MACbook ID

[AtYourService]

wow i take one apple computer in my shop and now someone else brings another to me to fix
this one should be an easy one
its a macbook white , i think the production date is jan 2007
apple doesnt have a definitive ID checker they just tell you to look for vents and the keyboard type

its got a broken LCD , i just need to know what kind to order , its a 13.3" i'm assuming

should I ebay for the screen or does someone know of a good dealer with cheap pricing

 

[anonymous Mac Tech]

This is where I get mine. Prices have gone down quite a bit also. Used to be $149. I'm assuming this is a white or black macbook and not a unibody aluminum macbook.

EDIT: Just read all the way through your post. That's the right display.

 

[nj_computer_repair]

This is where I get mine. Prices have gone down quite a bit also. Used to be $149.

Powerbook medic is great! They have some really good videos on their site and youtube. I am actually ordering this for unibody screen replacements.

It looks like the sweetest suction cup ever. Check out the video here

 

[anonymous Mac Tech]

Powerbook medic is great! They have some really good videos on their site and youtube. I am actually ordering this for unibody screen replacements.

It looks like the sweetest suction cup ever. Check out the video here

I attempted glass removal on one of those a couple months back using a heavy duty suction cup and a spudger and shattered the glass all to hell. If you look at that video there's no way in hell the glass flexes like that! That glass is paper thin and I didn't flex it anywhere near as much as they had in that video and it broke on me. The bitch about it is if you break the glass there is no way to get a replacement. I've seen knock off plastic replacements, but there is nothing that is going to have the macbook/macbook pro logo on it. There is only one place I know off thats doing glass repair on those and I don't know where they are getting the glass made and if it will fly so the warranty isn't voided these things?

 

[nj_computer_repair]

I attempted glass removal on one of those a couple months back using a heavy duty suction cup and a spudger and shattered the glass all to hell. If you look at that video there's no way in hell the glass flexes like that! That glass is paper thin and I didn't flex it anywhere near as much as they had in that video and it broke on me. The bitch about it is if you break the glass there is no way to get a replacement. I've seen knock off plastic replacements, but there is nothing that is going to have the macbook/macbook pro logo on it. There is only one place I know off thats doing glass repair on those and I don't know where they are getting the glass made and if it will fly so the warranty isn't voided these things?

So it's actually glass and not polycarbonate? Did you heat it up before hand like in the video?

 

[anonymous Mac Tech]

So it's actually glass and not polycarbonate? Did you heat it up before hand like in the video?

Yep, its glass alright! Super thin, super fragile, and non-tempered. I didn't use heat but the I had worked one edge of the glass and was working around the corner on another edge trying to be extremely careful not to flex the glass and it shattered right where I was working it. So looking at that video they are flexing that glass like its made of plastic? It would be no big deal if you could find replacement glass for those, but until then you basically have one shot and if it shatters you are SOL. I have a couple test displays to work with so if I have time I'll test the heat method to see if it makes a difference, but according to that video and the way they were flexing that "glass", it doesn't look too promising.

 

[nj_computer_repair]

That sucks. He really goes to town on that glass in the video. You would think it can take some abuse but I guess not.

 

[ClassicII]

You know, I was thinking the same thing when i was watching that video.

HOW IN THE HECK DOES GLASS FLEX LIKE THAT!!!

I mean seriously, what was that?

 

[MrUnknown]

I can't really think it is pure glass, I watched some other videos and it flexes in those also.

I never thought glass would flex as much as it does in the video posted here, but I have never messed with glass that thin either.

 

[nj_computer_repair]

Yep, its glass alright! Super thin, super fragile, and non-tempered. I didn't use heat but the I had worked one edge of the glass and was working around the corner on another edge trying to be extremely careful not to flex the glass and it shattered right where I was working it. So looking at that video they are flexing that glass like its made of plastic? It would be no big deal if you could find replacement glass for those, but until then you basically have one shot and if it shatters you are SOL. I have a couple test displays to work with so if I have time I'll test the heat method to see if it makes a difference, but according to that video and the way they were flexing that "glass", it doesn't look too promising.

I just stumbled on this looking for something else...

Looks like these are brand new genuine with the logo on bottom

 

[anonymous Mac Tech]

I just stumbled on this looking for something else...

Looks like these are brand new genuine with the logo on bottom

Nice! Might be worth checking into as glass replacements are going to be needed more for the unibodies than new LCDs without broken glass. Out of a dozen or so unibodies I've seen coming in for accidental damage to the screens, 90% have been for broken glass where the LCD was fine. I'd only seen one come in that needed the LCD but not the glass. I think I found their website, but whats interesting is that there is nothing about new glass on their website. This may be to keep Apple from coming down on them using an ebay storefront for these as some sort of filter? Otherwise they seem to have good feedback through ebay and MacRumors.