My Macbook Pro has a cracked and shattered display glass.
Specification: Macbook Pro 15.4" - unibody - late 2008 - MB470LL/A
Disclaimer:
I always take good care of all my hardware. I bought this Macbook used, and already out of warranty. When bought, it had couple of dents and scrathes here and there, broken & locked hinges, cracked display glass, so at first that kind of repeled me away from buying it. But when seller stated his price, I'd be a fool not to buy it. So, now I'm slowly restoring it to its original looks and glory. Besides: after a long time of not holding a driver in me hands it feels good to mess around under the hood, when at the end of the day I know I repaired something.
About the cracked display: The crack happened when it was owned by its original owner. Now I'm thinking of buying a new glass display on eBay. I found followig sellers have most affordable prices:
[1] Apple 15.4" Unibody LCD Screen Glass Panel MacBook Pro A1286 15-inch Cover | eBay
[2] New 15" Inch MacBook Pro A1286 MC118 MC985 LCD Screen Cover Glass Lens | eBay
[3] All others: unibody glass | eBay
I'm trying to keep the costs as low as possible, but not at the expense of buying cheap & lowest quality products.
So, which of the above eBay glass sellers would You recommend? On the other hand, if You could recommend any other online store (that ships to EU), and sells original / OEM display glass, I'd be very much thankful for an advice. If any of You swaped the glass by themselves, where did You buy it? eBay?
I also thought of buying a whole used display assembly in as good condition as possible, but after a month of no luck kind of given up on that idea. Hence changed my tactics - buying separate parts.
Thanks for and & all advice.
Greetings.
Specification: Macbook Pro 15.4" - unibody - late 2008 - MB470LL/A
Disclaimer:
I always take good care of all my hardware. I bought this Macbook used, and already out of warranty. When bought, it had couple of dents and scrathes here and there, broken & locked hinges, cracked display glass, so at first that kind of repeled me away from buying it. But when seller stated his price, I'd be a fool not to buy it. So, now I'm slowly restoring it to its original looks and glory. Besides: after a long time of not holding a driver in me hands it feels good to mess around under the hood, when at the end of the day I know I repaired something.
About the cracked display: The crack happened when it was owned by its original owner. Now I'm thinking of buying a new glass display on eBay. I found followig sellers have most affordable prices:
[1] Apple 15.4" Unibody LCD Screen Glass Panel MacBook Pro A1286 15-inch Cover | eBay
[2] New 15" Inch MacBook Pro A1286 MC118 MC985 LCD Screen Cover Glass Lens | eBay
[3] All others: unibody glass | eBay
I'm trying to keep the costs as low as possible, but not at the expense of buying cheap & lowest quality products.
So, which of the above eBay glass sellers would You recommend? On the other hand, if You could recommend any other online store (that ships to EU), and sells original / OEM display glass, I'd be very much thankful for an advice. If any of You swaped the glass by themselves, where did You buy it? eBay?
I also thought of buying a whole used display assembly in as good condition as possible, but after a month of no luck kind of given up on that idea. Hence changed my tactics - buying separate parts.
Thanks for and & all advice.
Greetings.