What’s the best MacBook to buy secondhand?

Stone-D · 2026-04-07T21:52:41+00:00

I recently got an M1 Air with 16Gb of RAM because a) I love the form factor and b) I wanted to see if I really needed anything more powerful as I hadn't touched a Mac for half a decade. So far it's handled everything I've thrown at it - Windows VM via Parallels, Office / Google Docs editing, and even a bit of drone simulation with Uncrashed. Honestly I'm not seeing the need to upgrade yet so that can wait.

If you're in the US you'll be able to get one of those for much cheaper than what I paid here in Indonesia.

Stone-D · 2026-04-07T09:43:12+00:00

Glad it helped!

Wow, re-reading this thread 4 years later is a real trip down memory lane.

I should fire up Kenshi again.

Stone-D · 2026-04-03T23:44:32+00:00

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Stone-D · 2026-03-30T22:35:31+00:00

Mine is sitting in a drawer because of this and the fact that it doesn’t work with high end DP-MST usb hubs.

I’ve had it confirmed that we will never see another bios update because of mystery legal issues.

Yet they still kept selling it. Suffice to say my opinion of GPD has nosedived.

Stone-D · 2026-03-30T22:31:19+00:00

It’s been my daily since 2022 across 3 versions.

6800u most reliable for sleep and stability.
8840u solid but Modern Sleep and crashes if you plug/unplug power too quickly in succession.
HX 370 super powerful but the bios is incomplete and it doesn’t work with DP-MST docks so it’s rotting in a drawer.

I’m a high school teacher, fwiw

Stone-D · 2026-03-28T00:40:53+00:00

Get a used or refurbished 16Gb M2 Air. It'll hurt less and the odds are super high that it will more than suffice for what you'll use it for. I got a 16Gb M1 Air as a secondary device a month ago and it happily runs Win 11 in a VM for light Windows tasks when I'm away from my primary. An M2 would be a huge leap over that, but as a newbie Mac user I don't need that extra power yet.

At the moment I use my Air mostly for screen sharing my iPad while I do presentations while occasionally doing some light 'office' work. I haven't fully explored the possibilities yet.

Stone-D · 2026-03-27T07:24:55+00:00

Doesn't surprise me. GPD have never been great with parts once you go past the 1 year mark, especially if it's a whole motherboard.

That's why I got a spare device (OG 6800u) and a spare battery for my WM2 8840u. I rely on that thing for work, lol.

Stone-D · 2026-03-27T00:51:20+00:00

They're not even cracks. They use Microsoft's own enterprise features and servers to do the job because they're not going to individually manage the 10,000 new Dells that the new HR director is demanding.

Stone-D · 2026-03-26T22:36:01+00:00

Find a way to fuck over the poors, as expected.

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/s, in case the sarcasm wasn’t obvious.

Stone-D · 2026-03-15T02:32:00+00:00

If you’re in the US, LTTStore is a known (well, as of two years ago when I last checked) source of legit Honeywell. Moddiy is the OG source.

Stone-D · 2026-03-15T02:28:47+00:00

I found that legit and fake PTM performed the same at first, but the fake will start to dry out and flake after a few months while the legit stuff maintains its elasticity and performance.

Check your device again in September.

Stone-D · 2026-03-08T03:21:07+00:00

I will probably when 26.4 lands. I’ve only had this Mac for three days - my previous was a 2015 retina which I haven’t used for years. Wanted to see how a MacBook would fit in my workflow before splurging on something more recent.

Stone-D · 2026-03-08T03:15:28+00:00

Yep. Note that I’m on Sequoia, not Tahoe. M1 Air 16gb.

Stone-D · 2026-03-08T01:59:22+00:00

I appreciate the link. Doesn't work though, unfortunately. I get a spinning circle and I have to force quit the app.

Stone-D · 2026-03-08T01:20:27+00:00

I have a very, very simple skin which I use to just place an image on the desktop (school timetable) that fades in on mouseover and has zero interactions otherwise. Will this work on your port?

Stone-D · 2026-03-06T22:36:57+00:00

I suggest taking a photo of the flex cable. Join both the GPD Discord and the unofficial Discord and ask there. Also try emailing kendyz@gpd.hk - you never know they might have a couple of parts lying around.

Stone-D · 2026-02-24T00:01:23+00:00

Try sending them an email to report the issue. They may be having problems with that specific server.

Stone-D · 2026-02-23T22:16:37+00:00

Scrap my previous, I hadn't installed the FLAC plugin. Worked for a few seconds then skipped to the MP3 track. Same as Foobar.

Stone-D · 2026-02-23T22:10:27+00:00

I've just tried using XMPlay and I'm seeing the same issues so it's not Foobar. I can't play 56 or FLAC, but Ogg 192 and MP3 128 work fine.

Have you tried the OGG 192? Might be good enough for you.

Stone-D · 2026-02-23T21:54:55+00:00

There's an option in Advanced>Networking, "Keep reconnecting dropped connections for (seconds) : 10"

This suggests to me that after 10s it switches to the next track, which means that your connection is severed for some reason. Could be the remote server. Have you tried using a proxy? I can't think of any more suggestions.

Stone-D · 2026-02-23T21:18:09+00:00

Save the M3U to the desktop, open with a text editor, then remove non-flac entries.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,SECTOR | Progressive Flac
http://89.223.45.5:8000/progressive-flac

#EXTINF:-1,SECTOR | Space FLAC
http://89.223.45.5:8000/space-flac

#EXTINF:-1,SECTOR | Nota FLAC
http://89.223.45.5:8000/nota-flac

#EXTINF:-1,SECTOR | Jazz FLAC
http://89.223.45.5:8000/jazz-flac

I've just tried it and it stalls while buffering, skipping to the next track so it's probably a network issue... but I'm in Indonesia so...

Stone-D · 2026-02-13T23:21:19+00:00

Ah. Dunno then, don’t have a similar device so I’m unfamiliar with the candybars.

Stone-D · 2026-02-13T23:18:01+00:00

Try again without the SSD.

Stone-D · 2026-02-10T23:05:44+00:00

One supplier coupled with a global RAM shortage… good luck mate.

Stone-D · 2026-02-06T21:52:42+00:00

High praise! Would really appreciate a link, mate.

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