So last night when i tuned on my Mac the screen flickered and then went dark. Now I can still turn it on, but nothing shows up on the screen. When I hooked up the laptop to an external monitor, everything showed up and worked fine. So I guess I need a new screen. Any ideas on how much that would cost?
Macbook will turn on, but the screen is black
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We really need to know the year and model of your MacBook or MacBook Pro before advising you. Also, because the screen went dark does not necessarily mean you need a new LCD. Depending on the model you have, it could be the backlight that failed or the inverter. Newer Mac portables do not use an inverter which is why we need to know the year and model.
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Try holding the display up to direct light and see if you can still see anything on the screen just barely (it's going to be really hard to see so look closely). If you can, then it's the backlight.
If your computer is really old then it might not even be worth buying a new screen. The screen on my old 2004 Dell laptop went out and a new screen was going to cost more than buying the same model laptop again off of eBay. The laptop was only worth about 60 bucks. Go figure.
Year and model laptop you have would indeed help.
If your computer is really old then it might not even be worth buying a new screen. The screen on my old 2004 Dell laptop went out and a new screen was going to cost more than buying the same model laptop again off of eBay. The laptop was only worth about 60 bucks. Go figure.
Year and model laptop you have would indeed help.
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