I fixed a 2015 MacBook Pro in my shop last week and everyone told me to just toss it

Three years ago, a client in Portland brought me that same laptop with a dead logic board, and I swapped it for a used one. Last month, the display backlight went out, and folks online said it was a lost cause. But last week, I found a single corroded capacitor near the LVDS connector, replaced it for about $2 in parts, and it runs fine now. Why are we so quick to write off older gear when a simple fix can give it years more life?

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miles_burns21d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, it's more about the skill to find that tiny bad part.

michaeltorres21d ago

Oh man, I totally get that now. I used to think it was all about making something perfect from the start. But you're right, spotting that one little flaw in a mostly good thing is its own whole skill. It takes a different kind of eye. That actually changes how I look at a lot of stuff.

wadew5121d ago

It's a skill for sure, but miles_burns makes it sound like finding a tiny bad part is some huge achievement. Most stuff has a flaw if you look hard enough. Does pointing it out always make things better, or does it just make you the person who can't let a good thing be? Sometimes a mostly good thing is just good enough.