Find Soarin’ a home

This is Soarin’. Soarin’ is a M1 Pro-series MacBook Pro I bought in 2021.

He is also, unfortunately, surplus to my requirements. (That’s fancy talk for saying I got a new laptop.)

However, like many of his Apple Silicon bretherin, Soarin’ still has a ton of life left in him and is more than adequate for the average (or even above average) computer user’s needs. The idea of stuffing him into storage seems like a shame, and pawning him off isn’t really on the table because…

Soarin’ has been my primary stickerbombing canvas for many years, and as such, he is very heavily stickered. I want him to keep his stickers, but I imagine the likes of CeX or Cashies will disagree with my desire.

So, my pitch is this: I want to give Soarin’ to someone who will love him, stickers and all.

The conditions

That’s a pretty sweet deal for a laptop that’s still worth between £700–800 on the used market. As such, it comes with some conditions:

1. I need to know you personally. No randos. Get outta here, you.
2. You should live in the UK. This is mainly for convenience.
3. This should be a significant upgrade to what you’re currently driving. If you’re already swimming in high-end hardware and four-figure priced graphics cards, I’m not gonna entertain the fact.
4. Ideally, you’re a creative professional. Art, music, videography, code. All things Macs tend to be quite good for, especially the pro lineage Soarin’ is from.
5. I’m going to prioritise those who are disadvantaged. LGBTQIA+, minority groups, the unemployed and underemployed will get bumped up the list.
6. Ya gotta keep the stickers. Feel free to add your own, but please keep the current ones! 🙏

If you live quite far afield, I might ask for postage money, but Soarin’ comes free. Closer to home, we can arrange a pick up or drop off. (I’m also not gonna say no if you want to pay me, but I’m not asking for anything.)

Tech specs

Soarin’s specifications are a little higher than the base models of the M1 era.

• 10-core M1 Pro CPU (8 performance cores, 2 efficiency cores)
• 16-core GPU
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD storage
• Space grey chassis
• Liquid Retina XDR Display
  • max. 1600 nits brightness
  • max. 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
  • max. 120Hz refresh rate
  • P3 wide gamut colour reproduction (good for art stuff!)

Other specifications can be found on Apple’s website.

Current condition

The battery has been cycled 434 times and reports as being capable of 81% of original capacity.

Soarin’ is in full working condition without any functional faults that I’ve noticed. There is some slight cosmetic damage on the right palm rest area, which I have expertly put a sticker on top of, but no other scratches or dents anywhere. He’s a sturdy lad and I’ve treated him well.

Soarin’ comes with a(n admittedly quite scuffed) MagSafe cable, but without a wall adaptor. Apple sells those separately now, like they do with everything, and they’re not exactly cheap, so I’m being a selfish bitch and keeping it.

Soarin’ can be fast charged with a 96 watt adaptor, but lower wattage ones will work fine too, just slower. You could use a non-Apple adaptor too, so long as it’s got USB-C with power delivery it should work.