The $25 MacBook Pro

Seeing a listing for a MacBook at the price of $25 AUD triggers a certain thought in the demented mind of a creature such as myself. Sure, the listing title might open with ‘FOR PARTS’ and the description might have the cursed words ‘crashes randomly and other odd behaviors’, but what has one got to lose from giving it a go? $25? Full send it, I say. I went and picked it up locally, and the seller even threw in a pristine hardshell case. Lovely. The Patient The laptop is a 2020 13″ MacBook Pro. It is the model with two Thunderbolt 3 ports. 1.4GHz quad-core 8th‑generation Intel Core i5 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, purchased in August of 2020. Physically, it is in mint cosmetic condition without any dents or scratches. Probing the seller as to the origins of the befallen, I got this morsel of knowledge: Got this laptop from a friend. As for the screen, the ribbon connector failed within 2 weeks of them buying it, but got it fixed under warranty. Then it broke again a few years…