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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by lovich on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:21AM (#34505681)
The refurbished probably shouldn’t purchase those machines then if it’s a known issue. There’s a tradeoff here, and needing the owner to run a command to reset the machine seems preferable to having them be valuable if stolen
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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by benj111 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:34AM (#34505926)
If it's a known issue? Or if it's a potential issue?

All that will happen is that the second hand value of Apple devices will go down, because recyclers will assume X % are basically scrap.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by lovich on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:55PM (#34507285)
They’re talking about it to the reporters? How is it not a known issue at this point?
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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by benj111 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:09AM (#34516938)
No I mean if you buy 100 macbooks some will be locked and essentially worthless.

In that case the value of the entire batch will be lower.

So yes it's a known issue. But for each individual MacBook, it's a potential issue.

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