Hi all,

I'm really in a bind. Thank you in advance for any ideas for how to solve the problem below!

I have two MacBooks both of which have broken screens. I cannot afford to replace either screen so I bought an external monitor to connect them to that. Neither will connect to the external monitor.

Here is what I have access to:

A1706 MacBook Pro - Screen is completely black, but the touch bar and keyboard work. A1466 MacBook Air - Screen is all gradated with bars, but the keyboard works. 75 Hz IPS FHD Panel Monitor (Amazon Basics) HP Chromebook 11 G3 (I don't know how this could help, but I thought I would include it anyway) - This one works and connects to the external monitor, but I need to give it back to a friend soon. The A1706 only has 4 USB C ports. Here's what I tried and what happened.

I connected the monitor's HDMI to an HDMI to USB C adapter and connected this to the MacBook. Initially, the external monitor's screen turned pink, and if left alone, my MacBook Screensaver would load, but nothing else would show on the display. Today, I tried the same thing again and can't even get the same result, and the external monitor only says "no signal" when I connect the MacBook with the monitor via adapter. The A1466 MacBook has 2 USB ports (2 x USB 3.0), a Multi Card Slot, and a Mic In ports.

I connected the monitor to the MacBook via HDMI cable connected to a Thunderbolt 2 adapter. The monitor merely says "no signal". The adapter is a bit old, but I had already bought a HDMI to USB C adapter (arriving in the mail today) and didn't want to spend more money on solutions that won't work. I hope the HDMI to USB C works, but I have a feeling it won't. Note - My online research indicates that both Macbooks may need to have their operating systems updated to connect to an external monitor, but all of Apple's advice on this is maddening, because I can't use the screen to update the dang OS! All of the out of the box solutions (e.g. command keys to force an update) have not worked.

Thank you again for any help you can provide! I spent money I don't really have seeking the solutions above.

My headless 2009 vs my M1 air

The thing is I'd like to put some stickers on the back of my macbook pro but I don't really wanna put them directly to the laptop, so I was thinking on buying a clear thing shell for it, but I'm scared of the hinge weight screwing up, any thoughts?

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For Sale MacBook Pro 2019 Intel i9 16 GB Ram 4 gb graphics card 1Tb SSD 16.0” Retina Liquid Display Finger Print Reader Wifi /Bluetooth /Cam /Mic Battery cycle count 65

275

Is this a good deal?

I have had a macbook M2 Air for around more than a year now and I like to use the usb-c port to charge so I can simply carry one charging brick and cable. However, I recently purchased a 10ft usb-c to usb-c cable from amazon. It constantly switches from "Battery Not Charging" to finally charging. After a while (~5 minutes) it stays on charging. I've had a similar issue with my first usb-c charging cable where it was working perfectly fine for 7 months but suddenly one day it stopped working and it constantly displayed the "Battery not Charging".

My wattage seems fine as it is displaying

Wattage(W): 65, when plugged in.

Wattage(W): 50, when I use a Anker USB-C Hub.

Found on

System Information -> Power.

For now I am using the power brick with the highest wattage given when purchasing a macbook m2. Any help is appreciated

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I’m wondering given the use case whether the group here has some thoughts around specs in this case?

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Edit: Lol this number 526 has gotten into my head somehow. I meant 512 GB SSD.

Can’t really make out what this chart tries to explain!

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For work in the past I have used things like Photoshop and video editors, but it is by no means a crucial part of my job and my role is very changeable and does not require particularly top-quality results.

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Have any of you guys faced this issue

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