Ok, is this project dumb? is it pointless, waste of money? Yes, yes, and yes. I adore the 2008-2011 white polycarb MacBooks like it's weird how much I like them. Either it be nostalgia or wanting to have a custom cool MacBook, I want to use one as a daily. But it is just far too slow, trust me I've tried. So I have thought of some ideas to make one ready for the present day. It doesn't need to be top end, just very average powerful like anywhere from 2016 and above speed. My idea is to gut a polycarb MacBook but just keeping the keyboard. And swapping everything else with a newer logic board, not a 2012 but something 2016 or newer. Don't worry about fabrication, I have my head wrapped around that aspect with 3D printed parts and modifying the ports but connecting the keyboard would be my only fear as it would be the only original part beside the MacBook case. I tried doing research but haven't found much on the keyboard connectors for the logic boards. If anyone sees any glaring issues please let me know, I know it wont be easy, or cheap but I just wanna know if it's even possible.
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Ok, is this project dumb? is it pointless, waste of money? Yes, yes, and yes. I adore the 2008-2011 white polycarb MacBooks like it's weird how much I like them. Either it be nostalgia or wanting to have a custom cool MacBook, I want to use one as a daily. But it is just far too slow, trust me I've tried. So I have thought of some ideas to make one ready for the present day. It doesn't need to be top end, just very average powerful like anywhere from 2016 and above speed. My idea is to gut a polycarb MacBook but just keeping the keyboard. And swapping everything else with a newer macbook, not a 2012 but something 2016 or newer. The new parts swapped would be everything, logic board, hard drive, ram, speakers, everything. Don't worry about fabrication, I have my head wrapped around that aspect with 3D printed parts and modifying the ports but connecting the keyboard would be my only fear as it would be the only original part beside the MacBook case. I tried doing research but haven't found much on the keyboard connectors for the logic boards. If anyone sees any glaring issues please let me know, I know it wont be easy, or cheap but I just wanna know if it's even possible.
Ok, is this project dumb? is it pointless, waste of money? Yes, yes, and yes. I adore the 2008-2011 white polycarb MacBooks like it's weird how much I like them. Either it be nostalgia or wanting to have a custom cool MacBook, I want to use one as a daily. But it is just far too slow, trust me I've tried. So I have thought of some ideas to make one ready for the present day. It doesn't need to be top end, just very average powerful like anywhere from 2016 and above speed. My idea is to gut a polycarb MacBook but just keeping the keyboard. And swapping everything else with a newer logic board, not a 2012 but something 2016 or newer. Don't worry about fabrication, I have my head wrapped around that aspect with 3D printed parts and modifying the ports but connecting the keyboard would be my only fear as it would be the only original part beside the MacBook case. I tried doing research but haven't found much on the keyboard connectors for the logic boards. If anyone sees any glaring issues please let me know, I know it wont be easy, or cheap but I just wanna know if it's even possible.