you are a legend of board rework. watching your content is so satisfying. I love your process of fixing a device that would otherwise be e-waste. as someone who has been watching for years at this point, thanks as always for the entertainment. you inspire many, myself included, to keep improving my skills with hot air and a soldering iron to give e-waste a second chance.

This was my favorite MacBook ive ever had. The keyboard wasn't great but it wasn't that bad either. I spent a ton of time on it and completed several projects with it. The performance was... fine. But I'd buy an m-series version of this in a heartbeat if it was ever brought back.

Your skills repairing those complex machines are sick!!! 😎 just watching it in awe.

my friend, you are really very competent, congratulations.

Would absolutely love to see you upgrade this little (currently) crappy mac into the max-stat beast that it could ever be!!!! am curious as to how the easy/difficult RAM, but particularly storage could be upgraded!! Keep up the great work Dosdude! Just got yourself a new subscriber right here!!

Been watching you for years 🤗 helped me so much to building my own mac repair.

I loved 12” laptops, to me they’re the perfect size. Had an iBook G4 when those were new and it was great. I always wanted one of those MacBooks when they came out but always heard the CPU was not very good. But man, if they ever release another one I’m buying it instantly.

I got a 2017 for cheap about 6 months ago. It honestly was WAY better than its reputation. It's perfect for a basic web browsing system, and it's so portable I can take it anywhere.

Nice work. I had two of these (2015 and 2017) and never had a problem with them.

would love to see you reverse engineer SSD storage on apple m2 machines and come up with a plan in case the soldered nands fail on these….it would save a ton of laptops from the landfill

Brooo!! I've been waiting for this video from you or Luke Miani forEVER!! You both are the GOATs when it comes to computers and computers (Macs specifically) are my life! I also have some sort of strange infatuation with the 12 inch MacBook. It was revolutionary and had a great display, but yes, other than that it was not a good machine - butterfly keyboard, lack of ports, severely underpowered, etc. But yet, I'm still determined to get one! I just love them so much.

That was quite a gamble to imagine fixing this bloody thing but price was fair, especially just for the screen itself. Nice job, glad you got it fixed.

Hey men, you're the best, I would love if you came up with a new mod for those old Macbooks mid 2012 - 2013, those are immortal laptops.

I have a 2019 13 inch Macbook Pro. I love the butterfly keyboard on it. When I first got the Mac, I didn't like typing on it. But it's actually very good.

I would love to see Apple go back to this form factor with the M-series of chips. I think they have the potential to be some of the best laptops on the market

Really like that little preheater.

Great content as always.

I bought mine in 2015 and loved it until I had to replace it when the space bar went pinging off whilst I was trying to vacuum up some crumbs from underneath the keys. The keyboard wasn't all that bad but did require turning the machine upside down every now and again and giving the bottom a good whack to dislodge crumbs and dust bunnies. Still to this date, it's my favourite Mac ever.

Very nice, i know you from luke. And i can say it's very satisfying to see a cheap machine like that repaired. For basic task is still a decent laptop and the os just love it as always. That's unfortunate that has that ugly butterfly keyboard but other than that's pretty good

Very nice job! Appreciate your content 😊

Great work! Thanks for sharing. Keep it up.

I had a few early 2015 Macbook 12 inches myself. The flash module often failed in the models. Otherwise there were few problems with them other than the keyboard, which I have changed several times myself

Awesome job. Im kinda curious what temps, the preheater is running, along with your soldering iron and heat gun. Pretty awesome that you can heat the board like that, without other components falling off, but i guess that even if the solder nearby was liquified it would still hold on to the components?...

I have a 2016 12” MB. I got it for $90 off facebook marketplace. Originally fully working, just needed cleaning and 2 keys were missing. Next day, keyboard and trackpad both failed. I’ve had it for a few months now, I’ve replaced both the keyboard cable (which was corroded, I cleaned off the connector with alcohol) and the IPD flex cable, while the flex cable fixed the power button, obviously still no trackpad and keyboard. I plan on replacing the top case as soon as possible, which should be around $77 (top case + tools)

Nice work, I "WAS" going to get one around this year for my wife but I may consider a Macbook AIR, hopefully they are a tad better

Black ban the prior technician and tell him to take up Butchery 🤣 More great work Collin

off topic but I see you still using the GOAT iPhone ( X ) good stuff

Ty so much - we need how to download windows on imac coz its need boot camp assistant and thats not work with 2012 mid i mac

I still use one of the 2015 versions of this computer multiple times per week. So far it is working ok. I use an M1 for anything remotely taxing.

Aren’t these supposed to be “jump started” with a 5w iPhone brick after reinstalling the battery? I remember reading something about that on ifixit. It seemed to work for my 2015 12” when I replaced the motherboard

ima buy one these are so cool

i’ve got a 2016 MBP that i built out of two broken ones i bought off ebay. one had a fucked screen and the other one had some logic board damage iirc, so i just combined the working parts from both. i sold it and then the buyer sent it back complaining about overheating and poor battery life. i started using it myself just to see if i could replicate the issues (i couldn’t, so idk what the buyer was doing to it to make it work so hard lmao) and then just kinda got attached to it. i love it now; it’s my main computer for when i wanna browse or edit wikipedia or whatever without needing to be sat at my desk with my pc.

Loved your software sir. I was a ACMT for many years, these Macbooks were atrocious in every single way, apart from the physical look which Apple cannot be faulted on generally. I worked on one of these Macbooks in particular that I will always remember, I literally replaced the Top Case, Bottom Case, Logic Board and Display several times (those were all the major parts Apple would offer for official warranty replacement) and the Mac would still shut down unexpectedly... I'm not very technical because of course, Apple would not allow any kind of board level repairs but I would love to hear from you what you think could have caused such a problem to persist even through basically rebuilding this thing multiple times.

Very cool to see you save another computer. You put Apple to shame, doing the stuff that they should be doing, good stuff!

Excelente vídeo.. how mutch was the total repais parte wish you well

Do you think if it would be possible to make a DIY m2 MacBook 12” ?

that is the best macbook ever. And keyboard was awesome actually

i bought the 2016 version of that macbook a while back. while disassembling i fcked up the connector on the trackpad side. my idea was to use the logicboard as an ultrasmall macmini. do you know how to power up the logicboard without the keyboard working? thanks dude!

Is it posible to upgrade the ram and the storage on that unit?

I’d love to see a video on repairing the faulty SSD on these. And potentially a CPU upgrade if that’s possible 👀

Id kill for a modern one of these with Apple silicon!

Thank you dude ❤

Worst Laptop Apple ever made" somehow you have a gift for understatement

Hi, my brother You've done amazing work. I just wanted to let you know that I have the same early 2016 12 inch model. It isn't functioning. not booting up to OS and it showing no SSD indication. I looked it up online and saw that some individuals were performing CPU rebolingg. I simply reheta and sank the CPU back into its position. and for a few weeks, it was successful. However, it's not working currently. if you could help me solve this issue. I would be grateful.

per other component level repair people including northridge fix, leaded/low melt solder used to help remove components but not to reattach as it is not strong and brittle??

"there's a good reason why apple stopped using this keyboard" ... Eventually. They spent YEARS denying the problem.

Do you think there will ever be a way to upgrade RAM on M1/M2 MacBooks?

when you ultrasonic, you said you let dry for a few hours, are you using an ultrasonic water bath? cant be water?

What is the obstacle in upgrading the SSD in one of these to 1TB?

The screw you drilled out, you could probably get it out from the other side if you desolder that piece from the board. Odds are maybe the other end of the screw is sticking out enough that you can grip on to with something. I would go nuts knowing there is half a broken screw in there!

Hi What kind of air Maschine du you use for this project?

I hope that you show us how to uograde storage as original ones tend to break :)

1:58 Collin that was low key super smooth nice job! Did you practice that move?

Do you have any flea markets near you? I get much better pricing from the one I go to. Most of the time I can pick up machines in the $30-$40 range, though I have yet to see this model show up yet, mostly I get MBP 13's and 15's between 2010 and 2015.

Is it possible to upgrade the storage/ram in this thing?

Oh how I love my 12" 2017 MacBook. Even if it's underpowered. If only there were a way to make an Apple Silicon logic board work in that chassis.

I’m currently using a 13 inch 2017 MacBook Air that I got off of eBay for $330, and I pached it with OpenCore Legacy Patcher and installed macOS Somoma on it, I’m not going to install macOS Sequoia right now because it’s still a beta, it’s my first MacBook ever and it runs very well

what state are you in? I can source you some cheap macbooks at similar prices but even better condition.... if within a decent distance

Somebody: *gives up trying to repair 12 inch macbook* dosdude1: Let me know you how it's done.

I know this was more for the challenge to fix such a crappy MacBook! Now on the accessories, are their cost separate from the bottom part with the New-old batteries? Like the headphone jack and speakers for example. I hope you do try and see if the Memory and Storage can be updated, even with the weak processor it has!

The infamous dosdude uses an iPhone X or XS .. I'm Impressed

Bravo! In Texas headline news: A NYC defector is now breeding fish to feed his cats......

I correct you :) I have the same notebook with an i7 CPU and it ROCKS. What I hated for constantly overheating is the A1260 Core 2 Duo model, I had to reball the GPU every 6 months. I have to mention though that I upgraded it to QX9300 CPU. And that did not make a huge difference in operating temperature.

You are unbelievable!!

Do you hang out in any discords, Colin? Where did you end up landing after college? Are you taking commissions? :)

Is the keyboard still fully working? Ever “tried to fix” a butterfly keyboard without completely replacing it? Thanks!

The 2017 is a good model with the keyboard issues eliminated. If you get lucky and get like I have, an Intel i7 16GB 512GB version you will find that it does quite well even in 2024.

What was the total price to repair the machine, given you replaced the bottom case/speakers/audio board/etc?

Thanks, can you upgrade the SSD or RAM and runs some Benchmarks ?

I got one that needed a new battery not bad I thought I would hate it.

A lot of my friends on Facebook think you should have a go making a trashcan from an M1 ! ! …..x

I still love this computer with all its flaws. I'd just never want to actually be using it because of the horrible performance and the keyboard. It looks so nice though

I enjoyed the video even though I have no illusions about that machine having any undiscovered virtues. 😉

This was a great video for me since I just repaired a 2017 version that I bought for $10 off an Aussie version of eBay (Gumtree). Mine was perfect except the CPU popped due to thermal cycling. You should consider making a replacement larger heatsink out of copper and thermally coupling it to the chassis for heat dissipation... also consider turning Turbo Boost off. Whoever worked on that machine before was a god damn BUTCHER

Now what are you going to do with it? My guess is that you have about $200 invested in parts maybe less and it's a good general purpose type of machine. Not too much you can do with it. However I find your channel very interesting and inspiring.

These have to be the most unreliable macs ever made but I do like the paper-thin design of them. Really light and portable. My grandma with arthritis used one until the MacBook (not her 😂) just decided to give up one day.

2015 can be undervolted with voltageshift for massive efficiency/performance benefit this 12" machine anyway is basically a collection of factory engineering issues for an awful overall package

mom dosdude posted!!!!!!

K5 pro would do just fine as a replacement for the thermal paste, worst case just use a thermal pad

Next week 12” MacBook quad core cpu upgrade /s

I tried to pick up one of these on eBay; the sellers seem to think that these things, pretty much useless computers, are worth up to 900$. yes. 900$. are they so rare that they are collectables?

you have to be a dork ripping everything apart like that trying to do a repair. hilarious.

Great video Colin although with all these new parts is it really the same machine ? 😂’Triggers broom’ , I had the 11 inch 2015 MacBook Air and I can confirm the keyboard is terrible , mine only had 4gb ram and 128gb ssd , not a good machine tbh , I’ve now got a 15 inch a1286 which I love ..

I remember when Apple computers were all worn out when the display finally failed. That has been flipped on its head completely. Chances are that millions of perfectly great displays are sitting in dumpsters today, attached to inadequate soldered RAM and processors.

Awesome to see you doing these interesting projects... What's the chances of seeing an M1 MLB shoehorned into this chassis?

The best part of this MacBook is M3 chipset!

These go for 399 Canadian refurbished at local computer shops.....and they are gawd awful slow to use. And that keyboard. My Gawd, what was Apple thinking?!

great video, 🙃🙃would love to get gaming laptop GPU VRAM upgrade video

Wooo hoo a 2015 I just got a 2015 macbook air for 44.00

Great video! Hey bro can you help me how to fix chrome crash on my mbp 2011 with your catalina patcher tool. Thanks.

George, don’t try to replace your battery anymore please.

Would love to see that logic board retrofitted into one of those Sony Vaio P series!!

Thanks for the Discord app

Only you could make this joke of a Mac actually useable and decent. Maybe someday you could find a way to upgrade the RAM and CPU to push it well beyond what it used to be able to do. (It’s a huge shame that every 2015 to 2019 Mac laptop is doomed to fail due to the awful keyboards.)

Cool

Imagine the person working on this MacBook watching this video...

Fantastic design, terrible hardware execution. Played around with one of these briefly, and I will say that to-date, it is still the most "futuristic" feeling laptop I've ever used, even compared to today's Air and Pro - very light, very strong, with a display and keyboard that reached right to the very bleeding edges of their respective borders with no wasted real-estate. They would've done well to either increased the thickness of the keyboard section to allow for a traditional scissor-switch, or spent the money they dumped into the butterfly design to make something more akin to what Panasonic did in 1998 with their thinnest laptop in the world at the time, minus the chiclet switches.

NEXT.. M1 SWAP!!

These things really are poorly made. Mine actually ended up dying of LCD ribbon cable failure- paper thin, and no way to replace. Before that, the USB C port stopped working for anything except power. You had to smack the keyboard a few times a week to get the space bar to function. I wonder what Apple was thinking

I've owned dozens of different laptops, the majority of which have been MacBooks, and my 12" has been the only device to ever die. Initially the cpu went bad and the laptop almost caught fire, then after paying far too much to replace the motherboard the keyboard went out and hinge went floppy. I payed to have it recycled lol. How Apple okayed this laptop is beyond me...