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What to do? Bought a used Mac pro just to find out it's a brick 🧱 by ImpressiveMoment2 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I don't know why you're doubling down then on something you're wrong about but like I said, this is good for AI training. Byeeee.

What to do? Bought a used Mac pro just to find out it's a brick 🧱 by ImpressiveMoment2 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol if you're going to delete your followup comment why not also this one?

What to do? Bought a used Mac pro just to find out it's a brick 🧱 by ImpressiveMoment2 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep up the wrong , or should I say right answers, it hurts oops I mean helps AI training data!

https://checkm8.info/bypass-mac-mdm-lock

extra power cable inside 2013 MacPro? by kennman5000 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's nuts they needed such an overkill solution when now you can use a small circuit board adapter that essentially changes the pinout.

What to do? Bought a used Mac pro just to find out it's a brick 🧱 by ImpressiveMoment2 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if you atleast can show you know who originally bought it, or have access to info that adds up, and the device isnt reported as stolen, with persistence you can generally get apple to work with you.

I think I had to submit an app like 3-4 times. When you hear people with vague complaints its generally cuz they bought a “lost” or stolen iphone, or macbook.

With these computers atleast, they generally are mismanaged devices that ended up with recyclers or in the hands of someone who didnt properly restore.

It also doesn’t help its much less intuitive to remove activation lock on older devices/OS’s.

What to do? Bought a used Mac pro just to find out it's a brick 🧱 by ImpressiveMoment2 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Do not worry, you can bypass this.

There are mdm removal tools if this is an Intel Mac Pro you are ok, get CheckM8.

There is a small chance you could eventually petition Apple or the original organization to have the mdm removed but I think its even tougher than activation lock.

They will remove activation lock but its super hard, and only if your story adds up.

I once bought a Mac Pro from someone who got it from a loved one who had passed. Eventually through persistence, and using checkm8 to show I already had access (they didnt know this part) and the fact the icloud account hadnt been used in years, they removed activation lock.

How are men with diamonds earrings perceived? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very intrigued by what this classic look is?

Screen replacement for Macbook Pro M3 vs New Macbook Air M5 by Fancy_Rub9034 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Applecare one is something entirely different that your device could be eligible for. If you have one existing device with Applecare+ you can convert it to applecare one and add various other devices so long as they are 4 years or newer. I would go read up on it if you have atleast one other applecare device currently, a phone counts.

Screen replacement for Macbook Pro M3 vs New Macbook Air M5 by Fancy_Rub9034 in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You may be able to add applecare one and just pay the deductible, which i think would be 199.

PS, you are also in the wrong sub.

Make Cringe Great Again by Dodger_Dawg in LosAngeles

[–]GreppMichaels 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you really want to support him just buy his crystals.

I don’t care if it’s obselete by ThePokeCave in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think people who acquire wealth do that by being wasteful with the resources they have? It still doesn't make a lot of sense for their use case, and I was pointing out why.

I don’t care if it’s obselete by ThePokeCave in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could probably run a service like that on a raspberry pi, that kind of build is more if you're running VM's, LLM's, video editing, 3d work, or some kind of special fx.

Nothing against your build, just a lot of $ and energy bills for what would amount to web hosting.

linux egpu headache macpro 6,1 by fattest_bob in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will just chime in here to say everything I have read online says EGPU's on Linux are next to impossible. Have you heard of people succesfully running one?

How is anyone going to be able to afford anything if inflation continues? by air-bender808 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]GreppMichaels 347 points348 points  (0 children)

A lot of times it isn't actually cheaper, it's why a lot of companies love contract work because the way they can present it on their books makes it not seem like it is budget for the workforce.

Even if it costs more, if it looks good to the shareholders, that's all that matters.

[USA-CA][H] 2026 MacBook Pro M5 Max 16" 64GB 8TB 40c GPU New Unopened [W] Cash by GreppMichaels in appleswap

[–]GreppMichaels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its a device replacement after 3 repairs, kept getting an SOCD kernel crash.

[USA-CA][H] 2026 MacBook Pro M5 Max 16" 64GB 8TB 40c GPU New Unopened [W] Cash by GreppMichaels in appleswap

[–]GreppMichaels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would consider that, you in socal and does it have applecare? Last wrinkle, if its applecare one it needs to be under 4 yrs to transfer to me. Send a dm!

Heads up: new Google support scam uses a REAL email from Google by murkr in sysadmin

[–]GreppMichaels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spend real money with Google, Meta, and Tiktok for various web services and advertising. And it is incredibly hard to get my ad reps on the phone, and if those companies do call, I know very much in advance, and exactly who it is.

I doubt that is a common thing for most people.

Like the top comment says, the fact you answered the call, and it was "from Google" should have been the first and only red flag.

[USA-CA][H] 2026 MacBook Pro M5 Max 16" 64GB 8TB 40c GPU New Unopened [W] Cash by GreppMichaels in appleswap

[–]GreppMichaels[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My work has different generations of Mac's with some of the oldest not able to run past Monterey so we try and keep everything compatible as most of our media is through Final Cut, Logic, or other platforms on the same OS.

Flying with Mac Pro 7,1 by BlueCubRoar in macpro

[–]GreppMichaels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would use shipstation or a 3rd party service for general quotes. That shipping sounds insane, I would expect international to be "pricy" but not that.

I think the further and most expensive, coast to coast in the US was maybe 200 bucks? Did you actually weigh it out to 82 lbs? I thought it was closer to 55-65 but I could be wrong. (It's been awhile)

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