Macbook Pro 1.83 for $500 good deal?

[peapody]

Sigh, still looking for a MBP. Just wondering if $500 is a good deal for a macbook pro with a broken c key. I am not sure if it is fixable, but just wondering if this is a deal I should jump on. Sorry for the multiple posts guys. You have been so helpful.


1.83
80gb
1gb
superdrive
okay battery
some scratches

 

[jackiecanev2]

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it seems like a good deal. A replacement keyboard is about a hundred bucks or so, but $600 is about what you could expect to pay for a 1st gen MacBook. MBPs, even the first gen intels, are still going for around 750-900. Your call.

 

[techound1]

hmm.... $500 for a MBP just needing a new keyboard... I'd be sceptical about its authenticity.

 

[peapody]

Yeah,

However, I am still getting some clarification on the broken c key. He says he can't type the c at all and has to paste c's in. What are the chances that it would be a mobo problem?

 

[keltorsori]

Sounds like a great deal. Actually sounds a little too good, but every now and then such a thing actually works out. Try iFixit for the replacement keyboard

 

[taylorwilsdon]

Who says you need a whole new keyboard. If its worth the trouble, you can use a key remapper to map the C key to something you wouldn't use much (the ~ key, etc). Yeah, it would mess up touch typing but as long as nothing else is wrong with the computer, then you would have an awesome deal at $500.

 

[techound1]

Yeah,

However, I am still getting some clarification on the broken c key. He says he can't type the c at all and has to paste c's in. What are the chances that it would be a mobo problem?

Teeny. I think it's a mechanical problem with the key itself or with how the key contacts the tracers underneath. Might be as simple as a dorito or some such mucking it up.

 

[heatmiser]

Sounds way too good to be true. Grab it if it isn't.