I picked up a 2018 MacBook Pro for $40 today from a second hand store that sells merchandise from storage units they purchase. They were selling it so cheap because “we don’t know computers and it has a password”.
I got past the password in 5 minutes once I got it home. Then booted into recovery and blew away Macintosh HD (no Find My Mac encountered yet). I’m in the process of making a MacOS flash drive to get that installed again, then go from there. Fun little project so far.
Matt Quick /
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2024-11-24 23:51:40
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