Can I restore this DESTROYED MacBook Pro?

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This MacBook has been absolutely demolished, it looks like it's been run over by a bus multiple times! The frame is severely bent, the display is shattered and bent like a potato chip, and the whole thing is a wreck. But the question is, can it be saved? Can we fix this MacBook? In today's video, we're going to take this trashed 2017 MacBook Pro and try to restore it to it's former glory!
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[@lukemiani]

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[@davidnewland4872]

Luke Miani it is very hard to get connected with you guyz

[@dwightdoninelli]

Hey Luke Miani, I'm looking for a good used MacBook pro for my home office. Can you please guide me on how to go about getting a good deal. Thanks in advance

[@snipercat2126]

my stench is already a tailored signature collection cologne sorry man

[@isaaclinzay8684]

D. Doninelli what would you use it for?

[@Nogirlsxander]

Luke do you have 8gb of ram I need some to upgrade my laptop

[@HughJeffreys]

Great work, loved the video!

[@ginomendez9531]

Oml love your channel

[@jaketaylor9961]

Nice too see u here Hugh!

[@Freeze0k]

Hi

[@aeonTFW]

NANI?!?!? Two Repairers in one video???!?!? WHAAAAA??????? also Hugh, love you. Cant wait for that iphone video!

[@GigantTech]

I Love your videos

[@Just_Lou722]

*The MacBook is easily a metaphor of 2020 so far...*

[@oristechreviews]

LMAOOO

[@AsadoMao]

We’re only getting started bro

[@AsadoMao]

tim conway Sky isn’t falling, but this year ain’t getting much better

[@venomium4360]

THIS MACBOOK OWNER WAS CHINESE FOR SURE. 🤣

[@arn999]

The lungs of the year being those stuck fans.

[@ZONEofTECH]

Probably my favourite video you ever did! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kingo1539]

same

[@RuixuanWangTechnology]

ZONEofTECH hi

[@ivanrabbath3864]

Same

[@siddharthagupta8528]

Hi ZONEofAPPLE

[@Ianmundo]

Luke: “it’s hard to believe it’s the same macbook pro” also Luke “OK we replaced everything except the logic board and trackpad”

[@zayanmann]

He replaced the trackpad

[@Hm_and_hi]

he replaced the trackpad.

[@kaylons]

E replaced the trackpad

[@TonyTear]

He replaced the trackpad

[@kaylons]

@@TonyTear you ruined it

[@Tronicsfix]

Love this video! Nice work.

[@tcp124]

Hi

[@caroncomp]

8:16 *randomly decides to make a villager noise*

[@davidm3262]

murphey63 HAHAH

[@CesarBArts]

XDDDDDDD

[@Korgonic]

murphey63 lol I was about to post a comment about this but I saw this. XD

[@superNova5837]

LMAO

[@MCAlexisYT]

Korgonic LOL

[@matthew4974]

Really admire your patience in disassembling, reassembling and then doing it all again because of the faulty touch bar connector. Great video. Thank you for posting.

[@supergrendel]

I give you serious street cred for this. Just keeping track of all the different screws and having the tools to do this is quite the undertaking.

[@tempest_0722]

Luke: Gets laptop run by a car repaired (at a cost but still). Apple store genius: You'll need a new laptop because a back light pin is bent...

[@jab69420]

Tempest_072 or the repair will cost a 1000$ soo I think you should just buy a new MacBook -Apple genius

[@lukemiani]

If they would even agree to repair this it would be about $1300 for parts and labor RIP

[@tempest_0722]

@@lukemiani I was obviously exaggerating.

[@fredvima9916]

Louis Rossman video?

[@htnowpro]

Great job Luke.....

[@canoopsy]

Damn this hella impressive

[@eXxtrazZz]

​@HoloKola how is swapping a motherboard and screen assembly(6 screws) "hella impressive"?

[@drcola143]

@@eXxtrazZz he practically replaced the whole laptop dude

[@eXxtrazZz]

​@@drcola143 but it's nowhere near "impressive" as it's the easiest laptop to disassemble and probably anyone could do it . It's almost the same as disassembling a gameboy and I did both lmao

[@drcola143]

@@eXxtrazZz no it's not lol. A gameboy and a laptop are completely different things. I would argue replacing the components of a mac is harder than most laptops

[@eXxtrazZz]

@@drcola143 I've disassembled them since I was 14 years old, they are a joy to work on, all the clips, connectors are just too easy to unplug, the layout is easy to work on, no awkward keyboard tilts to disconnect and damage the ribbons or etc like on most windows based laptops. Screen assembly is literally 1 plug,few antenna plugs and 6 screws, I've never came across an easier display to replace(If we're talking a whole assembly, if the display was fixed and I mean unglue the glass protector with a heatgun and replace the lcd itself, then yeah, it's pretty difficult) but overall it's as easy as taking a gameboy apart, had more trouble diassembling nintendo ds than macbooks for the past 7 years lol

[@likwidkool]

i don't think I have come across one video that I haven't watched the full thing. I am a recent Apple convert. I was overclocking and water cooling pc's 20 years ago. I bought my first iPhone in October, and really started opening my eyes to Apple. I grabbed my wife's old 6,1 Macbook and did a ram and ssd upgrade and installed Catalina. Just did the same with my sister in law's 7,1 Macbook Pro. I miss doing these kind of things. I am trying to figure out a way to continue fixing these old macbook's up and your channel has given me so much inspiration. Thanks!

[@BehradDavoudi]

6:17 lol the fireplace imacs

[@meloD30]

Everybody: Oh no, it's so broken. Me: Oh no, it's from 2017.

[@dexgray4581]

meloD30 hahaha this should have WAY MORE likes!

[@wizard-wm7gh]

this should have been pinned

[@arbiter1954]

What's wrong with having 2017 macbook

[@gameafterme4977]

Creig the Brute yeah I would kill to have one

[@kingo1539]

GameAfterMe imagine wanting a macbook instead of a windows laptop(cheaper for better specs)

[@willm5032]

Them: Don't worry, Fancy Luke isn't real, he can't hurt you. Me: Fancy Luke: F r e s h W o o d

[@AlphaFox78]

FRESH OATS

[@ivanrabbath3864]

C U T L O G S

[@hockeyj1374]

I've been watching your videos for a week now ever since I ordered my MacBook Pro, I pulled a Luke Miani and got a unit with better specs than what was listed on the ad :D

[@wunderduc]

Luke, great story. 👍 Reworked and serviced many macbooks from „the more serviceable years“ (2006/2009/2010/2011/2012) myself, so am I very impressed to see you this completely mangled 2017 one. Great work, great music, fine sense of humor. Keep on keeping on and stay healthy!

[@randomtech787]

You literally replaced everything except logic board. 🤣

[@enzotwinpower]

And the touch ID

[@Bionicleforever]

@@enzotwinpower and antenna

[@TheHipHopolypse]

He replaced the lower, inside panel... TWICE!!!

[@felobazo24]

@@copiousfootnotes English comedy at its finest

[@The_Linux_User]

@@copiousfootnotes perfect

[@xeon7879]

And Hawthorne be like: "why do you buy a completely destroyed macbook with our sponsorship money" XD

[@UTJK.]

Ahahahah! Don't know... in my region some years ago there was a comic tv program that had sponsors and the actors told the worst of them in very creative ways during the episodes, but sales for the sponsors skyrocketed anyway, so... why not? I liked his parody style of sponsorship.

[@KangJangkrik]

Because he can repair, lol...

[@siloPIRATE]

So that he could make this video and earn more sponsorship money

[@wearefamily1711]

Wow Luke! You are really super patient and painstakingly restored this laptop. Good job man!!!!

[@rogerlai3197]

amazing video and how I admired the way you, Luke, were determined to make this project happened. Good work, well done !

[@christphern]

Them: My friend Bruce sat on my MacBook. Luke: Wayne? Them: Banner...

[@realandychen]

oh damn

[@fridgeman]

Bruce Almighty

[@higherpower254]

Jenner.

[@BobSmith-jf6qr]

Bruce? Almighty! Bruce? Wayne! Bruce? Banner...

[@ivanrabbath3864]

Lol you made my day 😂

[@SuperSam7777]

cool stuff man, keep at it.

[@travisglenn5297]

Learning so much my friend!! Thank you. Just found your channel. Great work!!

[@afk6302]

Now that's a lot of damage!

[@NotBhavyaSharma]

1:43 I wasn't wondering why you bought it, but how it ended up like that.

[@KAriedoll]

I'm thinking a vehicle ran over it or something.

[@hedpt]

@@KAriedoll thought the same

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

Might've fell off a bike

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

Probably bought it to play games, realised it runs at 20fps in anything except Roblox, got really mad and threw it out the 2nd floor window.

[@axethepenguin]

@@your_average_cultured_dude ExUsee mE rObloX is tHe MosT graPHical inTensIve gAme in HiStorY

[@brettm.4329]

6:05 This video has my all time favorite sponsor transition ever. It was so simple yet funny, I love it!

[@sh1121]

Lmao

[@Sobhveer96]

very cool project! thanks for making the video and sharing! Always been curious how a mac is built this answered many of those questions thanks for sharing!

[@falcy2889]

Apple would look at this: yeaaahh... its water damage.....

[@samismydog]

My guess is they would say that it would cost ten grand to fix it or something

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[@TaxiYoshi64]

MEME👏REVEIEW

[@Hyperion540]

Can we appreciate the amount of effort this guy puts into his videos?

[@ronstallcup]

I can watch this kind of stuff all day. Good video.

[@techforever1970]

11:17 We need that wallpaper...

[@Carlos-dg2cb]

@Watches Etc! thank you

[@casperes0912]

Once a component on the logic board breaks, I can't just replace it without replacing the whole logic board *Louis Rosmann staring*

[@holy7660]

Umm emphasis on the "I"

[@HelloSwiftful]

*Rossmann*

[@returninghero]

Great video! Huge work, Luke!

[@sosguy1893]

That was fun, nice job on building it and the quality of the video. Thanks

[@yinjiaxiang]

11:19 Expectation: Oh this keyboard is butter smooth and so good to type on Reality: Typing on a table

[@keneaterb.5808]

“Trashedbook pro” and LOL to fancy Luke. I really wonder what the story is for the damage of this MacBook Pro. It amazes me when I see the level of damage for some machines especially when browsing eBay.

[@mwamburi]

Completely worth it Luke and I must say very therapeutic. Great videos as always man!

[@macktheripper7454]

That Segway with fancy Luke with the fires burning legit made me laugh, thanks buddy and keep up the great work 👍

[@nikhilthekkumthala7278]

Well now I know what I’m going to do for my quarantine project

[@GradyGalbraith]

He’s gonna be able to fix it for about $8, based on past videos

[@oristechreviews]

LMAO

[@vintageceilingfans]

Adsense does wonders with a channel that has alot of views

[@yashgupta410]

One of my fav channel on KZbin. Keep rolling more cool videos🤓

[@EdwardEns]

When you rebuild the MacBook and it has a failed part. It makes watching the video satisfying to your viewers. Just because you have the problems that everybody else experiences. Then you go back and fix it a second time. That makes watching your video even more satisfying! Keep doing what you’re doing, it works! Be safe.

[@henryalmonte4964]

I never clicked so fast !!! I been waiting for this one

[@Filmitvfxstudios]

I’ve been binge watching you through this lockdown thanks for the awesome Mac videos I just got the new Mac Pro and IPad Pro and am loving it , been using macs since the beginning yes I’m old lol x

[@bombay2008]

I have done that a few times on MacBook and MacBook pros it's interesting a fun if a bit nerve racking but once it's complete its great. People often ask me why I do it I just say because I can!. Nice video

[@charlieanimations8885]

Great work Luke!!!

[@Evie0133]

6:13 OOOOOOOOOOOH FANCY BOI

[@atent5124]

When I try to destroy something on purpose: Barely made a dent When I accidentally drop the same thing onto the floor:

[@MCAlexisYT]

Floor = Bedrock more like as solid as a Nokia 3310

[@OladipupoAdaraloye]

This guy is genius. Smart funny and yet very precise with his video. Not too long, not too short.

[@tubayongyut]

its real fun to watch you restore this great Apple product.

[@goJesusandStarcraft]

Interesting to see two of my hobbies (fragrance collecting, watching tech videos) collide Great work!

[@bobbrown1445]

8:16 it seems like Luke has been playing Minecraft a bit too much😂

[@microsoftwindows3.154]

Haaaaaaah

[@dusscode]

bob brown 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockthecashba]

A little too much Ray bending on that one...

[@MCAlexisYT]

ę

[@PedroBastozz]

Hey luke. Thanks for the video. You have been an inspiration for me and because of you i now started a project on repairing an old 2012 macbook air.

[@thedarkforce9596]

Another good quality video Luke great job 👍

[@LemonAdvance]

Probably pretty good at playing W A V files

[@joaoguedes__]

Lemon Advance I see what u did there

[@BaekSketch]

How much did you buy the destroyed Macbook Pro for? I'm surprised this was even listed for sale.

[@maharun]

I was not expecting that it could be repaired 😵😵😵 U're amazing my bro.. Great work 🧡

[@phoenixyt124]

I love these videos. Great work!

[@macbitz]

The perfect antidote to isolation and quarantine - watching Luke take a MacBook that someone has run over in a car and fixing it!! Next... a MacBook that's been in a fire and then dropped in seawater and left for six months 😉

[@SebisRandomTech]

If it were a ThinkPad it would still be going just fine after a fire! :P

[@HeTake123]

Kinda disappointed you didnt bring it to a AASP to try and get it replaced under the keyboard replacement program ;) Jokes aside, great video :P

[@jjdalrymple3128]

They're also closed because of coronavirus.

[@dvrkplayer]

@@jjdalrymple3128 He could've recorded pre coronavirus times

[@poshsims4016]

Beautiful work!

[@miguelquintero72]

Really nice work! Awesome!

[@joaoguedes__]

You’re actually inventing laptops, that’s a curved MacBook 😅

[@iseptimus]

How? Just how? Someone literally went Office Space on that thing.

[@TCHGOD]

If I had to guess, maybe someone accidentally ran it over.

[@aeskellion]

This is surprisingly so good to watch

[@redgar6467]

nice portable monitor. thanks for the link.

[@Riley05]

So let’s just leave this to mystery to what happened to this MacBook then 😂😂

[@MrIDGAF]

This laptop is me when I half smile

[@TuxedoPanther]

Well done, amazing work.

[@Gerkozielman]

Nice work Luke! Intensive but nice.

[@DJTechYT]

Me: can I have MacBook Pro? Mom: but we have MacBook Pro at home MacBook Pro at home:

[@err1kos786]

11:46 'its hard to believe this is the same macbook' -yes because it isnt

[@diegoalejandro8981]

For me this restorations aren’t really restorations, a example of a restoration yes when you buy a car with scratches, dents or even crash damage and you repair the original metal and painted again etc. This is basically like taking the engine and putting in on a completely new car and calling it a “restoration”

[@springbok4015]

Difficult to replace specific parts on a MacBook.

[@RanenPo]

Ship of Theseus dilemma really

[@pedrofelck]

There's really isn't much that could be done there, you can't make a new screen at home, the lower case was missing (and, again, you can't recreate one). The only thing that could be done would be to unbend the top case, and even if he managed to do it (and I don't think it is possible at that state), the touch bar was broken.

[@charlesshipman]

I LOVE your videos! You inspired me to try my own repair for the first time. I had a Chromebook with a bad battery, so I did my research on iFixit and bought a refurbished toolkit and a replacement battery on Ebay (following your tips to make sure I found a good seller) and BOOM - problem fixed!! This saved me over $500. I have followed you for a couple years now and love the content and your sense of humor! I have always wondered how you got to your level of knowledge on Macs - Did you work at a Genius Bar?? Thanks again, Charles.

[@bhargavpandya9189]

This was really interesting to watch! I think this is the third time I watched this exact video. It’s just decent entertainment! Wish I could restore MacBooks like you can Luke!

[@SebisRandomTech]

eBay sellers: *Lists computer as lightly used* Also, did you manage to salvage the battery from the original machine?

[@marcmiyamoto]

Sebi's Random Tech I don’t believe he would be able to the battery is glued extensively to the top case and it’s bent

[@doomboots]

8@@marcmiyamoto The batteries in these machines aren't just one single cell, they have leads running to each of those pouches and are frighteningly flexible should you ever find yourself handling one that isnt glued in. I wouldn't be surprise if, even with that level of damage, the battery is just fine to continue using. As for removal, there are liquid solutions you can use to release the adhesive and get the battery out. With everything else destroyed, a heatgun and some alcohol should do just fine. ** I should mention the heat is applied to the palmrest, not directly to the battery** Then something like dental floss can be used to slice through the glue, releasing the battery. Ifixit has some great guides detailing this.

[@charlesm.1638]

WOW, that poor laptop went through hell. I wander it was thrown from a height or from a moving vehicle.

[@dustinbyerley7226]

You make such fun videos to watch. Thank you.

[@scelestinos]

I’m glad to see your channel growing, I was an early subscriber. Keep at it!

[@hattedhawk]

I love how he still manages to make the MacBook look good with the camera angles and zoom ins 😄

[@vbdx66]

A Macbook will always look good whatever happens to it as long as you can see the Apple logo 😂🤣😂

[@tristanskylark]

4:22 somehow the trackpad didn’t crack

[@PaulWilks]

Breathtaking work dude.

[@ThePeterasd]

Good film quality video; grt technical knowledge.

[@jaf2854]

Luke looks like he wants to cry 😭

[@crandyjessywidder9272]

I bought a used replacement topcase once and the "M" key didn't work. The seller then blamed it on me...

[@bootyeater6762]

I usually skip the sponsor parts in vids but Fancy Luke compelled me to stay this time

[@ian_ong]

Amazing restoration! You are very good in it

[@gmargron]

5:18 "The TrashBook Pro" LMAOOOOOO !!!!!!

[@dolph9913]

how much did you pay for the trashbook?

[@aabbas1608]

Dolph you idiot. It’s obviously a trash book pro not a trash book

[@viewsfromthetris5913]

A Abbas your both idiots . It’s the “trashed book pro” not trash book pro omg 🤦‍♂️

[@Alvin-eq5rc]

So satisfying to see, the restoration

[@TheCaneSlingerCherryflexrattan]

Am always impressed by how the macbooks are made.Quite impressive with the metallic structure.I use one and will always have no regrets.

[@gdudemandude4569]

Anyone else feel like the right bottom side of the new laptop was bent?

[@iPodee]

at least I'm not alone in thinking that

[@mananagarwal7002]

The seller of this Mac after seeing this be like : I want my Mac back

[@erikm8924]

Hey Luke, recently subscribed to your channel and I love the vids you're doing on restorations and upgrades. I was wondering whether you could make a vid or have tips for repairing a macbook pro 2018 with waterdamage?

[@reverendknox]

you're such a stand up guy. I really like your videos bro.

[@itszbenofficial3179]

This makes me depressed I’ve wanted a Mac for so long my 2009 Mac broke and I’ve been waiting for a good used but at least ur fixing it

[@Rods600]

The bot spot become a Man! Grow up!

[@yinjiaxiang]

Destroyed MacBook Pro on eBay No one: Luke: Hold my beer

[@diegoalejandro8981]

Isn’t this “hold my beer” trend over ?

[@jtang5210]

Hats off. Really appreciate you save the broken macbook pro.

[@tbirdbklnnj5274]

Great video as always.... Love Macbook Pros.