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Turns out I tested positive for Covid19 yesterday. The anxiety of not being able to be at work and manage everything hit me quickly.
So...I decided to embark on a new project thanks.
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Time to blow that stimulus money!
The project is simple: build two 15" MacBook Pro Retina models between Late 2013 and 2015 from parts sourced from eBay.
My goal is to build them with the cheapest parts I can find without them being all mangled up...after all, I do want them to look ok.
Before anybody goes crazy on me about how I probably won't save money versus buying a complete MBP, I already know...I'm a lost cause
I'm doing this because this is what I love doing.
I will say though, it seems that costs of late 2013 to 2015 Retina 15" models have crept up a little since my last "retina research", so I probably will break even. I used to be able to find retina models with working screens with Buy-it-now from $550. Now everything I'm seeing has a cracked screen, which is pushing up the cost of good screens sold separately.
With the parts I buy, one MBP will be put together with the best parts, while the other will get tinkered with. The combination of parts needed will depend on what I have to start with, but I'm 95% locked in right now.
The idea of anodizing one of them is stuck on my mind, but I haven't figured out a way to do the screen without taking the screen assembly apart(not something I want to do)![Smarty :smarty :smarty](/images/smilies/smarty.gif)
I will give a sneak peak into what's to come-
One is a Late 2013, and the other is a Mid 2014. My total cost for all parts should be just shy of $1200.
Really looking forward to this![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Also, if somebody has any kind of suggestions, questions, or ideas, please let me know!!
So...I decided to embark on a new project thanks.
![Laugh :laugh :laugh](/images/smilies/laugh.gif)
![Laugh :laugh :laugh](/images/smilies/laugh.gif)
![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
Time to blow that stimulus money!
The project is simple: build two 15" MacBook Pro Retina models between Late 2013 and 2015 from parts sourced from eBay.
My goal is to build them with the cheapest parts I can find without them being all mangled up...after all, I do want them to look ok.
Before anybody goes crazy on me about how I probably won't save money versus buying a complete MBP, I already know...I'm a lost cause
![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
I'm doing this because this is what I love doing.
I will say though, it seems that costs of late 2013 to 2015 Retina 15" models have crept up a little since my last "retina research", so I probably will break even. I used to be able to find retina models with working screens with Buy-it-now from $550. Now everything I'm seeing has a cracked screen, which is pushing up the cost of good screens sold separately.
With the parts I buy, one MBP will be put together with the best parts, while the other will get tinkered with. The combination of parts needed will depend on what I have to start with, but I'm 95% locked in right now.
The idea of anodizing one of them is stuck on my mind, but I haven't figured out a way to do the screen without taking the screen assembly apart(not something I want to do)
![Smarty :smarty :smarty](/images/smilies/smarty.gif)
I will give a sneak peak into what's to come-
One is a Late 2013, and the other is a Mid 2014. My total cost for all parts should be just shy of $1200.
Really looking forward to this
Also, if somebody has any kind of suggestions, questions, or ideas, please let me know!!