what to do with a broken macbook pro?

[darthwouter]

Recently one of my friends broke his 1.8 ghz core 2 dou mbp (cracked screen still semi usable, missing keys)
I was hoping on making it into a kind of desktop computer i only use at home. I just wanting to know if there was anyway to use it in only clamshell mode.
Also if you guys have any other ideas as to what i should do with it PLEASE state them.

 

[flopticalcube]

InsomniaX + USB Keyboard/mouse

 

[ViciousShadow21]

Recently one of my friends broke his 1.8 ghz core 2 dou mbp (cracked screen still semi usable, missing keys)
I was hoping on making it into a kind of desktop computer i only use at home. I just wanting to know if there was anyway to use it in only clamshell mode.
Also if you guys have any other ideas as to what i should do with it PLEASE state them.

hook it up to monitor and see what happens. it will tell you pretty quickly weather it's usable for anything.

other than that, the RAM is probably worth something and having extra HDD never hurts.

 

[upaymeifixit]

Or you could sell it for parts.

I too would recommend InsomniaX with another keyboard and mouse. Also, if you plug in an external monitor, it will wake the computer and not detect the laptop screen. I would recommend looking for a screen replacement and use it next to another Mac, and using Teleport.

 

[jonnytruant]

give it to me

 

[BlueRevolution]

other than that, the RAM is probably worth something and having extra HDD never hurts.

If the logic board is working, you could make a fair bundle of money selling that too. Even the case if undamaged ought to bring in a bit.

However, the whole is always worth more than the sum of its parts. If the screen and keys are all that is wrong with the machine, buy a used display for ~$200 and a set of keys for ~$10 and sell the machine as a whole, or keep it. It's probably worth around $1100 working.

(Sorry, my numbers may be a little wonky. I'm trying to convert from Canadian to US dollars as I go.)