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Probably one of the most authentic tech video content creators out there. I don't care what this man fixes or builds, its the way he narrates that's brilliant!
You'd be surprised at how valuable older laptop parts are at the moment. The uptake in second hand market for home schooling and working from home has resulted in both the laptops and parts going up in value. So that Macbook 2012 for parts only is worth around or could sell for upwards of £100 depending on what was broken on it.
Plus we need to reduce e-waste as much as possible . Extend the life of your goods before buying new . We have only so many minerals in the ground . Copper and rare minerals are harder to find
Amen to that! I too find the find minute job requires anything from 20mins to an hour longer to get/find the required parts needed and actually 5 mins to do the job at hand. 😝😂🤫🤦🤦♂️
When customers ask when they can pick up the computer, we always answer: After we have called you. :-) (As a technician you can be a little bit less diplomatic than a salesperson. ^^ )
me too haha :D I've binged watched all LFC (except the super old ones) and now I don't know what to do with my life :( It gets me into a good head space.
Graham you are a great bloke, always doing the best you can for your customers. That laptop was literally falling apart, way past it's use by date lol. The last video from your old shop.
Fair play on tidying that up. I am a bit more confident on it lasting another 5 years. I have one as a almost daily driver and it has never missed a beat.
On older PC Laptops the CD/DVD was using the slower SATA 3 so I'm sure Apple went the same route. And yes when I did those conversion I put the mechanical drive in the cd/dvd sled.
the dust had eaten the foam surround of the "subwoofer" speaker; on speakers with foam surrounds the surrounds usually last 15-20 years but dust and moisture can eat them away more quickly. I noticed you have (or had) a pair of speakers in the shop which look to be 30 years old - if they still work fine they'll have cloth, rubber or foam-rubber mix surrounds that don't deteriorate like ones that are just foam do.
I think you should charge a small fee for the speaker parts you supplied. 5 or 10 pounds doesnt sound terrible but then again ive not looked up what they cost new on ebay. Reasons are you had to at least use up space to store the parts, inventory them and then strip and install them.
One thing i learnt in my Technical role was never believe you got the job done until its done . Sounds obvious but you have to have a mind set of apathy to keep up your expectations will get dashed and adds frustration . Dont huff or sigh when it doesnt go well
26:47 do NOT use vinegar on aluminium, (maybe if you clean it off thorougly after) because it can remove the protective oxide layer and eat into the aluminium especially when scrubbing at the same time. Also residual acetic acid will continue to damage the surface.
@@jaggerwild Then why re-paste? Why? Because this gentleman seems to be a very conscientious individual. If you do something do it right. That's why I subscribe and watch the videos! It's what makes a good shop a great shop.
You opened a Rabbit hole,(the old screen is still usable parts). Love your video's, taken my Apple apart at least 15 times. I have an error when the second memory stick is in the slot, ugh got a 4GB stick I'm done.
Knowing these old laptops as well as ypu do, you could give the customer a heads up about the cleanup and possible consequenses. That way you can charge for it correctly.
dear lord, you are underestimating these laptops.. they sell for 350/400 euros in Europe. a screen is 100. and they still run great, can have 16 gb memory. and with linux on even blazing fast. and the latest MacOS actually runs great on it.
I have been seeing this issue on 2015 MacBook Pro's on their dual subs. Always a slight tear in the cone. I wonder if the material apple used dries out and starts falling apart. Oddly enough the tweeters I have never seen go bad.
tweeters usually don't work so hard as subs and movement is much less aggressive. Of course if they use good quality materials to make them in a first place this will not happen probably ever in life time of laptop. But in other hand apple expect that you will buy new one every years so they probably don't see a problem in manufacturing cost cuts like this one.
man I miss that old boot chime. the one on big sur sounds nothing like it actually its a lower pitched version with a bit of distortion, the old one reminds me of when I got this imac brand new back in june last year its I believe a mid 2017 intel duel core i5 model 21.5 double prime according to apple. I am seriously thinking about buying a mac book pro, an older intel model, that way I have catalina on one mac, and my main mac, this one on big sur
ALL spare parts are worth something...if you run a business then you Must run it at a proffit or risk falling down the slippery slope!! I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work... 🙂 Northridge Fix charges a No-Fix-Fee...time is money!
if I could, I'd bring in my mid 2010 for you to repear, now it can no longer chime at all, very much a similar issue, the main issue is the subwoofers on this type of macbook, once its fixed I can then try and install big sur on it using a patcher as I really hate macOS high sierra, hopefully this video also applies to the mid 2010 core 2 duo, also a 13 inch
Hello Graham I liked this video. I don't deal with Mac books. I have been in that same position asking myself when is enough enough. I keep my prices down cause I always have spare parts and 6 broken laptops for parts. Same with desktops I have a tons of new and used parts. Have a good day Graham.
I was in the Sound Options in System Preferences where you set what the System Noise is. You can highlight an item on the list and then cursor key up and down - very quick way to get some noise out of a mac without loading up youtube or something.
The SATA Ports in the 2012 MBP are definitely Sata 3 (6Gb/s), even the 2011 Models have Sata 3, I think. And both ports are the same speed, so if the HDD port ist Sata 3, die ODD port is as well. Because of that, I would definitely leave the HDD in it's place, since Apple has done a really good job with the shock mounts in the Unibody MacBooks, whereas the "Superdrive to SSD Adapter", as I shall call it, has basically none.
I am sure I speak for most, in that if our laptop broke and you fixed it with spare parts, (which offers a massive saving) that you would be more than happy paying something towards those parts. Those spare parts do have value both in monetary terms, and also if something happens on a job in the future, you may just need those parts to get out of a bad situation. I know others have said £10 would have been fair, but again knowing how lost I am without my laptop, id be happy paying more to get it not only fixed, but fixed quickly as you are not waiting on parts to be ordered and delivered. Dont sell yourself short, you are in business and it is ok to make a lil profit lol. I am sure others will say by doing this, the customer will put the word about and you will gain via that reputation, which is great, however you should be charging something, it all adds up.
Respectfully, I disagree sir. Second hand/savaged parts DO have value. Just because the part is not new, or may have been acquired or salvaged for free or little cost does not negate your time and effort in acquiring said part, testing/verifying said part. In addition, there are situations where a new part may not be available due to age, or locale availability. Never consider your stock or efforts as valueless regardless of its origin or time spent. This is simply not the case IMHB as your experience is an immeasurable resource.
Exactly, and if he tells his mate who has same problem and you don't have anymore spare.speakers and charge him an extra £20 for same repair he will complain. Favours don't pay the bills
Ive been watchin these macbook vids as im currently repurposing laptops weve had 3 macbooks come thru the reset unit where the battery has erupted thru and punched the whole mouse assembley out just wondered if you had ever heard of that all 3 are 2013 macbook pros
MacBook Pro, 13", mid-2012: replaced the speakers but now the keyboard does not work. I disconnected and reconnected the keyboard connector several times. Also, the laptop now is delayed in everything: connecting to the internet, to email, in typing - I have to use an attached keyboard. I also hear the fan now all the time. Any thoughts? I'm not sure that you'll see this comment since your video was posted 3 years ago.
Sir why do you make a video on apple macbook pro 13 inch 2011 early laptop is getting so heat and it's CPU fan is not running fast through the help of sensor when it's getting so hot so i don't come to know that it's fan is damage or it is problems in mother board sensor
I am curious. What are a majority of the jobs you deal with in a day? (software issues, hardware, etc) I know you show at least one repair job with us, but what takes up a majority of a typical day? Other than paperwork of course. Many of my jobs are one offs cause I do component level repairs on most anything that isn't a cellphone or computer. Sadly a lot of my time gets eaten up looking for specific parts, or research in general. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen 2+ of the same items on my bench in the last 6 years of repairs.
@@Adamant_IT Good stuff. Data recovery has always been a keen interest of mine, subscribed to a couple of those channels and am amazed at some of the magic they accomplish.
Great work as always, just shows how the expensive price tag doesn't always mean they'll always last a long time, will you ever do a budget PC build? As I'm looking for decent parts to do a AMD build with a 3600x, if I ever send my PS4 for repairs what price would you roughly charge as I think the Disk drive fuses have gone as the drive has no power but keep the great content coming as always stay safe :)
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Probably one of the most authentic tech video content creators out there. I don't care what this man fixes or builds, its the way he narrates that's brilliant!
Cheers Graham ... All The Best.... This MacBook is now officially like Triggers Broom lol
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You'd be surprised at how valuable older laptop parts are at the moment. The uptake in second hand market for home schooling and working from home has resulted in both the laptops and parts going up in value. So that Macbook 2012 for parts only is worth around or could sell for upwards of £100 depending on what was broken on it.
Plus we need to reduce e-waste as much as possible . Extend the life of your goods before buying new . We have only so many minerals in the ground . Copper and rare minerals are harder to find
A 5 min job is.... NEVER 5 MIN JOB! 🤣😂🤣😂
Amen to that! I too find the find minute job requires anything from 20mins to an hour longer to get/find the required parts needed and actually 5 mins to do the job at hand. 😝😂🤫🤦🤦♂️
When customers ask when they can pick up the computer, we always answer: After we have called you. :-)
(As a technician you can be a little bit less diplomatic than a salesperson. ^^ )
You certainly provide a great service, excellent video !
Usually a 2011 screen will not fit a 2012 model. The LVDS connector is slightly different. But in this video it magically fit.
Having all those parts is just insurance for when you screw up and break something on those clunkers.
I always find your videos very therapeutic and calming to watch and your voice explaining the process etc helps me to relax 😌 at the end of a day.
me too haha :D I've binged watched all LFC (except the super old ones) and now I don't know what to do with my life :( It gets me into a good head space.
Interesting to hear the customer interactions and fees. It makes your channel stand out. Great job
Excellent customer service not charging for the 2nd hand parts Graham 👍
Good man - nice presentation - really enjoyed watching the extended customer service! 10/10
Nice to know you go the extra mile for your customers Graham. Excellent job as always maybe some loceite for hinge screws but bar that it’s 10/10
I really appreciate this kind of troubleshootings videos
Thank you
And
Good Job
I like how you're not money minded I know several TH-camrs who will charge for everything they do
2:56 you said my name as i turned away from the tv. freaked me out haha
Graham you are a great bloke, always doing the best you can for your customers.
That laptop was literally falling apart, way past it's use by date lol.
The last video from your old shop.
I think it would have been only fair to charge 10 pounds for parts, considering everything you put into it.
I would have been happy to pay that for 2 new speakers.
@@wthornton7346 £10 seems more than reasonable for parts you have and I need.
@@Catstorm99 Sure. To be clear, I meant the 'working' rather than 'new'!
Going above and beyond.
Please use thread locker for the screws, it prevent them from coming lose again. It cost like 5 bucks on Amazon.
Right so.. its basically a "refurbished" Macbook now.
No, a non Apple Certified Tech has touched it so according to Apple it is now a PC. 🤷♂️
What a great video, like always Graham 👍👍
this is my job on an everyday basis, when i am being nice to fix up something quick. then it turns into something more hideous.
Young Graham's test of patience? ... oh, ah; let me see, Yes: Approved!
Oh my. Old stuff rage 😭
Fair play on tidying that up.
I am a bit more confident on it lasting another 5 years. I have one as a almost daily driver and it has never missed a beat.
Still got my 2012 13" MBP, working perfect with one side speaker doing the same thing. I just use a Bluetooth speaker.
you are great man . JD
On older PC Laptops the CD/DVD was using the slower SATA 3 so I'm sure Apple went the same route. And yes when I did those conversion I put the mechanical drive in the cd/dvd sled.
Thanks. This was entertaining.
11:11 oh man the memories flooding in
18:49 now i can show my wife why i was always stressed at work
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser will get that oily sheen off of the keyboard and touchpad really easy.
the dust had eaten the foam surround of the "subwoofer" speaker; on speakers with foam surrounds the surrounds usually last 15-20 years but dust and moisture can eat them away more quickly. I noticed you have (or had) a pair of speakers in the shop which look to be 30 years old - if they still work fine they'll have cloth, rubber or foam-rubber mix surrounds that don't deteriorate like ones that are just foam do.
Above and beyond.
One big can of worms matey!!!! you're the best though, do you work on cars as well?? haha
Been there, done that. The rabbit hole is always close by, lol.
I think you should charge a small fee for the speaker parts you supplied. 5 or 10 pounds doesnt sound terrible but then again ive not looked up what they cost new on ebay.
Reasons are you had to at least use up space to store the parts, inventory them and then strip and install them.
iv'e been waiting for this. thank you sir!
When it rains it pours man ...love the videos totally relaxing
One thing i learnt in my Technical role was never believe you got the job done until its done . Sounds obvious but you have to have a mind set of apathy to keep up your expectations will get dashed and adds frustration . Dont huff or sigh when it doesnt go well
Wise words!
Upto 2011 Main Port was SATA6 and Optical Port was SATA3.
The only thing smaller in a mini sata is the power connector. It does not carry 12 volt power. The data connector is physically identical
One damned thing leads to another damned thing and so on...
26:47 do NOT use vinegar on aluminium, (maybe if you clean it off thorougly after) because it can remove the protective oxide layer and eat into the aluminium especially when scrubbing at the same time. Also residual acetic acid will continue to damage the surface.
Thank you M.r
Why not use some loctite on screws like that? They would stay tight after that.
He's doing work that he wasn't hired to do, why use more stuff. As he said this lappy is on its final leg of life.
@@jaggerwild Then why re-paste? Why? Because this gentleman seems to be a very conscientious individual. If you do something do it right. That's why I subscribe and watch the videos! It's what makes a good shop a great shop.
You opened a Rabbit hole,(the old screen is still usable parts). Love your video's, taken my Apple apart at least 15 times. I have an error when the second memory stick is in the slot, ugh got a 4GB stick I'm done.
Another useful video! Thanks!
Knowing these old laptops as well as ypu do, you could give the customer a heads up about the cleanup and possible consequenses. That way you can charge for it correctly.
dear lord, you are underestimating these laptops.. they sell for 350/400 euros in Europe. a screen is 100. and they still run great, can have 16 gb memory. and with linux on even blazing fast. and the latest MacOS actually runs great on it.
They’re still crap
Excellent job done friend. Thanks for it. Keep it up.
I have been seeing this issue on 2015 MacBook Pro's on their dual subs. Always a slight tear in the cone. I wonder if the material apple used dries out and starts falling apart. Oddly enough the tweeters I have never seen go bad.
tweeters usually don't work so hard as subs and movement is much less aggressive. Of course if they use good quality materials to make them in a first place this will not happen probably ever in life time of laptop. But in other hand apple expect that you will buy new one every years so they probably don't see a problem in manufacturing cost cuts like this one.
man I miss that old boot chime. the one on big sur sounds nothing like it actually its a lower pitched version with a bit of distortion, the old one reminds me of when I got this imac brand new back in june last year its I believe a mid 2017 intel duel core i5 model 21.5 double prime according to apple. I am seriously thinking about buying a mac book pro, an older intel model, that way I have catalina on one mac, and my main mac, this one on big sur
Great channel
Awesome video bro!!
good job
ALL spare parts are worth something...if you run a business then you Must run it at a proffit or risk falling down the slippery slope!!
I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work... 🙂 Northridge Fix charges a No-Fix-Fee...time is money!
if I could, I'd bring in my mid 2010 for you to repear, now it can no longer chime at all, very much a similar issue, the main issue is the subwoofers on this type of macbook, once its fixed I can then try and install big sur on it using a patcher as I really hate macOS high sierra, hopefully this video also applies to the mid 2010 core 2 duo, also a 13 inch
Hello Graham I liked this video. I don't deal with Mac books. I have been in that same position asking myself when is enough enough. I keep my prices down cause I always have spare parts and 6 broken laptops for parts. Same with desktops I have a tons of new and used parts. Have a good day Graham.
18:22 Is just me or is the keyboard bulging out in the middle?
You are right.
Not all customers appreciate effort taking to repair his stuff.. That's from experience..
Thank you for the upload my man 🙏👋
Russian nesting dolls of issues. Good job. Always enjoy these kind of videos.
How were you making sounds via the 4 arrow keys?
I was in the Sound Options in System Preferences where you set what the System Noise is. You can highlight an item on the list and then cursor key up and down - very quick way to get some noise out of a mac without loading up youtube or something.
Dave's not here, man!
The SATA Ports in the 2012 MBP are definitely Sata 3 (6Gb/s), even the 2011 Models have Sata 3, I think. And both ports are the same speed, so if the HDD port ist Sata 3, die ODD port is as well. Because of that, I would definitely leave the HDD in it's place, since Apple has done a really good job with the shock mounts in the Unibody MacBooks, whereas the "Superdrive to SSD Adapter", as I shall call it, has basically none.
Nice work👍
The old ones are actually worth more than you think
I'm sure all engineers can relate to 19:03 🤣
I use a MBP mid 2012 13@ but mine has been looked afetr so when I had to do my hinges I had no issues like this lol
nice work.
Unfortunately the sound on my Macbook Pro 15" 2015 is so bad I can't understand what you are saying. Grrrr Thanks ayway.
Dave's not here man LOL
Laptop? It's more of a Flaptop.
"subwoofer" LMAO that thing is too small to even be a mid or mid-bass
"does it sound like I'm talking on Ooooold time Radio?"
Great video.. :)
I am sure I speak for most, in that if our laptop broke and you fixed it with spare parts, (which offers a massive saving) that you would be more than happy paying something towards those parts. Those spare parts do have value both in monetary terms, and also if something happens on a job in the future, you may just need those parts to get out of a bad situation. I know others have said £10 would have been fair, but again knowing how lost I am without my laptop, id be happy paying more to get it not only fixed, but fixed quickly as you are not waiting on parts to be ordered and delivered. Dont sell yourself short, you are in business and it is ok to make a lil profit lol. I am sure others will say by doing this, the customer will put the word about and you will gain via that reputation, which is great, however you should be charging something, it all adds up.
Opening a can of worms in a nutshell....
Respectfully, I disagree sir. Second hand/savaged parts DO have value. Just because the part is not new, or may have been acquired or salvaged for free or little cost does not negate your time and effort in acquiring said part, testing/verifying said part. In addition, there are situations where a new part may not be available due to age, or locale availability. Never consider your stock or efforts as valueless regardless of its origin or time spent. This is simply not the case IMHB as your experience is an immeasurable resource.
Exactly, and if he tells his mate who has same problem and you don't have anymore spare.speakers and charge him an extra £20 for same repair he will complain. Favours don't pay the bills
forgot to remove the battery?
Play button is coming soon, im jelous :)
First thing you do when you open the back is peel off the battery connector!
Only warm showerers do that. ;-)
Ive been watchin these macbook vids as im currently repurposing laptops weve had 3 macbooks come thru the reset unit where the battery has erupted thru and punched the whole mouse assembley out just wondered if you had ever heard of that all 3 are 2013 macbook pros
It’s a pretty common issue on the A1502 MacBook Pro. Batteries gas up and bulge out of the track pad.
MacBook Pro, 13", mid-2012: replaced the speakers but now the keyboard does not work. I disconnected and reconnected the keyboard connector several times. Also, the laptop now is delayed in everything: connecting to the internet, to email, in typing - I have to use an attached keyboard. I also hear the fan now all the time. Any thoughts? I'm not sure that you'll see this comment since your video was posted 3 years ago.
Very nice. What happen to your YZH Mini Electric Screwdriver?
I tend to use it on P0 only stuff, it can be a bit vicious on small screws.
Nice video as always, would it be the done thing to put thread lock on the lid hinges
you cannot ship the store to the Netherlands
Where could I get a quality battery for my MacBook Pro 2012 ? it’s proving difficult getting a new one
SSD or SSHD? Looks like a spinner to me
Mission Creep...
Sir why do you make a video on apple macbook pro 13 inch 2011 early laptop is getting so heat and it's CPU fan is not running fast through the help of sensor when it's getting so hot so i don't come to know that it's fan is damage or it is problems in mother board sensor
I am curious. What are a majority of the jobs you deal with in a day? (software issues, hardware, etc) I know you show at least one repair job with us, but what takes up a majority of a typical day? Other than paperwork of course.
Many of my jobs are one offs cause I do component level repairs on most anything that isn't a cellphone or computer. Sadly a lot of my time gets eaten up looking for specific parts, or research in general. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen 2+ of the same items on my bench in the last 6 years of repairs.
I do a lot of basic stuff, failed HDDs that turn into SSD conversion and service jobs.
@@Adamant_IT Good stuff. Data recovery has always been a keen interest of mine, subscribed to a couple of those channels and am amazed at some of the magic they accomplish.
Needs a good clean....
I don't see how this is economical at all.
If you need another screen assembly gimme a shout ive one for i think a 2012 macbook pro
Hi. Are you using the ts-ku or the ts-k tip for your ts 100?
Can you recomnend a seller of theese or are all pretty much the same? :-)
TS-KU, but I've been using the standard chisel tip more recently, and it's been working well for most general stuff.
eww why don't these people just keep their laptops clean?
i have a question when i start my desk top my bios wont open when i spam f2 of del so what do i do
Crazy Man 😂😂😂😂😂
Great work as always, just shows how the expensive price tag doesn't always mean they'll always last a long time, will you ever do a budget PC build? As I'm looking for decent parts to do a AMD build with a 3600x, if I ever send my PS4 for repairs what price would you roughly charge as I think the Disk drive fuses have gone as the drive has no power but keep the great content coming as always stay safe :)