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> I have a stash of replacement MBPs

You make it sound like they're t-shirts or something haha

More like vintage cars. (My wife and I both drive old cars because it's nearly impossible to find a new car that doesn't spy on you or allow itself to be remotely disabled.)

Really? I drive a base-level 2015 RAV4 and there's no network connection to anything (except, I guess, my iPhone when I play music over Bluetooth).

Maybe where I am cars are still behind the times.

I may have given the wrong impression by using the words "vintage" and "old". We're driving 2012 models.

I was more referring to how the comment made it sound so easy to just stock up on a bunch of new Macbooks. In other words, it's not something anyone could do, especially from a financial standpoint.

Ah. Well, I consider them an investment. It's either buy old computers now or new computers later (or do without, but that's not really a viable option in today's world).

How long have you been storing them and do you take any precautions? I ask because those batteries have a shelf life and storage condition can change things dramatically. See:

https://www.runpcrun.com/laptop-battery-use-and-storage-guid...

Different ones for different lengths of time. I just go on Craigslist every now and then and when I find a good one nearby I snarf it up. I don't take any particular precautions other than storing them in a climate-controlled part of the house. I'm kinda figuring on having to replace the battery anyway when I bring one from storage into service.

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