I have seen newer keys on early 2011 models after checking system profiler. Was initially baffled then I found out they've had a replacement top case
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I have seen newer keys on early 2011 models after checking system profiler. Was initially baffled then I found out they've had a replacement top case
I have seen newer keys on early 2011 models after checking system profiler. Was initially baffled then I found out they've had a replacement top case
Never had a replacement top case either, it's the one thing that hasn't been replaced in this machine. It's as it came from the store. Everything else including the screen, logicboard, power board, hard drive and RAM has been replaced... Well the optical drive is original also, but I've never had a new top case fitted.
You put together a some pictures from machines from different models, with two of them clearly being edited further sowing discredit to those images. Your refusal to look at Apple's documentation shows that you are pressing on with this without looking at hard set facts provided by the manufacturer of the hardware. Because of your refusal to look at the User's Guide, I'm going to have to decline to argue with facts. I can't have a one sided argue about facts with myself. You can also view the early 2011 Macbook Pro with pre-Lion keys in the iFixit.com tear down that was preformed in February of 2011 located here: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+Teardown/4990 Look at the last image in its original view. For ease of access, here is a direct link to the thumbnail resize of it, click to enlarge and view the F3 and F4 keys:
Also in the iFixit image, you can clearly see the Thunderbolt chip on the logicboard (the green one next to the USB ports). Thus showing, that the image is of an early 2011 Thunderbolt equipped Macbook Pro. Now then, can you stop with all of this? The thread has been heavily derailed and long since answered. This will be my last post on the subject as there isn't anything else for you to show or do that would make your argument about what keys came with what model go in your favor. Good day.
Also in the iFixit image, you can clearly see the Thunderbolt chip on the logicboard (the green one next to the USB ports). Thus showing, that the image is of an early 2011 Thunderbolt equipped Macbook Pro. Now then, can you stop with all of this? The thread has been heavily derailed and long since answered. This will be my last post on the subject as there isn't anything else for you to show or do that would make your argument about what keys came with what model go in your favor. Good day.
Spooky - I wonder when your build date of your machine was. There is a serial number lookup site which does tell you the exact week but I'm out of the office and away from my Firefox bookmarks to give you the link at the moment.
Maybe a Aussie leprechaun armed with a tiny set of screwdrivers did a much better and quicker job than I could removing those 40 tiny little bloody screws to swap your keyboard out of your top case
Really? You think I could be bothered doing that and that somehow this is worth my time of day....
You're funny. The only editing done was to delete the machines unique serial number to protect the identity of my machine.
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Spooky - I wonder when your build date of your machine was. There is a serial number lookup site which does tell you the exact week but I'm out of the office and away from my Firefox bookmarks to give you the link at the moment.
Maybe a Aussie leprechaun armed with a tiny set of screwdrivers did a much better and quicker job than I could removing those 40 tiny little bloody screws to swap your keyboard out of your top case
Model: - MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Codename: - No codename assigned.
Build Country: - We don't know where this unit was built.
Build Year: - This unit was built in the second half of 2011.
Build Week - Week 6 (February) or week 33 (August)
Production Nr.: - This unit was number 745 to be built that week.
August - and the late model came out 10 weeks later. Must have used some of the late top cases in manufacturing before they were announced.