Safe to sell dead MacBook Air M2?

My M2 MacBook Air died yesterday after plugging in a USB-C cable, won't charge, power up etc. It's out of warranty btw.

I've ordered a new one but does anyone know how safe it is to sell the old one for parts?

It's in perfect condition except for the probably fried logic board.

I had FileVault turned on and have used Findmy to wipe it if it powers up again and gets online.

Posted on Dec 5, 2024 11:11 PM

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WheelieNick

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Dec 6, 2024 6:17 AM in response to andy007o

If you remotely wiped it no one can access it and it is activation locked to your apple account

For parts it can be, but be aware that there are not a lot of parts that can be used as the MacBook is a system on a chip, no separate RAM and harddrives etcetera

If the Mac once will boot again it will boot up to the activation lock in place due to the remote wiping process

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