I Bought A $100 Core i7 Macbook Pro... Big Mistake? 

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If this was Louis Rossmann taking apart this Mac he'd say something to the effect of "Hell no. What did they do to you poor little Macbook?"

You just have an air to your videos that is so appealing.

Laptop : * is a bit dirty * Nathan : *EUCALYPTUS OIL*

Well, this reminds me of a discovery I made earlier this year. My local disability service provider had been given three laptops that were no longer in use, to take apart for their science program. I noticed that one of them was a MacBook Pro, so I took it onto myself to restore it to its former glory. I did my research, and figured it was a 2010 model, with a Core2Duo processor. Looking inside, I found that while the logic board was intact, it was missing it's hard drive and battery. At least the DVD drive still had the MacOS install disc inside. I purchased a cheap refurbished 750GB hard drive, and a new battery, and placed them in. It was then I discovered it was a 2011 15 inch model, with an i5 processor. So that broadened my horizons. I installed High Sierra OS onto it, and then increased its memory to 16GB. So it now works practically good, or as good as you can get. Now it had a few flaws, like the performance working faster when connected to a power supply, and some of the keys on the keyboard not working. But I can live with those flaws, given I can compensate with a Bluetooth keyboard I found at the Salvation Army for $3AU. So in all, I got myself the perfect device for video editing, graphics design and app development. And to think it was going to be taken apart for educational purposes!

Make a video on your eBay searching methods. You always find the best priced stuff in the world

Someone really butchered repairs/upgrades on this laptop. Such a shame!

9:17 found who let the dogs out

The design of this Macbook still really does hold up. I thought this was much newer than 2010 at first.

What do you call a bunch of drunk ghosts? Methylated spirits

"I'd have to resolder that chip." *Louis Rossmann would like to know your location*

I recently bought a Macbook Pro 13" Mid-2012 due to you showing me how good these lovely machines are especially with a bit of work. Thank you for the great content!

Quite a steal for under 100 bucks!

Thank you for showing us that you don’t always have 100% successes. You have great skills and persistence with your content. That is appreciated.

Likely the graphics chip is coming off the board. Use some foam to have it press down with the bottom lid.

8:57 like oh my goodness I thought I heard gunshots in my house

I totally agree about the soldering,I've fixed up a few macs in the past and it's a nightmare sometimes.

Keep going up my man;). Continue with your awesome vids!!

I love these Mac videos! And I love that you show how they run two of my favourite games; Minecraft and Terraria! Keep it up ❤️

This made me so happy 😁 I love that generation of MacBook pros!

I never had a MacBook, but i love your vídeos. Thanks man.

Very good video, do more videos like this please. I LOVED THEM

I truly liked what you've done with this laptop! The GPU problem is a shame, but it works!

Awesome as always bru!

How funny that this popped up on my feed. I just bought a 2011 15" MBP on ebay.

You can put some foam on the faulty chip to keep it under pressure.

Hey, I've been watching repair videos like this for a long time now and I've always wanted to try this myself. Do you have any tips or advice for me (also an Australian) to start repairing macbooks or other devices?

Apart from the gMux chip that needs resoldering, replace the C9560 capacitor before it fails. That cap is in the GPU power rail.

Hi there, I watched your channel for the first time I must say, this MacBook dilemma I've been through some as well, but indeed just subscribed to your channel, I am based in Perth Western Australia

The review was refreshing and informative. The macbook is now in a better condition.

At the start how you where sitting reminded me When my mom was sitting on a chair with a belt about to hit me😂

The graphics issues on these 2010 15" mbpros are caused by an small capacitor (C9560). You'll find a few videos about how to repair this model by searching "c9560 2010 macbook pro"

I love this channel ❤️. Keep it up bro

Glad you have a sponsor, keep up!

8:58 -- what the hell, I was reading the comments and then I freaked out when I heard gunshots

Very nice 👍🏼 Thank you for sharing ❤️

I'm really enjoying these macbook videos

This is the best tech youtuber yet!!!!

I now have eucalyptus cleaner for my self. I feel your videos are not complete without it :) Love the videos.

your work is excellent :)

Love your videos, greetings from Perú!

You could fix that graphics issue. Just apply heat shielding tape to surrounding components, then heat up the chip until the solder joints are liquid (chip should move slightly at this point). Make sure the chip is in position and remove the heat.

The shooting game scared the crap out of me haha the surround sound made me think someone was beside me haha

Me: seeing prices on the website you made I NEED TO FIND THE LINK !

I have this exact model. I put in a 1TB SSD like you and then removed the cd/dvd and put another 1 TB SSD in it’s place as well. 8 GB of ram like yours. It runs pretty good. The only caveat is I have to run MacFan on a fairly high setting as relating to what you saw if I don’t the machine will get so hot it will basically freeze up, especially when rendering or editing video. The output through the apple display port is ok. I think it’s 2K max as opposed to 4K but who cares. For a 10 year old machine it’s still pretty darn good.

Wait is the store your making actually real, I would love to see it

i had the same 2010 one but.. 17" ! a very beast! sold for 400 euros two years ago. :)

Luiss rossman , you got a new customer!

You should have tried to reflow the graphics chip. They sometimes develop cracks in the solder because of thermal expansion. Flexing it may have restored it temporarily, but you should consider applying heat to it.

Perhaps using some Kapton Tape put where the bottom of the board meets the chip could apply enough pressure to work as a fix to the chips issue? I did something similar for a friends computer and it works years later.

I'm from the Philippines, and I literally ordered Bosisto's Eucalyptus Oil all the way from Australia because of you.

AWESOME video!!!!

2010 MacBook Pros had no graphics issues it was the 2011s and newer that brought that on, the reason why this one is glitching out is because as he stated “it looks like the seller tried to replace the this macbook with a different year screen” he did, he put a 2012 screen in there, so it will never work right unless a 2010 screen is put in.

Ya this mans was selling a mac with twice the ram and 4x the storage of his listing and it DID have screen issues at first lol

8:43 You can "resolder" these chips by blowing at it with a heat gun

Just got a 2011 i5 MBP from my grandma for free. She went out and bought a new 2019 Air because she said this one was slow. I cleaned it up, and now it's got a 500 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM. Good machine.

I got a barely used dell inspiron with a celeron n3060 for $100 USD here in Albania and I thought it was a steal. You should see why I think you got an absolutely great deal for the price

Oh my God! I'll still have one of these, I don't know when,

2:38 looks cool with the artifacts

I know a guy in Wollongong that can re-solder the chip for you he does component level repairs like Mr Rossmann.

Rather than resoldering I'd just apply heat to it. Use an old Halogen lamp with a rig to keep it a 5mm above the chip for an hour or so. That might reflow the solder enough to make a good connection. It might not work - the board itself could have physically warped from all the heat those things generate, but costs nothing but a bit of time to try. Using a hot air station is harder because the chip will tend to move as soon as the solder reaches melting point.

Man I want your 2009 Macbook. Its the best one

You can google on heating chip using heat fan to resolder it. Just be careful not to destroy it and anything around in the process.

That package writes “ Chinese Tea Ceremony” in Chinese. So is the MacBook from China?

Nice find, if I lived in Australia I'd be able to repair that issue, I have the tools to do it but the cost of shipping it to me would be astronomical, and even if it weren't, it'd mean trusting it to a stranger and the international postal system. :( If you find someone in Australia who can fix it then you'd have a really nice system for its age.

got the same model of MacBook for free from a neighbor, turned around and sold it for 375$ today!

This is a 2010 dual core i7, these weren't plagued with graphics card issues, the quad core 2011 i7 models, however, were. I'm sure this would work great with the proper display and all it's screws.

You should make a collab video with Hugh Jeffreys on resoldering the component. He recently started doing board repairs and I bet it'd be really interesting to watch it ☺️

3:38 the extra antenna connector and short camera cable is because the screen is from a 2011 macbook pro 15 inch and that is a 2010

I wish you could have done the soldering as well - it would have been more interesting and satisfying

I have this same model. Its worth it if u get it in working condition

Like your videos! Just point to the front while you talk... and keep up the good work!

Good video!

I was also facing the same problem. The Problem is coming due badly fitted display connectors or due to a bad display.

I just got the exact same Macbook off Letgo for $25, but with a toast battery. I'm too broke to buy a new battery, and the Magsafe charger was loose, so I permanently soldered the power cord to the power daughterboard. Atrocious, but fits my needs.

I really like the sound of your voice dude.

Post a link to that eucalyptus oil spray mate, I can't find it on amazon.

0:59 4gb RAM on the advertisement 2:41 Says 8gb RAM

You should do a part 2 fixing everything that is wrong. Including the chip. Let's learn together.

get the heat gun on that glitch chip it will reflow and be good, if you dont want to try that a bit of blue tack inbetween the chip and case to add a bit of pressure on the chip may fix.

i have never believed that he is getting the laptops for that price and doing the restorations

This is a great video

With regards to the Methylated spirit would you use it as a motherboard cleaner? Like when you deep the motherboard into isopropyl alcohol in order to eliminate water when water spilling?

Louis rossmann would have a stroke if he got this thing in for repair

I need to know how tf do you find that extremly cheap macbooks lmao

You might want to check dosdude or realmacmods for that graphic glitches... perhaps you've got the feared AMD chips and can disable discrete graphics

Love your videos❗️🎥👍✅

I'd take it anyway after you cleaned it so well :D

the power chord is supposed to wrap like that they have those two hooks for a reason

3:37 that smirk tho

You're super smart Genius guy

I'm here for the eucalyptus oil 😅😅😅

Ok, this channel is officially an Apple restoration channel.

Bruh, that shooting in CSGO scared me to death as I heard it as though it was coming from my side.......!

Much rather watch you than the news right now

So those artifacts are from storing. I had my Imac flat for a while (storing it before moving house) and they appeared on the edges of my screen but they went away after a few days of normal use. Weird

Lol that's a tea package box

I want that ultimate CRT

$100?!?! I offered $180 for a macbook (late 2008)(core 2 duo)(2gb ram) and the seller told what crack im in and he said that nobody would ever say yes to that offer lol

What if you put some conductonaut on after u put some nail polish to cover capacitors and the area near the ihs?