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I found a MacBook Pro with a broken display. Any creative uses? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 22 hours ago by GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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?

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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Can you remove the drive? Could remove the drive and put it on another computer then install Linux then reinstall the drive into the Macbook?

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

soldered/glued :(