I both love and hate cats. My cat damaged the screen on my 2023 A2779 MacBook Pro. A little tiny spot at first, I could live with it. Then it grew until the screen was just black.
I saw that on Ebay the A2442 and A2779 screens were the same, but at $500 for a non-Apple part, I was gun shy.
So I found a A2442 M1 MacBook Pro on Goodwill that had "Drilled" NANDs. I bought it for $250. Yes, a risk, but worth it.
I asked around here and was told it can't be done, it won't work and not to do it. Youtube videos showed screen replacements and that I may have to swap over a few SMD chips to make it work.
Well, I am happy to say, that is not the case. Because I used a genuine Apple screen, it just worked. It came up with a notice that I had replaced the screen and asked if I wanted to calibrate it. I did and it identified it as a real Apple screen and did its thing.
I am using it right now and the screen is as good as new, no issues what so ever. So, it can be done and Tahoe even walks you through the calibration.
I saw that on Ebay the A2442 and A2779 screens were the same, but at $500 for a non-Apple part, I was gun shy.
So I found a A2442 M1 MacBook Pro on Goodwill that had "Drilled" NANDs. I bought it for $250. Yes, a risk, but worth it.
I asked around here and was told it can't be done, it won't work and not to do it. Youtube videos showed screen replacements and that I may have to swap over a few SMD chips to make it work.
Well, I am happy to say, that is not the case. Because I used a genuine Apple screen, it just worked. It came up with a notice that I had replaced the screen and asked if I wanted to calibrate it. I did and it identified it as a real Apple screen and did its thing.
I am using it right now and the screen is as good as new, no issues what so ever. So, it can be done and Tahoe even walks you through the calibration.