MacBook Pro Unibody keyboard/top case switch

[ratboy90]

I might be getting a mbp soon and I want to switch out the keyboard/top case. Is it hard to do? It's a unibody model.

 

[RITZFit]

what are you trying the switch it out for? the uni body is essentially one complete chunk w/ a rather thin "bottom case" to seal the bottom http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/design.html

 

[ratboy90]

i live in germany and can only get a german mac. I want a US keyboard though.

 

[Shaduu]

i live in germany and can only get a german mac. I want a US keyboard though.

If you buy your MacBook Pro from the Apple Online Store, you can specify a US keyboard. See the screenshot below.

 

[ratboy90]

If you buy your MacBook Pro from the Apple Online Store, you can specify a US keyboard. See the screenshot below.

I'm poor and buying one off of ebay. Still comes down to being cheaper if I buy a keyboard for $300. found one for $120 btw. Now I just need to know how to switch it. Or I'll have someone do it for me.

 

[Shaduu]

From what I've heard, replacing the keys on the unibodies is rather more difficult than it seems.

Also, aren't the return and right shift keys a completely different shape on the US keyboard compared to the German keyboard? I know the UK and US keyboards differ largely.

 

[acfusion29]

I'm poor and buying one off of ebay. Still comes down to being cheaper if I buy a keyboard for $300. found one for $120 btw. Now I just need to know how to switch it. Or I'll have someone do it for me.

It would be cheaper just to look for a US model on eBay.. there's no point of going through all that hassle.