What did you do with your x86 MacBook?

Question

Based on conversations here, lots of you are upgrading to M1/2 MacBooks, even if you had a relatively-recent x86 MacBook. I've been tempted to do the same.But Apple's trade-in prices for them are abysmal, and I assume they aren't selling well online either (are they?). But they're still solid laptops, all things considered, just significantly less awesome than what's now available.So: for those who've upgraded, what did you do with your "old" one?

smoldesu · Accepted Answer

I still use mine for regression testing on Darwin. I don't like MacOS (or Mac hardware, for that matter) very much, so I never really hopped on-board the ARM train. Not sure if I'd call them "solid laptops" though. My i5 MBP has the worst thermals out of any device I own (including desktops and game consoles), and would probably be the only one that breaks if I dropped it from waist-height. Not to mention the keyboard is so bad that I need to lug around a second input device... as a "portable computer" I don't think it does a very good job.Once x86 gets phased out, I'm not really sure what I'll do with it. It might need to sit in the drawer next to the dust-covered M1 Macbook Air.

ulfw · Answer

I sold my 16" MBP two years ago when I bought the M1 Macbook Air with the same money. Same speed. A lot less weight, a lot better portability and better stability, no fan, absolute bliss. I wish there'd be a 15" model.

EddieDante · Answer

I reset it to factory defaults, updated the OS, and gave it to my wife. It might not run Monterey, but it still runs Emacs so she's fine with it.

efortis · Answer

I sold mine on eBay for $28513&rdquo; MBP Mid 2014