Restoring a $50 Macbook Pro From eBay!

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Today we're going to try and restore a 13" Apple Macbook Pro that I got off of eBay for $50. It was sold as 'parts, not working'. But, I think we've got a chance to get this old laptop working :) #eBay #Macbook #Restoration
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@psivewri 4 года назад

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@mrsooraj817 3 года назад

your are like doctor of ELECTRONICs

@lukemiani 4 года назад

Looks like a nice machine now that you’ve removed the carpet from the inside 🙈

@Mrwhosethesus 4 года назад

Hi Luke!

@imclassix8368 4 года назад

Luke Miani hi

@falcy2889 4 года назад

we've come a full circle 😂

@RetroModern3 4 года назад

Hey its luke

@IceBlox 4 года назад

Lol

@BreezeGolf89 4 года назад

To be completely honest I came just for the eucalyptus oil.

@manuellenares2722 4 года назад

Nassim Djaba SAME😂

@andrive 4 года назад

Not me but it's a fine touch

@ErickHatesBMC 4 года назад

why isn't this hearted

@MrAndreCoutinho 4 года назад

He should trademark it.

@jeremyyt5127 4 года назад

Same lol

@X_Nexus 4 года назад

These videos really do have some sort of therapeutic effect on me. It's so satisfying seeing old tech being cleaned up properly, updated, and watching them being successfully used again for basic use.

@Ali-Halal 4 года назад

3:22 What a shame Eucalyptus Oil didnt sponsor you yet

@springbok4015 4 года назад

Yeah, far better better than NordVPN which I’d trust about as far as I could throw my computer

@Stenstorp 4 года назад

Bosisto's sent him a bunch in one of his previous videos, can't remember which one.

@connorml 4 года назад

@@Stenstorp I think it was the OLPC one, not sure tho

@TEchWIse2203 4 года назад

Yeah but he did get sent some as a thank you from bosistos

@matthewbowers6209 4 года назад

It had 68 likes. I did what I needed to

@urhomiesapien 4 года назад

7:16 Me: Now that's a Mac! *2 seconds later* MacBook: *Boots windows* Me: *_Wait, that's illegal_*

@jellyjordy1154 4 года назад

What’s the point of running Windows on a Mac

@axethepenguin 4 года назад

@@jellyjordy1154 children that aren't spoiled and have a gaming pc and a macbook

@tomahawkstudios9688 4 года назад

@@jellyjordy1154 perfect for users who extensively use both Windows and OS X

@Maximus20778 4 года назад

@@tomahawkstudios9688 I think he hes a isheep

@poopyjohn8182 4 года назад

Jordymory3 Jordymory3 For software compatibility, a bit of gaming and because there's better software for Windows (like office which is garbage on Mac).

@MarouaneTF 4 года назад

I wish i could find deals like this in my country :( used macs were just and still are too expensive Example Late 2008 alluminum macbook: 200 dolars 2012 unibody macbook pro: 370 to 400 dollars

@glossymouse7712 4 года назад

Meftah Marouane what the crap? Are you in like Brazil or Croatia?

@MarouaneTF 4 года назад

@@glossymouse7712 no in morocco

@jellyjordy1154 4 года назад

Meftah Marouane same here in the USA

@KnezevicFilip 4 года назад

Same in Bosnia

@DanResanti 4 года назад

@@glossymouse7712 I live in Brazil, here people sell the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro for 800usd

@travelwithtanner 4 года назад

I did this too. But it was only $25, also no charger. Wasn’t much cosmetic damage. Only problems was that the OSX would not download. Had that kernel panic. Replaced the ram. Used a flash drive to install El Capitan. Works good as new

@emilianorojas755 4 года назад

ebay usa? or sus.

@travelwithtanner 4 года назад

Emiliano Rojas eBay USA. Was lucky to find it because broken macs on eBay are still over $50

@emilianorojas755 4 года назад

@@travelwithtanner you mean I can find something similar for 50usd?

@travelwithtanner 4 года назад

Emiliano Rojas you can. But it’s very rare to find a MacBook that still has most parts in it for under 50

@morrison2733 4 года назад

Please help me on steps on how to create a bootable drive. Ps I don’t have a spare Mac to make on just a windows pc

@brandonnel6905 4 года назад

Hey man. I'm a big fan (from Auckland) of your channel for a while now. I'm definitely going to send you an Early-2008 Black MacBook sometime next month, so be sure to keep your eye out for it! ✌ Cheers

@mythplays8338 4 года назад

Hey can somebody donate me a laptop

@newstodaymorrocco7387 4 года назад

@@mythplays8338 me too

@MTBTYLERINITTT 3 года назад

Yeh

@Pendleton115 4 года назад

"I have a feeling this wasn't dissapating a lot of heat away from the CPU" The Heat Sink: Literally has the Nvidia Logo burned into it

@oliviarose9541 4 года назад

Watching this on my 2009 MacPro. Old Apple stuff still rocks.

@maazalt1785 4 года назад

Be real who else is bored and lying in bed while watching this lit video

@LazyTechNerdCG 4 года назад

Maaz Arshad I sure as heck am

@holyshiet787 4 года назад

Meeee 😭😭

@bramvandenbroeck5060 4 года назад

A good tip my friend, use should remove every key cap one by one and clean underneath the keys, that part of the fan intake, since i did this, the macbook has better cooling this way, i just replace all the key caps on my 2011 macbook pro 13 inch, so they are nice and have that new keyboard feeling i like

@carcaviar9321 4 года назад

Is it difficult to open up all those key caps or not? haven't cleaned further than the top of it when opening the underside. And I have the same MBP.

@bramvandenbroeck5060 4 года назад

@@carcaviar9321 Most of them clip on from the top, the best way of doing this is to use a small flat head screw driver, and go under the key cap, making sure that the tip of the screw driver is above the scissor switch, and than with a light twist, it should just pop off, for the "main part" of the keyboard you can pop em off from the side, but for the function key row and the arrows its best to get the screw driver on the bottom of the keycaps, you can slightly lift those keycaps to see how the scissor switch is mounted, but once you get the hang of it its easy to pop em off, i did this a couple of times, i even made some crazy patterns on a macbook keyboard using black and white keys :p

@FSM_Reviews 4 года назад

7:19. Now, that's a sight to see!

@prebenjaeger 4 года назад

Why

@FSM_Reviews 4 года назад

@@prebenjaeger Windows 10 on a _MAC_ !

@AyrisX86 4 года назад

Boot camp assistant. It’s not that special.

@FSM_Reviews 4 года назад

@@AyrisX86 Yeah, I know that. But just the sheer thought of Psivewri doing it though...

@creounity 4 года назад

0:55 this screen is so dirty that it definitely needs a good cleaning -- with the eucalyptus oil!

@seriousoleg2 4 года назад

I broke my keyboard connector at motherboard when was trying to plug keyboard pin in it. I noticed that it a little bit diffrent on my macbook's motherboard. Be careful when you decide to clean it and replace a termopaste!

@MinecraftwithPeeyush303 4 года назад

*thermal paste

@mojeminifilmy1973 4 года назад

4:20 I finally know how it's pronounced

@CesareVesdani 3 года назад

I am glad that you are a fan of deep laptop repairs.

@h214suiiii 4 года назад

I already know this is gonna be good

@NHMaximiliano 4 года назад

Seeing how you maintain the computer was very relaxing, you should make more videos like that, maintaining old computers! 🙋‍♂️

@avws536 4 года назад

I did a clean install of a Linux OS on the same machine. Makes for a great experience. 😁👍

@ryzor3982 3 года назад

Nahhh

@ayanamisuki 3 года назад

@@ryzor3982 Yeahhh

@keithwhisman 3 года назад

That Mac’s Fan control app is awesome I use it on my 2019 16 inch MacBook Pro. I purchased the license and use the min and max temp control that really keeps my Mac from getting too hot.

@weiwenwwe2066 4 года назад

4:20 the first time I discover how to pronounce the name of your channel

@BaronKube 4 года назад

And then there’s me who dailies an almost completely destroyed 2011 MacBook Air

@estebanvargas5824 4 года назад

I have a refurbished MacBook Air that simply shut down one day after a few months of using it. Took it to the repair shop and they told me it was bust and there were signs of humidity/water inside. The charger still lights on when connecting it and watching these Macs get restored gives me faith and makes me want to try and repair mine. I just don't know how I'd do it, though.

@theforerunnerreclaimer 2 года назад

Just take the bottom cover off by removing the screws, if you see these little foam looking squares that are red it means water entered the machine

@tchambers807 4 года назад

Not sure if this was mentioned but adding fragile tape to a box is as useful as drawing your own package label on the side. Looks great. Means literally nothing. You have to actually pay for the additional handling. So don't get mad at your mailman lol by the time they get it it's already been thrown around at every sorting hub like it's a box of feathers

@rodrigo4379 4 года назад

We need more Mac videos please! Great video man! You are the best

@FondueFondante 4 года назад

i'd love to find some cheap macbooks on ebay in France ... even a C2D

@randomreviews9016 4 года назад

C'est mort :0 même un Core Duo (pas core 2) est complètement surcôté en France :( même les vieux minis G4 sont toujours chers alors que bon ... Ça lance plus grand chose

@FondueFondante 4 года назад

@@randomreviews9016 c'est clair c'est un truc de fou ... Même les HS réparables de 2007-2009 c'est introuvable en dessous de 100€ J'en veux un pour pouvoir me créer des hackintosh facilement sans devoir me casser la tête avec des VM foireuses

@yucaluca8561 4 года назад

The eucalyptus oil cant save you here

@lili_glitch_lili2389 4 года назад

6:37 a wild Psivewri cat appears

@lemonlamp 4 года назад

i think thats his head

@lili_glitch_lili2389 4 года назад

@@lemonlamp lol I'm an idiot

@brandonbrown5952 4 года назад

Interesting. I would have deleted the comment by now If I had written it.

@i05af 4 года назад

thats his head yeah

@-Wraith 2 года назад

Its good to see a macbook used to its fullest extent, then brought back to life

@andrive 4 года назад

This dude is amazing. I've searched for months for a good macbook under 75 on eBay and only found those crappy plastic ones. Any advice?

@technoleech 4 года назад

This was the quarantine content I needed to feed my tech geekiness

@technoleech 4 года назад

@madone 05 yeah any problem ?

@naoh8808 4 года назад

9:10 who can't wait for 1.4 woop woop

@maxpayz2431 4 года назад

Saame

@unlockyou88 4 года назад

You should do a summary of the total cost of restoration at the end of the video.

@KingThomasFan121 3 года назад

I really like your videos! The unibody MacBook Pros are definitely the best. Hoping to get one or a Retina 2015 MacBook Pro someday!

@小阳光-q1o 4 года назад

For screens you can mix water with dishwasher solution, this is what professionals uses for windows, obviously be careful how much water you apply to electronics so it doesn't go where it shouldn't.

@bangaddy 4 года назад

Nobody: Literally Nobody: Psivewri: *ARCTIC MX-4!!!*

@EzwanRohman 4 года назад

Man , those cheaply priced used Macbooks are a dream in Malaysia . people really are holding their prices quite high . the same year macbook will cost 400 AUD with direct conversion

@maddmaxx636 4 года назад

You should buy a licence to iStat menus. Its a great tool to monitor system usage, sensors (temps and clock speeds), battery life, and it brings back the remaining time till battery is dead or charged.

@bllxy8226 4 года назад

1360 battery cycles still going strong !

@BlackPearlx 2 года назад

I bought the exact same model for €20 including shipping. Needs a bit of work but you’ve inspired me to do so!

@emanuelivajlohristic 2 года назад

Nice MacBook Pro restaration video and upgrading the Mac.

@abdelali9279 2 года назад

That looks pretty cool, never been a fan of the Macs but that laptop really looks good.

@subdubbinyeah5284 4 года назад

Classic episode. You inspired me to repaste my 2012 Macbook Pro and it halved the temperatures.

@TwoGamingNL 4 года назад

Another day, another laptop restoration video, another cleaning sequence with eucalyptus oil. That was one heck of a dusty MacBook. Makes me wonder in what environment that thing was in. It was yet another nice restoration process, and this channel makes me wish there were more Australian channels like this. Keep up the awesome work, and until next time

@eltonrista3243 4 года назад

The battery may actually have far fewer cycles but sometimes macOS reads the number of cycles the original battery has before replacement. I’ve ran into this kind of problem a couple of times where a brand new battery would read the same nr of cycles as the one it replaces.

@mariodasilva8729 4 года назад

You didn't mention MBP model or if you did any additional upgrades to it,... but great work cleaning up!

@Rawwr1ful 4 года назад

In the UK even older macbooks like pre 2012 seem to go for around £200, some of these deals are insanely good!

@Haiden4334 4 года назад

you should use h.264ify extension for chrome on these old mac books so RU-vid videos play that bit nicer

@alienrefugee51 4 года назад

Looks great, as always man. However, I don't think you need to run the fans at 5000+ rpm. What I do with my old MBP, is have the fans run off the CPU Diode sensor. Setting the minimum temperature between 25-30C should get the fans to spin around 3000 rpm at idle and they will go up adequately on their own from there. If you run the fans that fast, you're just gonna wear them out and have to replace them.

@haakonchristensen2880 4 года назад

You got my attention when you said alcohol!

@louisj9621 4 года назад

Psivewri could you do a MacBook air restoring video pls ? I'm looking into restoring one, don't have the cinfidence...

@Jacques.krause 4 года назад

Such a satisfying process

@dieinselaffen6275 4 года назад

Now i see whats inside my MacBook. Thanks❤️

@aeebeecee3737 4 года назад

You always get me best computer repair video

@star_man 4 года назад

You'd think at the very least the seller would have given the screen a wipe! (although I'm secretly glad they didn't so that I could admire you do it)

@ReiLyfe 3 года назад

When you test these MacBook pros in the future you should do the bench test on Runelite not the Native Client.

@glossymouse7712 4 года назад

Nice, you’ve got more sponsors. Like sponsors are wonderful.

@BirendraKumar-ht6tt 4 года назад

Can you do a tour of all the gadgets you have repaired

@thomastartu9597 Год назад

After that many years if use, I would expect to see some dust buildup while taking it apart.

@WarriorsPhoto 4 года назад

Nothing like cat hair to junk up a fan, LOL. Good video and I was pleased to see what you had to say about this computer once you were done. Keep em coming and hopefully more than once a week. ;)

@dered4900 4 года назад

Continue the good job

@SK_FTBL08 3 года назад

Psivewri's second favorite thing other than eucalyptus oil is philips head screws like littrealy he says it everyone PC/Laptop upgrade or repair or cleaing video

@dailycricdose3249 4 года назад

NATHAN WHY DO YOU PRESS THE SPACEBAR WITH YOUR INDEX FINGER🤣🤣

@milkman.8389 4 года назад

shervewri you used the "Dry Hands" in the minecraft test ... Thank you for the nostalgia btw i just learned how to pronounce ur name in this vid

@Youngnathaniel449 4 года назад

YOU DESERVE 1 MILLION SUBS

@thebigsdog 4 года назад

pre fixing baseline temp and performance numbers would have been great

@JakeJoris 4 года назад

set the macs fan control to sensor based value and set to core 1, start fan at 55c, max fan speed at 80c

@rpst39 Год назад

at 5:11 it can be seen the nvidia text from the gpu die has gotten printed to the cooler. that laptop must have been used a lot.

@ZebyWebby 4 года назад

ive been nathan's fan since 30k subs

@santoyo85 4 года назад

I find very satisfactory watch you cleaning every machine you receive 😆

@maxjames138 4 года назад

Looking fresh👍🏼

@OneCosmic749 4 года назад

I would suggest you to change your cleaing methodology. Get yourself a proper air compressor - there are also low rpm pretty quiet ones and firstly blow all possible dirt from the outside and inside with the compressor. Then proceed using brushes, wipes and cleaning liquids.

@FSM_Reviews 4 года назад

3:47. WoW! You should really do a Draw My Life of sorts sometime.

@thomasdoranbbz 4 года назад

I *think* this is the same model Macbook Pro I have. Seeing the insides of it made me feel a bit less guilty about the state that mine is in :P Another awesome video!

@anonymous2804 4 года назад

Yes!

@mdrumt 4 года назад

Another machine all cleaned up! Love your work!

@JeanSamyr 4 года назад

Man this MacBook internals disposition is identical to 13” mid 2012 Pro. I have the 2012 model and upgraded the Ram, changed the SuperDrive for HDD Caddy and changed the battery. Of course I cleaned and changed the Thermal paste. My old MacBook is flying.

@JeanSamyr 4 года назад

A friend gave me an Old White MacBook (2009) and I will do upgrades too to this system.

@BennyisKING 4 года назад

Wow 😮 it’s crazy u can do so much with something that is expected to do so little

@tamlin434 4 года назад

Make a video on how to make a old MacBook to a Egpu

@TheTemplar1191 4 года назад

These videos are very professional

@everythingexe 4 года назад

Im watching this on a speced out 2019 macbook pro 16, I wonder if this mac will be in such a place one day. Interesting to think about.

@Doggo_Norse 4 года назад

You need more subscribers... your videos are nicely edited and very professional... I love your videos!!!

@eldaralic3746 4 года назад

Can you please do the 2008 gaming laptop now, you proved that this video is awesome, but I personally think that the 2008 Gaming laptop will be better.