Someone tried to CUT THIS MACBOOK IN HALF, can I repair it? 

Nice how they packaged it so securely to prevent damage in transit.

my theory: the butterfly keyboard pissed the owner off one too many times and they decided to take revenge

Never seen a product in worse condition shipped with such quality packaging LOL

My guess as to how this happened? A disgruntled spouse or significant other taking revenge. They just didn’t realize they came short of destroying the whole computer.

Brings a whole new meaning to cutting edge.

RU-vidr: Makes droptest with a macbook Luke Miani: No problem, I'll repair it.

Luke: “Why would someone even do this?” Previous owner: *”My goals are beyond your understanding.”*

It's like two siblings were going to share 1 MacBook by cutting in half😂

If Luke was one of those third party repair shops without being Apple Certified I would still pay him to repair on of my devices even if it would void my warranty

My theory : The owner got attacked by samurai sword wielder... the Macbook Pro saved his/her life.

because of how many of the MacBooks he fixed before, He has reached the point that I'm not even surprised if the MacBook he received has bullet holes in, dropped way too many times, and even being dipped in lava, and still manages to fix it!

Finally restoration content. Really miss this

Luke: I love how there are little compartments for screws in this lid Also Luke: I'm just going to leave these tiny screws in a pile on my desk :D

next video: This MacBook was turned into A BOMB, can I repair it?

That poor MacBook Pro oh my goodness that broke my heart this video will definitely get over a million views watching the whole repair process was so cool

That they went in and removed the battery before sawing it indicates it was probably an institution (school, government, hospital etc.) that wanted to dispose of them and not resell them. They were not smart enough however to destroy the SSD which is really the only thing that needs to be destroyed to prevent data recovery.

My guess is it was supposed to be a way of destroying a computer before getting rid of it. I wonder when Luke will start welding the cases back together.

Seeing this on my dear Macbook Pro... Man I felt the pain!

The problem is not repairing it, it's getting the parts that is hard. On ebay, screens go almost as much as for a new MacBook

Genius bar: I’m sorry, but I don’t think we can fix your antenna because it’s on the inside. Luke: I willingly bought a Macbook that has been cut in half and made it work

Luke I totally agree with you regarding sawing a MacBook Pro. But thankfully you were there to make what looked like an impossible task into something that at least now works. I really enjoy all your videos and look forward to always seeing what’s next. Thank you!

Every time that I see a broken MacBook on RU-vid, it just surprises me of how it was broken. This did not disappoint. Thanks, Luke!

They must have seen the MacBook Air leak and said "well this is useless now"

I think some guy bought this right before the m1 came out, and got mad!

I have worked and saved many months to be able to buy my first MacBook so I take extreme caution and treat it with love. this made my blood boil seeing the condition the laptop was in. clearly caused by someone who has money to waste and absolute moron for taking their anger out on a machine.

To show you the power of Flex Tape, I sawed this MacBook in half!

*looks at thumbnail* Me: THAT'S ALOT OF DAMAGE

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Me after reading the title: JerryRigEverything is behind all this.

The SawBook Pro: I want to play a game. Luke: Fine, just give me an ifixit kit I'll play along.

I can certainly imagine reasons to destroy a laptop - sensitive data, proprietary documents, or just someone with a lot of money and anger management issues - but then why would they turn around and sell it? I'm guessing the laptop was trash picked, so you have the destroyer, and the salvager as two different people.

I have been building and repairing computers since 1982 and this was the most interesting ever!!! Most damages are accidental but for this the person had to be pretty upset (maybe at someone else eh?). Great job Luke. Love watching your videos. Thanks!

This is awesome! Please don't stop filming this kind of videos, subscribers have got your back for buying parts man

The look on my face when the charging noise actuated and then the apple logo came on was beyond amazed, that’s honestly mind blowing that that thing still works

1:15 even i see you through a screen 😂😂😂👍

The ship of Theseus. That was amazing Luke!

Holy shit! I saw this only 1 min after it dropped 🤯

I have absolutely no guesses on a how this MacBook got sawed this badly, but it's incredible that you still managed to get it working again. Keep up the good work Luke!

I guess this was Mark Zuckerberg’s MacBook which got destroyed on the release of iOS 14.5

Woodshop class. Some one had their Laptop with them for other classes. Set it down near the ban saw. Someone bumped the laptop and it sawed right through the device before someone was able to pull it out.

What do I think happened to it? My guess is that someone (who wasn't vey tech literate) wanted to destroy data on it, like how you would shred a sensitive document, before realizing half way through that doing so would be incredibly messy and difficult. Or maybe they thought having cut half way through would have been enough to kill it.

Luke: Unlike anything you’ve seen before What’s inside: hold my beer

"I can see you guys through the screen" Someone who doesn't pay any attention: what? A transparent screen on a MacBook?

I love how smoothly the hinge still works though lol

I love your repair videos. As for the saw used, Im sure it's not a table saw and most likely a Hack Saw. A table saw would have left a much wider saw kerf and there's no way I'd do that on my table saw, blades are to expensive, and I don't even want to think about what would happen as I feed that into the blade. Think terrifying.

watching this on a 2015 macbook pro with a previously bent logic board 😂

I think it's belong to a Japanese chef left the MacBook under a blue tuna fish before cutting it in half. Busy day at work it happens

It was on a job site and the boss was looking away when a cat jumped on his laptop making slide into the blade. Lol catz!

Very cool video. I love your aesthetic with the warm lighting. What's the wallpaper you're using on the finished MacBook?

Did he mention the year and specs of the SawBook Pro? I may have missed it.

I wish I had access to some of these macbooks. I'd love to refurb some

this should be an ad for the new macbook, the slogan should be: Macbook Pro, we survive the chainssaw

I feel like Luke just sawed the "wishbook pro" in half and repaired it for some content 😂 Edit: I do believe this is actually what he did, I think this mostly because he 1. didn't show the listing he mention and 2. when he opened the package he said " I need to order some parts " insinuating that he hadn't ordered them, cut forward a few days when he gets the parts he is still wearing the same shirt and outfit he had on when he filmed the opening, usually in his videos when he cuts forward time he is wearing something different, 3. Who would take the battery out just to saw it in half it takes a LOT of experience to take batteries out of the 2016-2017 Macbook pros, THEORY SOLVED

I have watched this video several times and the reactions to the fact that it still booted and such is still hilarious lol

I came across a youtuber named techrax who destroys stuff like this. This probably belonged to him or something. I cannot imagine how that is even possible.

The condition of the laptop reminded me of the couch 🛋 that Ross from FRIENDS tried to return after it was “cut in half”!!! He ended up accepting $5 store credit for it 🤣

It seems like it’ll be 50k but Man U deserve the 1 mil

The previous owner of the Mac just did what we all want to do with our Macs lmao

Niceee, its a good day when Luke uploads!

Always wondered where JerryRigEverything’s stuff ends up. Great to know that it is the same place we mortals send our junk….good ‘ol Ebay.

I’ve been waiting for this video 😳

The owner was 100% a gamer or has a dare channel. Imma search for 'Cutting MacBook in half' challenge

My theory is the couple decided to break up and they bought this macbook with their money so they decided to cut this in half for each one of them but while cutting, they felt that they still love each other so they stopped cutting it and they live happily ever after.

I think Plainrock124 was Bored Smashing this, but failed to do so and threw it in the scrap and then Luke Miani saved it from being recycled and tried to repair it. Seems like a good theory.

Luke as a Karen: “ExCusE mE”

Pretty Straight Cut I Would Say That Someone Used A Table Saw. I Don't Know Why Someone Would Do That But When I Saw You Take It Out Of The Box I Did Not Give It Much Hope. Great Job Luke

My idea how this happened is: "Hey, I bet you can not saw your MacBook in half." "What do I get, if I do so?" "50$" "Okay, hold my beer"

"Hey babe I got a new MacBook." "I saw it."

i feel like the repaired final version would be something that you find on eBay saying *BRAND NEW, NEVER USED, ORIGINAL BOX* or some bs

Apple would probably have been like “sorry, this MacBook isn’t fixable sir, your gonna need to buy a new one.” When this dude can fix it!

I was actually expecting that the internals would be made into some sort of desktop or aesthetic build.

Wow amazing repair. I hope it continues to be reliable. The logic board might straighten its self out just by the new case.

Truly amazing work Luke! its absolutely incredible that our devices can even survive such cruel violent treatment - and THANK YOU for showing that this is not necessarily a reason for buying a new device

The small Y shaped bit you held up from the ifixit kit is for screwing cup hooks in with a battery drill.

lenovo thinkpad's durability ads been real quiet since this one dropped

imagine pulling out a fully working banana macbook that’s cut in half but has no problem running that sounds so cool probably would get some looks

My theory: They've been engaged for 2 years, parents have been notified the wedding is going to be in June. After a lovely evening of...well, you know, she wakes up early to make a special breakfast. While she's mixing up his favorite omelette, she cranks up HIS MacBook to catch the news and check the mail. Aha! An email from Karen? WTF is KAREN? Karen wants to thank HIM for the wonderful time they had afternoon delighting LAST WEEK and is almost SURE she's going to be available TOMORROW for another go round. Result: Burnt omelette, blackened bacon, wedding cancelled, MacBook almost sawn in half. End of story. One of your BEST vids! @ 39,615 views and counting.

I can imagine some teenager and shop class with her MacBook looking up something to do with wooden been slipping, cutting it that’s definitely not what happened but that’s what comes to mind when I see this

5:41 stop talking iFxit and rescue the dam logic board, this macbook needs us Luke!!!

“ saw this listing with the cut “ - Luke Miani 2021

Lesson from all of these MacBook repair vids: Just because you're angry at you device doesn't mean you have to punch it, crush it with a car, cut it with a saw, etc.

he tried to download a software or something, messed it up, and raged on his PC

I feel like this was done for a meme or video. Having the battery removed and not seeing spill damage from the internal chem is my base for that. I bet there is a reddit or memebase entry somewhere about this thing.

When Luke said “No!”, his expression yelled out “YES!”

Thats actually painful to watch but also inspirational! kinda like one of those vids where someone shows an abused puppy on the verge of dying who is taken in, given love and care and then looks great in the end..Lucky the dude who went saw crazy on that thing stopped just short of cutting thru the logic board...

5:49 the 3x8 layout is the largest on every ifixit toolkit

I'm pretty sure it was used for one of the events at SawCon

I couldn’t afford Mac computers and things back when they were really popular not saying they’re not popular now, you pointed me in the right direction. You are the man you know stuff!!!!😂😝

What's inside: saws Mac Luke: I could fix it

Luke, you make me wanna fix a MacBook :) I have watched a lot of your videos and learned a lot about Apple products. Thanks for the quality content. All the best..

ifix it: we can fix anything! MacBook cut in half: said hi ifix it: oh.......

"You could probably build a house with this thing". 😂😂😂

I can see a Dad say " Oh so you like tearing up my stuff HUH?"... It was cut with a Sawzall. I can tell by the cut, I'm a dad with many tools.

That was probably an angered dads’ attack.

Im gonna guess either a parent or a significant other destroyed this in a fit of rage, but failed to actually kill it.

Time stamp 614. I hope you get 1 million views

And the lesson here is: There is always something to be salvaged from junk. And even a mostly-destroyed Mac can still be used to build a new computer.

MacBook: gets sawed almost halfway through Also MacBook: 'Tis but a scratch!

Luke, THANK YOU! I was just about to saw my MacBook in half to share it with a friend, but THANKFULLY you kept me from doing it 🤣🤣🤣! Great video, and I agree with all the couple-trouble-theories 😉…

I don't know how you do it you mange to be boring and funny and interesting at once that's why I love your videos