Can you replace a screen on an M1 MacBook Pro with a nano-texture screen replacement part from an M4 MacBook Pro?

[Plerf]

Title is the question.

Thanks

 

[markoturner]

Yes, my thought exactly: my M1 still goes great guns. However, there are numerous little chips on the display, presumably form the keyboard as I've treated it with the Lux cleaning pad and kid gloves. So I figure, I'll take it in on the extended guarantee, and see if I can pay to upgrade during the replacement....

 

[Capeto]

Yes, my thought exactly: my M1 still goes great guns. However, there are numerous little chips on the display, presumably form the keyboard as I've treated it with the Lux cleaning pad and kid gloves. So I figure, I'll take it in on the extended guarantee, and see if I can pay to upgrade during the replacement....

Apple would not change a non-nanotextured M4 MBP's for a nano-textured display, much less so for an M1 MBP.

Purely speculative, but if the connection pins are identical between the M1 and the M4 and you're able to somehow source a working nano texture display from an M4... then I don't see why not.

 

[dmccloud]

No Apple Store or AASP would be able to do what you are asking here. A non-authorized third party might say yes, but there would be no guarantees of success.

 

[sevoneone]

Purely speculative, but if the connection pins are identical between the M1 and the M4 and you're able to somehow source a working nano texture display from an M4... then I don't see why not.

The newer screens have higher peak brightness, which the controller on the M1 probably will not understand and, if it does, may not be able to handle the extra current required to drive the LEDs.

 

[carl varley]

Displays are paired to the main board. Some functionality is lost, including true tone and changing brightness smoothly is lost. Not sure if hdr is still working after swapping displays. These are when swapped with same M series displays.