Value of "broken" Laptop

You could look into a site such as https://www.powerbookmedic.com/identify-mac-serial.php

and supply the product Serial Number, then look into their Parts pages, to see if they have

any replacement displays for that specific build model MacBook Pro 13-inch 2012 machine.

These same companies may also buy computers for use as parts, but pay little for them.

{Without the serial number, the site only dumps you into a page where the re-used Model

Number content appears; so that is not helpful to determine the exact parts yours uses.}

It would appear the computer in question is:

• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

Introduced June 2012

Discontinued --

Model Identifier MacBookPro9,2

Model Number A1278

EMC 2554

Order Number MD101LL/A (2.5 GHz), MD102LL/A (2.9 GHz)

Initial Price $1,199 (2.5 GHz) $1,499 (2.9 GHz)

And this build model is the low-end one without the Retina display; and

is the only one with built-in optical drive. There still a demand for one.

Since only the display is damaged, if there is no previous owner firmware

file security involved, there should be no troubles in ownership or use.

The computer can also be easily upgraded in hardware, HDD & RAM.

A quality parts vendor or repair facility should be able to tell you the cost

of a display replacement. I'd ask wegenermedia. I used a flat-rate box

to send my old Mac portable for a repair; they may offer to send you a

box as part of their inspection before repair estimate. They have parts

and know how to repair most everything; usually for less than most.

If you could locate an entire top lid with display included, intact that has

been removed and otherwise in working condition, that could allow an

easier repair; sometimes you can get a second damaged computer

where the lower section may have had a drink dumped into there...

If the display circuitry under the keyboard did not short out, the panel

may still be OK. Resellers of parts often test these; be sure to ask if

they do because it can be a problem if you replace a broken display in

good faith, with some otherwise failed part from a used bin...

So should you be interested in checking out the DIY option, be forewarned

the learning curve may involve making the problem worse. -- In any event...

Good luck in this matter! 🙂

You could invest some time in email and toll free contact to some of the better repair facilities, and the cost of shipping

(contact them first, as each has a preferred shipper) and then when they get the entire machine, they can access the

cost to restore it to a functioning state.

Also, while it is open in a repair shop, that is a time to consider if a larger capacity new hard drive (or faster spin-rate

7200-RPM, etc) may be worth the extra cost; mostly in parts, since it would be less for a tech to do the hardware up-

grade while it already is open.

A few companies can actually repair a defective logic board, so it would have the same one it has now, at less cost

than some orphan repaired used or other unknown sources part; and the entire computer would be tested before-

hand to know what's up with it.

You could look into the iFixit repair guides for Mac portables and see what that specific build model looks like, layers

deep, without buying any tools.

• Mac Portable (various model) repair guides:

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Laptop

{I'd consider if it were mine, and free, that a 2012 ?-inch MacBook Pro has some value; more if repaired profession-

ally because of that fact. Since wegenermedia.com located in eastern US has the facilities to repair logic boards and

graphic cards, and has a reputation for quality repairs of Mac portables, I would consider contacting them; and ask

about how to ship the computer to them. Some shops will send an empty box, to ship it back. When I sent a portable

Mac to a Lower 48 shop, I made a durable customshipping box . They did not return it in my same box, though.}

Although at some distance from my location, if someone gave me a similar computer with defects, one concern may be

"if the original owner has set filevault or a secure password in the hardware" since some of the security methods can lock

the computer even if the hard drive is replaced. That also would limit the repair-ability of the computer.

-- If there is no secure password set in the hardware -- then a repair shop could have a go at restoring it.

Part of the value of a portable computer is the condition. If the unit looks fairly good, few slight evidence of use tiny dents,

or scratches, may be OK; it would affect the re-sale price one may ask. A pristine older model with all accessories, original

packing, as-new, near mint: worth more.

You can look into everymac.com site to see the various MacBook Pro models, their specifications, & upgrade capabilities;

what they don' show may be available elsewhere online. You can still buy a new 13-inch MacBook Pro w/ non-retina LCD.

The former user's content, if the original hard drive is still inside the computer, may need to be erased at some point. The

drive may have failed, or any number of other details could be amiss. If you were the original owner, I'd say set an appoint-

ment with an Apple Store genius to see what they can tell you. A repair would cost, but an evaluation should be free. And

a dead computer may be subject to being sent out to repair, anyway. -- Could be it may not be worth repair IF the original

owner had set up the highest level of security on it.

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

I would say not worth the trouble, effort or money to repair. I think you would be hard pressed just to give it away. Use it as is or

http://www.apple.com/recycling/

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan(10.11.4), i7 480GB SSD 16GB RAM iPhone5 iOS9.3.1, Parallels10.0.2

A MacBook that operates can be used just as it is with an external display and an external mouse.

But anything seen as in less than immediately usable condition will sell for far less than one that "anybody" could take out of the box and use.

One way of looking at it is that eBay serves as a "fair market" and by definition will determine the "fair market value". (That "fair market value" refers to something like a "state fair" where lots of goods and lots of buyers and sellers come together to buy and sell. It does not, by definition, mean "fair" as in equitable.)

The problem is that only fixers will bid on a broken Mac, and they tend to be shrewd about what they buy (or they are soon out of business, as margins are thin.)

Perform a simple cost benefit analysis:

Look on ebay for the SOLD prices of similar MBPs, in working condition.

If the cost to repair is less than the ebay price, repair it.

If the cost is more than the ebay price, sell it for parts.

Ciao.

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I wouldn't spend any money on it. Dispose of it or use it as is. Maybe remove the hard drive and use that as an external drive for a computer in better working condition.