Destroyed MacBook Pro Retina - Can it be Restored?

This poor MacBook is completely obliterated with major damage inside and out. This is definitely going to be a challenge.
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[@breadlol424]

The last owner must have taken “destroy that like button” too seriously

[@neow6289]

Yo I beat ur record by 313 space back clicks

[@gurpremsingh]

But seriously how do people break laptops to that extent?! I've had a plastic chasis laptop for 10 years now. Only thing thats broken is the hinge plastic covering. How do you even break metal laptops!!

[@derpsakry4464]

@@gurpremsingh Kids can destroy EVERYTHING if they get bored

[@Someone-nu9bd]

Lol

[@Matt-nx1vs]

@@gurpremsingh cuz u indian

[@jayplantman]

I find insane enjoyment watching this, it’s just fun to watch someone fix something and make it like it was never broken.. it’s just satisfying :P

[@jayplantman]

@@rue2649 oh my gosh, me too... sadly I do not.

[@icecreamjunkie6790]

I think we all know we’re not here to learn how to fix our electronics. We’re here because it’s entertaining to watch.

[@mrducky179]

agreed, especially the part where he wiped the display, looks so new

[@paulthompson8613]

Same

[@lolozeeee]

Sameee

[@evanlemon7298]

Hey, Hugh! A friend linked me this video, after seeing that Mac, and said it looked like my old MacBook, and sure enough it is! I recycled that Mac back in 2017, the Mac actually fell out of my car on the freeway, and I found it after an hour of searching for it... Insane video you have there, keep up the good work!

[@TheTotallyRandomGuy]

Dang, I have never seen anyone else who have found their old device after recycling it, what a surprise this must have been!

[@supernova2237]

Anyone ELSE. Did it happen to you?

[@acerIOstream]

Fell out of your car, or did you forget it on the roof? :P Happens to the best of us

[@euphoricanimal]

ask for a return lol

[@nothanks39]

how did the internals get lost

[@cadenchurchill4296]

Me: How could anyone break a laptop that bad? JerryRigEverything: 🤷‍♂️

[@gab_v250]

I know it's a joke but Zack wouldn't get a laptop in such this horrible condition. He knows Macbooks have a dignity too

[@Anonymous_Identity246]

Not JerryRigEverything, plainrock124 would do it

[@cadenchurchill4296]

@Everything TechBook Pro lol I agree😂 He did actually durability test the LG Gram a couple years back but that was it. I find durability tests for phones more interesting anyways!

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

I was thinking of TechRax.

[@theapplenerd1387]

Or someone could have gone full How-to Basic on it

[@zia_1220]

Looks like someone Frankensteined the hell out of the MacBook

[@spadesofpaintstudios1719]

But it works

[@UM4G_YT]

The idea: "I bet that guy was playing some game and he rage quit so hard, he started torturing his MacBook.." :/

[@smokyblackeyes3615]

XD, but how would that happen?

[@ethannn475]

He was raging since he was probably getting 4 FPS. Don’t game on macs kids

[@angel_withaflamethrower]

@@ethannn475 i play minecraft on a medium end laptop and i get 60 to 50 fps

[@ethannn475]

@@angel_withaflamethrower tbh I do the same shhhhhhh

[@scottsyoutubevideos]

torturing*

[@johny1220]

I love how hard you try to make these as perfect and close to genuine as possible, even putting in the little tiny rubber pieces where they need to go without thinking “eh not worth it” love your videos man 😄😁🥳

[@zayanmann]

No one: Every private school kid:

[@hmmhmm5431]

Naild it .....😂😂

[@abdullahkerim5240]

I broke mine worse

[@caleblastname6969]

@PINTA DAVID found the private schooler

[@jamesmiddleton4741]

When I watch huge Jeffery's I get a HUGE amount of enjoyment!

[@gontsekatlego5547]

The narration is good

[@jamesmiddleton4741]

@@gontsekatlego5547 yes

[@lastsznn2694]

huge Jeffery's

[@cidsx]

"huge Jeffery's"

[@rhaib]

Hughge amount of enjoyment

[@AppleLife4123]

awesome job hugh! im so amazed that thanks to you i put my head down for two days, and made a macbook restoration and i just posted it 10 minutes ago!! all thanks to you :D keep it up, forever will be a fan

[@Random22]

Sooner or later when iFixit does videos on the new macbooks: "unable to verify if this macbook contains a genuine apple battery" "unable to verify if this macbook contains a genuine apple display"

[@nikodemradomski1782]

"Unable to verify if this macbook got orginal screws"

[@PeterdaPanda]

"Unable to verify if user is looking at the device the right way. Locking down device".

[@iCrackr]

“Unable to verify if this is a MacBook”

[@luminumlx2604]

"Unable to verify if"

[@edivisan9352]

"Disabled"

[@mohamadhamdar]

“This MacBook is far from perfect”, he just resurrected the dead MacBook 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lolozeeee]

:O It is now a frankenstein

[@the_windev]

Well technically but also No

[@adetoye50]

I always look for your new videos on KZbin almost each time I am on KZbin, it's like I am becoming more addicted to your channel here. It is another good repairs done here. Thanks showcasing your expertise in repairing this. I am having same type of Mac, but still looks like it is coming out from the Box newly, my probowith it are - 1• The screen at the uppers there is a bit of discolouration. Will send you the photos if I could get you how to send it. 2• The battery is far gone, it needs to be changed. 3• I need a higher gigs of a Solid State Drive Memory. Apart from this, you will think this wonderful Mac is just been opened from the Box. Many Thanks Jeff.

[@aidanm5194]

Story time: I was driving down the highway and changing lanes. As I accelerated to around 60 everything was fine. In a few seconds my iPad decided to fly up from the bonnet of the car as I forgot it was placed there. As it carried in the wind it hit the windshield of the car continuing to fly off the car. You can imagine my face... Well let’s just say it was a bit more demolished than this MacBook. So yes i have sadly seen today it’s possible to demolish a apple device more than this one and a video. Just run over with about 30 cars going 70 as soon it flys 20 feet in the air.

[@igokoma]

i'm so confused by this story wtf

[@maybe.cloud1]

Im very sorry man

[@ritwikgupta7540]

who forgets their macbook on the bonet smh

[@Alborn30]

Wouldn't you be able to see it? Lmao

[@Turborider]

@Aidan Was your car silver? How could you not see it's on you bonnet 😂

[@Aldo.flores]

I can’t imagine how it gone like this, but I think it’s more impressive how it still works after all that damage. You did a great job restoring it, it’s a powerful and useful machine again

[@Sunkissedguy]

Your videos are a form of therapy for me. I really enjoyed watching them.

[@lucek333]

I love your videos, they're entertaining in their own way and with your clean voice it's a pleasure to see them fixed! Good job, Hugh!

[@ElectrikNT]

Rubbing alcohol is Hugh Jeffrey’s best friend when repairing computers lol

[@aaditjalal5788]

For Psevri- Cleaning with eucalaptus oil

[@PeterdaPanda]

I hope we can do the same thing for the new Apple Silicon MacBooks. Oh wait, Apple locked down those things and they'll probably break if you look at them the wrong way.

[@PeterdaPanda]

@@sys-administrator That's already kind of obvious. Apple Silicon is just another part of Apple's plan to stifle Right to Repair and force users to fork over more $$$ to them for repairs. They've already started it years ago with their T2 chip (aka Hostage chip) which makes repairs extremely difficult for 3rd party repairs. Don't forget their Touch ID and Error 53.

[@anony_meows]

@@sys-administrator the whole system is SoC, meaning one chip containing processor, graphic i/o, ram, and security. there is no fixing SoC. best you can do is open the casing to blow the dust/repaste the SoC then put it back on again

[@RoachEditz-911]

@@anony_meows so now the macbooks are powerful raspberry pi.

[@sjdoiajsd]

So you would like pay more for this kind of a fix, that leaves a laptop looking like that, instead of buying another one (that is also in a better condition) for less money?

[@PeterdaPanda]

@@sjdoiajsd That's one way to increase the amount of eWaste. Instead of having repairable laptops, just sell throwaway devices that are unrepairable that'll end up mostly in landfills. Apple's hypocrisy is so obvious and their care for the "environment" is nothing more than a lie for the sake of profits.

[@EliasSlds]

Me in germany: Mom: to sleep it's already late Me: hell naaaahhhhhhhhhh at 0:00 hugh jeffreys uploads :)

[@EliasSlds]

Omg thx for the heart you made my day ...... I mean night :)

[@Miguel-fm8xh]

hahah wer kennts nicht, warum darfst du samstags auf sonntags nicht lange wachbleiben?

[@Daniel-fr3us]

Same

[@gandalfdergraue8444]

Tja, der Nachteil, wenn man noch minderjährig ist und eine Mutter hat, die einen Dinge vorschreiben kann... 😁

[@alexwelt]

Jeder schreibt jetzt einfach auf deutsch 😂😂

[@maximusfbu]

I simply love your videos! They are so satisfying to watch! Keep on with that excellent work!

[@mingenius5505]

I always look forward to Hugh's videos on Saturday

[@2048Megabytes.]

Same

[@denzilsequeira3680]

@@2048Megabytes. or sunday

[@2048Megabytes.]

@@denzilsequeira3680 yea

[@iTzAlbertXD]

I really like the way how you speak, reacting and making me following your video for 2 years !

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

Dang that macbook was shrek mode destroyed

[@Chonksta]

Dankpods

[@moviemogul83]

It hit its own 1 Grit

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

@@moviemogul83 indead

[@notanurse2373]

Hugh: Can’t think of what happened Me: have you heard of Dankpods and the 1Grit?

[@SKCro.]

DankPods probably got mad at that MacBook and 1-gritted it, lol (but he usually only does that when it's a bootleg iPod or something)

[@amandawright1372]

You really are very talented and I love that you are restoring tech that would otherwise end up in landfill, thus doing your bit for the environment. I wish I had the talent and patience to be able to do this. I do tend to sell on my used tech though, instead of throwing it away. Even if it was broken, I would consider selling it or giving it away for use on repairs to people such as yourself. Thank you for sharing your videos. They are very informative and entertaining.

[@stephensnell5707]

You prune,you should discard broken things not sell them as they aren't usable once broken

[@gp3328]

Scratches at a level 6.... With...... Deeper grooves at a level 7.......

[@vguy488]

Great video as always! I'm literally hooked on these repairs, so much so that is has inspired me to tinker with phones, also in the hopes of reducing e-waste, especially in my country that has basically no laws tackling this particular issue. That being said does anyone have any online resources to get started on some basics?

[@Charlie-nb1xo]

How could a MacBook get this damaged? TechRax: “is that a challenge?”

[@waitthatscopyrighted3198]

I think it’s pretty obvious that the reason it was destroyed so badly was because it was used during a “What is Bulletproof” test on Mythbusters.

[@sleave_exe]

I learn nothing from viewing these videos and yet I return every time

[@NikosMarko]

I would never get Into restoring laptops but for some reason I am hooked into watching these videos

[@BradenKennelly]

I love how apple talks about how smalller boxes and no headphones helps the environment. But they make people throw away their unfixable laptops

[@sonicmistress]

@NALTO Apple don't fix, deconstruct or recycle anything, they don't fix anything at the Apple Stores just replace with new and throw away the rest. If they were truly into the Environment then they would make their products easier to fix, not harder.

[@soupnintendoentertainment5000]

LMAOOOOOO GOTEMMMMM

[@Orrickman]

All of your videos are extremely satisfying to watch, thank you for such a good job!!

[@cbccubebycube4294]

JerryRigsEverythang: scratches at level 10 with deeper groves at a level 3000

[@tombuck]

If Hugh Jeffries ask if something can be restored, I know the answer is yes. Seriously, they should have just called you to clean up the mess in End Game- “half the universe is a pile of ashes, can I repair it?”

[@Evelyn-fp6xz]

“Not only is this hard for 3rd party repairs but for Apple as well.” - Hugh Jeffreys

[@agent807]

There is something so satisfactory about resurrecting a badly destroyed device nearly back to its former self. Saving it from the wasteland purgatory and giving it another chance at life. BTW, thanks. As the original owner of my Early 2015 MBP, I am looking forward to the SSD and battery replacements. As for your MBP, I reckon that it may have survived an Avengers movie.

[@gandalfdergraue8444]

5:20 How to get rich: get yourself a bunch of irreparable water damaged Macbooks and harvest the screen (which normally are fine, as the mainboard is the part, that'll most likely be irreparable) Sell the screens for the half of a new device- get rich...

[@polyphonydigital]

just dont sell too much

[@gandalfdergraue8444]

No, i'm no genius, that's what those dudes basically do... And yeah, water damaged Macbooks are the best place to get genuine screens for cheap...

[@gandalfdergraue8444]

@@polyphonydigital Why not? You can't sell too much...

[@sagartekwani3856]

Hugh is such a nice guy repairing destroyed products

[@1million_phones6]

It’s never just alcohol for Hugh... it’s gotta be isopropyl Alcohol 😁 good work bro keep it up

[@johnchristensen7096]

Great job Hugh, it’s so satisfying to see you bring laptops back to life 👌

[@ahoj113]

0:48 Bored Smashing (PlainRock124)

[@Lint99]

Very cool to see you doing board level component replacements in this restoration.

[@mr.kaplan7840]

I think if my laptop ever breaks I’m sending it straight to you. Good job man! 👍

[@yadugirin2564]

its soo good to see people restoring these man just feels good

[@willyhoogs]

Hugh did it!

[@ronlevin2339]

In new MacBook with M1 chip you cannot replace the screen DIY, it is locked the the motherboard with a serial. If you do, it will show a big error on the side that screen is not original, and might not work at all.

[@emil_avk6955]

Why are even the destroyed MacBook so expensive?!

[@cesariojpn]

Limited supply + Apple refusing to sell spares = MONEYMONEYMONEY

[@easygoingdude9990]

Apple tries to make sure no one else has access to oem parts by hook or crook

[@dionelr]

I see them all the time here, “broken MacBook Pro, no power, cracked screen, possibly melted... $500”.

[@itsmejak7888]

Because every apple product is overpriced

[@AlvinSays]

its satisfying to watch, halfway thruout the video i started wondering if the replacement cost is worth anymore! cheers

[@badvoiceallnoise]

the owner must be plainrock :)

[@julianp7528]

If he was the owner it would have been dust by now :)

[@veloxine69420]

Hi Plainrock124ers

[@NepgearGM6.1]

It would be unfixable

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

It always amazes me how some people treat their MacBook's. Back in 2011 me and two of my friends all went to the Apple Store and each bought 13" MacBook Pro's for University. So, all three MacBook Pro's were identical & bought at the exact same time. I always keep my Apple stuff in as close to mint condition as possible (even being really OCD about the packaging including all the little pieces of plastic/paper covering the power brick and plug. I also clean my MacBook Pro's religiously), my friend took good care of her MacBook Pro too... The other friend however thrashed that poor thing to an inch of it's life. He didn't use a carrying case/sleeve and just threw it in his bag. Less than ONE MONTH after getting an immaculate, brand new MacBook Pro the thing was covered in scratches, dings and dents and was FILTHY. I've never seen such damage and dirt/mess caused in such a small amount of time (You could almost write your name on the case). If you compared mine and my other friends MBP to his; his MBP looked like it was 10 years old and had served in an active war-zone. That's how bad the MBP had gotten after ONE MONTH. The really crazy thing was that he was EXTREMELY tight with money, more-so than anyone I've ever met. It was such a contradiction to see someone that tight with money who couldn't be bothered to look after a £1000, brand new MacBook Pro.

[@waterclips3513]

When I’am watching your vids I feel like I’em getting smart

[@jhonjhon1740]

“Feel”

[@mrducky179]

grammar checks out

[@MastershooterMS]

Yes I too do

[@pork_hunt420]

“Mates at ifixit” true Aussie the only channel in our country that does anything like this

[@chef9576]

It was probably shipped with UPS

[@Santiyio]

Aye u ain't wrong there 😂

[@paulsullivan6392]

Good work. I was taught to spread the thermal paste around to provide full contact between the solid state device and the heat sink. This as opposed to the large dot method you showed here. Something to consider for your next one. At any rate..well done sir.

[@soullessleftover8427]

0:46 You know channels like TechRax exist.

[@SmaugOfficial]

Outstanding Job Man !!! Should be doing collaborations with Jerryrigeverything and MKBHD and Ifixit !!

[@orang9134]

k

[@perpetualcollapse]

Congratulations!

[@orang9134]

@@perpetualcollapse Lol i took 10 seconds to think of what to comment

[@Mystic4rrow]

I think the early user or something else has managed to remove the SSD and speakers and battery to use in a different laptop or device. It’s really great that you can fix literally anything. People should gave their old device to you as your are doing kind of a service towards the environment. Great video man.

[@cameronwalker5095]

You should get a job at apple to learn how they repair their products, go undercover.....

[@fetchstixRHD]

Plot twist: they don't...

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice repair work - that is so much better than the old wreck it once was, and also saves it from the e-waste pile :) I'm surprised that someone hacked out part of the battery! Those battery cells (which are still there) can be re-purposed in electronic projects, if you get in contact with people who are into electronic engineering and the like. I routinely buy job lots of laptop batteries on the cheap in order to salvage Li-Ion cells for projects, and the Macbook ones generally have more capacity remaing compared to Windows laptops (Windows only reports the battery as dead when its capacity reaches 40%!). Shame that this was the first of the laptops to feature soldered RAM, proprietory parts (such as the SSD) and no disk drive... IMO the Unibody 2012 was the best one; shame it won't take Mac OS 11 Big Sur (will only got to 10.15 Catalina).

[@thanos4580]

Look like the old user used same as a body shield, probably against his wife

[@rodrigo4379]

Really good video Jeff, i really like your videos and please do more macbook videos. And like you said the older 2015 to 2013 have a huge demand on the used market. I can sell the 2015 models way quicker than the newer ones from 2016-2018 (2019 with new keyboards are easier to sell guess why haha). I would only recommend to clean that charging port and the other ports, i think you probably done that but since you didn´t showed im just saying Thanks for saving this macbook!

[@krabbypattified]

They must have been selling the laptop parts and then finally sold the laptop.

[@tuqn2377]

I miss your old videos like the red iPhone case swap. Keep it up!

[@miker1619]

Still rocking my 2011 MBP. Swapped out the battery, upgraded RAM and switched to SSD. Works like a dream, plus I don't need to spend money on annoying adapters thanks to its plethora of ports!

[@easierthanbreathing]

I love your videos. Also your voice is like so soothing 😂 keep up the awesome work!

[@DigitalBhangari]

"the old MacBooks are in demand" looks like Apple's plan backfired

[@Jarthalamew]

How do you not have more that a million subs, you make great high quality content.

[@samodea1273]

Amazing Hugh. Love your videos.

[@dominic0305]

Phil Swift failed to use Flex Tape on his laptop screen after hitting it with a bat. Now that's a lot of damage!

[@maroochannoodles]

*_USE FLEX SEAL_*

[@Porkcfish]

"To assist with installation, a microscope would be recommended for this; but as I don't have one, I just did it by eye." Ah, the words of an eighteen-year-old.

[@paulwilliams4274]

@hugh jeffreys Just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I don't know what it is about these kinds of videos, but I get all zen when I watch them. Keep on fixing!

[@frantisekskalsky1817]

Hello Hugh, i really like your videos especially with mac books, i buy a macbook pro 2011 and i tried to restore it when it arrived, good bless from Czech Republic

[@numbyconfortable]

Hey Hugh, great video as usual. What about that collab with your friend, where you were repairing an old vehicle? You never mentioned again the channel/the project.

[@SeptienPatterson]

I'm always in awe at how Hugh can work miracles with just a screwdriver set and some isopropyl alcohol.

[@jozsefizsak]

That was very satisfying, I must say. BTW, if memory serves, I think it was Louis Rossmann who described OWC's SSDs as being by far the worst on the market, which you will agree is low praise indeed! You might want to investigate that. Otherwise, I found them to be a bit expensive but nice enough to deal with a few years ago.

[@abeeinspace]

It was probably Rossmann. He doesn’t hold anything back

[@krgamingx2111]

Delimitation is common on Retina Macbook Pros and newer MacBooks where the top layer over time will peel and come off that is probably why the display is peeling and layers are coming off. The apple logos on older MacBooks use thin glass and it is not uncommon to have cracked apple logo on older MacBooks. As for the battery someone may have on purpose cut it out for some reason it could have been dropped that maybe is why it is scratched as the aluminum housing scratches and dings easily and the speakers are broken and why the display is cracked and ribbon cable could have also broke during that fall.

[@iemanhakim4563]

Wish I can have any used/repaired macbook from Hugh Jeffreys for my studies 🥺

[@KyleGuitarLife]

This was so satisfying to watch amazing job man thumbs up

[@exaltedb]

4:15 my XPS from 2018 still has a battery that’s screwed in. It even has a power switch on the board similar to a desktop power supply

[@wyanetrinity1184]

Liked your repair videos....keep it up Hugh! Gadgets should be repairable to reduce wastes..

[@weirdo165]

this is so much fun watching someone else do the same things I do for a living, although your workspace is a helluva lot cleaner than mine :D

[@Jano1998]

Literally, How can a computer be destroyed THAT much?!?! Insane. I am the complete opposite. I recently ordered a 16" MacBook Pro (upgrading from the first Late 2008 MacBook Pro unibody). For the 16" MacBook I ordered a screen protector, a trackpad protector, a Touchbar protector, a snap on case, a sleeve for carrying, a keybard cover and a silicone case for the charger (so it doesn't slide around). :D

[@LeonardoDeVinci1452]

Man, they went John Wick on that Macbook. I just got done rebuilding a Macbook pro I got off ebay. It had a busted LCD screen. I was about to get it for $100 what I did not know was the camera cable is 6 pin and my board's video port is 12 pin. Other than that it works great. Your videos are such a great help. I am a real noob when it comes to apple products.

[@vadimk4940]

Always watch your videos, so satisfying to see before and after. Would be helpful to know how much does it cost you to restore them.

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

I bought a retina in very good condition, it only had 1 problem, there was a lil white square in the bottompart of the display (where the downloads folder is if you just installed macOS), which is actually very weird! It looked like a very small part of the top polorizer was missing! I glued a small piece of a polorizer from an old broken cell phone on it, and it works, the white spot is gone, the pixels actually do work, i have no idea how that can happen but for the price i paid it was worth it! The battery is in good shape as well, but i could use a bigger ssd because 128gb is a bit cramped

[@mariorexmedina]

Such a nice video! It encourages me to try and fix some used lap tops too, salvaging pieces seem so cool and this would help me get a working computer for my online classes lol

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean Laptops

[@DeirdreYoung1]

Beautiful job. Thank you for showing us.

[@Pablus96]

I just love these videos mainly because I love to see people avoiding tech devices from going to trash 😄

[@averynicedog1198]

Excelent work, Hugh!

[@basharhijjawy7871]

Your videos are great, thank you. Can you please post at the end of each video the total cost of refurbushing the laptop/phone and the expecred selling value after refurbushing?

[@User27150]

i have the exact same (but the 2014 model) laptop and my screen is broken I use an external display because new screens cost way too much

[@beinghomie]

I just need 50% of this guy's patience

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

Love these videos, are so relaxing.

[@RubenNeves22]

Hey Hugh i found an old macbook pro 17 inch, the store said they couldn't fix it. Turns on, display is fine but couple minutes in the display goes black but the Mc still on, kinda wierd. Would be a decent repair video ! Love from Portugal

[@joseramos7476]

Love your thoroughness

[@thefakemaker]

Good luck Hugh. My OWC ssd has ruined my MacBook Pro. Doesn’t wake from sleep and randomly reboots. Oh and it’s become a space heater too.

[@lexisnep525]

Hugh, newer models of this laptop have switched their adhesive to a removable pull-tab type. Look forward to seeing easier batter replacements on Apple laptops.

[@stephensnell5707]

That will never happen