and the desire to upgrade is just artificially stimulated by marketing buzz.

>>58962906
>buying a 2012 era
good plan
>(possibly not functioning)
bad plan
>Macbook Pro for cheap off eBay
excellent plan
>tearing it apart and building/modding it back up with new hardware
Are you Louis Rossmann because otherwise that might be a bad idea
>retina,
lolno this isn't a ThinkPad
>ssd, expanded ram.
Yes by God yes do this

The only feasible way to buy a used Mac, is a refurb from Apple. Significant savings for a like-new, contemporary product, certified to work, with warranty.

Other than that, the used market for Macs, is terrible for buyers. I see 2008 13" MacBooks like mine still selling for $200-300. It's like the Honda tax.

That one guy is going to come by this thread and tell you to buy the 2012 i7 13" MBP and honestly that is the best option

i5/i7 non-Retina 13" MBP is the way to go for upgradability

>>58962906
I did it with a 2011 MBP. I use it as a shitposting machine. 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. It's ok I guess, but I wouldn't take it out of the house because I'd break it. Thinkpads are 1000x more durable, and they also run Mac OS X. I just changed the thermal paste for some Arctic Silver 5 and the thing still gets hot enough to burn me. Macs are garbage. Rebuild it, then sell it to a Macfaggot.

>>58964130
I was going to write this

so: this