Here’s my checklist before buying a used Macbook:
- Does it have box and receipt?
- Cosmetic issues?
- Passwords? (does it have all the passwords such as admin user, firmware and iCloud passwords)
- Screen brightness (make it brightest and check if any death pixels)
- Physical screen!
- Keyboard Test (with keyboard lights – you might not able to see the keyboard lights in bright spaces)
- Trackpad (check Multitouch, 4 fingers, 3 fingers,..)
- See USB ports (if any broken things)
- Wi-fi + Bluetooth test
- Camera (Open Photo Booth app)
- Speakers (make it loudest and check)
- Battery ( About this mac > System Report > Power > Cycle Count should be lower than about 700 )
- Speed test (open some apps, folders)
- Charger is fine?
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