2009 is newer than what I was referring to anyway. But also, that’s a super easy Mac to repair, the only non-Apple laptops I’ve found to be easier were the G1-G2 HP Elitebook 800 lineup and T series Lenovos up till like 2015.
And a quick eBay check will find the other motherboard
Not worth ordering, nor storing. The correct answer for that other model is that you just dump it in the trash after destroying the drive.
It’s easy to stock parts for most Macs when you’re running a refurb shop. With other laptops, you only have parts for the top 3 or 4 models per manufacturer because the rest aren’t worth the time or effort. It’s all waste when there’s something model specific that’s gone bad.
Also, since when did Macs go back to CMOS batteries? They’ve been using the main battery for that for a long time, though there’s a backup for when the main battery dies competely. That backup does indeed fail but it’s a nonissue if your main battery is good.
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2009 is newer than what I was referring to anyway. But also, that’s a super easy Mac to repair, the only non-Apple laptops I’ve found to be easier were the G1-G2 HP Elitebook 800 lineup and T series Lenovos up till like 2015.
Not worth ordering, nor storing. The correct answer for that other model is that you just dump it in the trash after destroying the drive.
It’s easy to stock parts for most Macs when you’re running a refurb shop. With other laptops, you only have parts for the top 3 or 4 models per manufacturer because the rest aren’t worth the time or effort. It’s all waste when there’s something model specific that’s gone bad.
Also, since when did Macs go back to CMOS batteries? They’ve been using the main battery for that for a long time, though there’s a backup for when the main battery dies competely. That backup does indeed fail but it’s a nonissue if your main battery is good.
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