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Evil Hippy

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Does anyone know if it is possible to use the screen from a 15 inch Powerbook G4 (the last model) to replace a broken screen on a 2010 Macbook Pro? I know there is a small size difference, but will it work otherwise? Any help would be appreciated. Thx!
 

yjchua95

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Does anyone know if it is possible to use the screen from a 15 inch Powerbook G4 (the last model) to replace a broken screen on a 2010 Macbook Pro? I know there is a small size difference, but will it work otherwise? Any help would be appreciated. Thx!

No.

The 2010 ones are unibody. The connecting pins are also completely different.
 

redheeler

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Does anyone know if it is possible to use the screen from a 15 inch Powerbook G4 (the last model) to replace a broken screen on a 2010 Macbook Pro? I know there is a small size difference, but will it work otherwise? Any help would be appreciated. Thx!

Nope, as already mentioned nearly everything is different between the two machines. I don't even think it will fit on a first-gen MBP, because of incompatible connectors (edit: the size is different also).
 
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maflynn

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No, completely different technology, design and form factors. It won't work for many reasons.
 
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