MacBook vs iCloud

[iMore Question]

Hi there guys,
My name is Mike, and I work in a pawn shop. I am wondering if macbooks are locked down to an account like iPhones are. We currently have 2 macbooks for sale, the first one is super- old and need an softwere update / cant even play youtube videos/ but cant be updated since it has an account on it and wants the password, the second one is pro late 2016, and I am actually interested in buying it, however I wanna know if I'd be able to actually use it, so thats pretty much it.
Any help is appreciated!

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

To answer your question: Yes, they are. Same for iPad and iPod.
So the first laptop is nothing less than a fancy decoration, at this point.

If the second one doesn’t have an iCloud account on it, odds are you’ll be able to use it!

 

[anon(4697585)]

As above. Whilst Apple have made it extremely easy to help protect your stuff they’ve also made it easy to con unknowing buyers out of money by selling a device then locking it