southernyankey1970
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RE: Macbook sources
(28-02-2013, 05:17 AM)haroldstein Wrote: (28-02-2013, 03:13 AM)southernyankey1970 Wrote: i'll do that Jr...Thanx. i';ve looked around a little and I'm trying to find somewhere that would have a serial number db for stolen or lost macs. I tried two and it came back clean, but I want to be really sure. This thing is crammed with music and video and I want to make sure it wasn't stolen as it came from a forclosed house. This is Florida, you just never know and I would hate to find out the hard way that it was jacked from some little kid or anyone, for that matter. One of my friends is a retired Sherriff down here, maybe i should have him check it out just be safe. You would think the people would have taken the mac with them,
before foreclosure.
My exact thoughts...but, then again, in today's society of instant gratification something as ancient as a 2009 lappy could be total junk to some families..I just prefer to know for sure as South Florida is a really messed up place to live and dumb shit happens all the time and I REALLY do not need any problems from a free lappy ...
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28-02-2013, 08:15 AM |
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modembricker
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RE: Macbook sources
Mac (Apple) doesnt have a DB for stolen devices. They honor the warranty regardless of who the registered owner is. You could take an iphone out of a dead person's hands and if it is under warranty, they will replace it for you without even asking your name. So, pretty much, you will never know if it is stolen, nor will they ever give you the person's name who it was previously registered to.
Burn yourself a copy of OSX, pop it in, boot the machine up while holding the option key, select dvd, boom... I also have repair manuals for every model if you need one or 2, or all.
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28-02-2013, 05:50 PM |
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