A1226 / A1260 GPU worth repairing?

[dukefawks]

They will probably power on once you use a REAL 85W charger. The GPUs for these are easy to get but I really see no reason to fix this old crap anymore. Do you have any experience with replacing BGAs and equipment?

 

[gevans91]

Was thinking of fixing them more for the practice on some older hardware before attempting more expensive stuff, I can pick up the complete machines for $20 each since he was going to be trashing them anyway. Could probably re-sell them for a bit more than that if I get them working

Not a lot of BGA experience but have done a few micro usb / hdmi ports. Should be able to learn BGA replacement without a lot of difficulty, I'm normally a quick learner with this sort of stuff

 

[dukefawks]

You will need to invest $750+ in a BGA rework station for a start. If you have no other uses then just for practice on these machines it is a bit expensive experiment.