Attempt to install Mac OS X on the 'for parts' MacBook ProĪfter setting that up, I tried booting off the thumb drive, and pretty quickly I had the installer going:īut unfortunately it wasn't that easy. I contacted the seller and he admitted that, yes, the battery had swollen. While the case was open I noticed the trackpad was dislocated in a way consistent with the battery pack swelling. Fortunately I have a spare laptop hard drive lying around, and it is easy to set up a Mac OS X thumb-drive installer. As promised, there was no disk drive and no battery.

Therefore just as a physical device, all that's required is some rubber feet, or about $3 in parts. There are no dents, a few small scrapes, and the biggest issue is the rubber feet are missing. What does it cost to refurbish the cheapest 2010 MacBook Pro found on eBay in May 2019Īs was clear from the listing, this computer was physically in good condition.Replacing the keyboard on the cheapest 2010 MacBook Pro found on eBay in 2019.Powering on the cheapest 2010 MacBook Pro found on eBay in 2019.Initial evaluation of the cheapest 2010 MacBook Pro found on eBay in May 2019 - this post.Refurbishing a cheap 2010 'for parts or repair' MacBook Pro bought off eBay - Master index.I'm very comfortable with how this works. I've done several MacBook Pro refurbishments and upgrades over the last 5 years. This is a multi-part article describing the reality of getting this laptop running. Add in an SSD drive and this laptop can get a whole new lease on life. Yes it's a 9 year old computer, but as long as ones expectations aren't that high it is (from personal experience) still a good computing value today. In theory - the $115 I spent ($75 for laptop, and $35 for shipping), plus a disk drive (which I already have), and a battery pack ($25 or so), could net a reasonably spec'd out computer.

The eBay listing is shown above, and this is one of the computers I showcased in an earlier post: How to upgrade a cheap (like, $100) MacBook Pro to modern standards in 2019 I bought this computer as part of an experiment in refurbishing and improving older laptops.

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