The wifi doesn't work anymore, the battery has gone crap, it overheats when it turns on and doesn't support software updates. I have a new one and it is only for managing the apple accounts but idk if it is even safe for that
#Old laptop
slender bobcat
brazen apex
What do you mean by managing Accounts?
slender bobcat
I'm only in year 11 but that was the one I used until it started to die and my parents got me a new one for school
brazen apex
Maybe the task could be moved over to the new one?
slender bobcat
Perhaps if I get a new phone (I have a se atm) it could be used for managing the apple accounts
brazen apex
I’m sure between the new laptop and the phone you could move the task over, but I’m kind of not understanding what you mean by this
slender bobcat
I'm just wondering if it is safe to turn the laptop on even for a short while
brazen apex
It doesn’t sound very reliable
cyan palm
The fact it overheats makes me question if the thermal paste has become ineffective and/or it has dust build-up.
slender bobcat
Yeh and it's old af and is basically dying slowly
cyan palm
It's common for older computers to need re-pasting.
The thermal paste turns into a dust, essentially.
brazen apex
Out of curiosity, what year of a laptop is it?
cyan palm
It's old but it isn't ancient. How comfortable are you with taking things apart?
And how much do you care about this computer?
slender bobcat
Not really but my dad and I took a microwave apart when I was younger
slender bobcat
And how much do you care about this computer?
Not at all, we are only keeping it for managing the apple accounts
brazen apex
Well, to be fair a microwave and a laptop are two very different things
slender bobcat
True
cyan palm
Might want to open the back of it and dust/clean it as best you can. If your dad is savvy you could try re-applying thermal paste to see if it helps with overheating. Is it a macbook pro?
brazen apex
That’ll be harder to get into
cyan palm
Yeah, Air for sure.
brazen apex
It's probs just time to get rid of tbh
Yeah, sell it for parts
cyan palm
That would be repair shop territory.
brazen apex
Once you move the tasks over
cyan palm
But if its not that important, do as Aus suggests.
slender bobcat
Yep, and I'll talk with my dad about getting me a new phone and then we can use my current one to manage the accounts
cyan palm
Someone will probably buy that from you and do a bunch of tear-down to fix it up, re-sell or use it themselves. Always good to put something back into the economy vs. becoming eWaste.
slender bobcat
I kinda want to pull it apart ngl
cyan palm
Hey, if its not important if you break it and want to learn something, look up some guides and go to town!
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Air_13" is a good resource to check out.
cyan palm
np, hope it works out.
slender bobcat
thanks