https://tube.devwithzachary.com/videos/watch/e4b08f96-37a5-42b4-8f99-57e56e19a298 In this video, I take a 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro with a broken screen and turn it into a sleek "headless" Mac (also known as a halfbook). By removing the damaged display assembly entirely, connecting the base to an external monitor over HDMI, and installing macOS 13 Ventura using OpenCore Legacy Patcher, this 11-year-old machine gets a whole new life as a super reliable desktop unit. We also look at the WiFi signal drop caused by removing the display housing, discuss my plan to fit custom antennas through the empty hinge holes to keep the look clean, and find out how great a screenless MacBook is as a cat bed. iFixit guide used to remove screen: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Display+Assembly+Replacement/45135 ❤️ Want to support the channel? If you enjoy the videos and want to help me keep making more, consider supporting on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DevWithZachary Every bit of support goes a long way, thank you! 📱 Follow Me Online: Discord: https://discord.gg/QdT9yCrKmV Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devwithzachary Travel: https://www.youtube.com/@FlyWithZachary Peertube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/ Mastodon: https://social.devwithzachary.com/@zachary TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@devwithzachary LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-mg-powell/ 🔗 All Links: https://devwithzachary.com ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Going Headless... 02:48 Removing the screen 04:07 The WiFi Problem 05:58 Back together and ready to boot 06:06 Testing with macOS 13 09:35 Its a great cat bed 09:44 My plan for WiFi 11:28 Final thoughts on the "halfbook"/"headless" macbook Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:51:59 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.devwithzachary.com https://tube.devwithzachary.com/lazy-static/avatars/98d38527-3182-4149-b430-6872710ae157.jpg https://tube.devwithzachary.com/videos/watch/e4b08f96-37a5-42b4-8f99-57e56e19a298 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.devwithzachary.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.