[leonardbast@gmail.com]

Hi

Just broken my Ibook screen - 12" G4 1.33ghz model- almost new- so I have been crying all afternoon- darn kids jostled me in the street and I dropped my bag.

So- Can anyone tell me who manufactures the screen? I have searched but found nothing-I am confident I can fix it as I have lots of experience taking macs apart, I just can't find the model number online.

Thanks
L

[TheoCryst]

Your best bet would probably be to check eBay. There are plenty of people who part out their old, dead/unwanted laptops. For example, a quick search brought up six auctions here.

[chipchen]

I bought a iBook LCD from ebay a few months ago to fix a friend's cracked LCD. Popped it in and it works flawlessly. Here's a tip: it's easier to replace just the LCD than the whole screen module that people are selling online. Only takes about 8 screws as opposed to like... 60.

[leonardbast@gmail.com]

Hi
Thanks- I was wondering about that- I might undo the housing on the screen and see if there is a part number inside. I am a bit worried about bidding for a screen and then finding it only works on an earlier model...
I guess my alternative is sell the whole thing on Ebay!


Cheers
L

[chipchen]

No need, all iBook 12" (G3's and G4's) use the same LCD. Just the newer ones (more recent G4 iBooks) use slightly brighter ones...

[pat++]

See pbparts:

http://www.pbparts.com/shop/n12lcd.html

[leonardbast@gmail.com]

Hi
So my Ibook which is the last 12" model should take an earlier screen then?
This could be a big saving...
Thanks

[chipchen]

yes.

http://www.ifixit.com/cart/customer/...at=&page=1

You can find LCDs on ebay for less.. I think I paid $120 a few months back... and that was the whole module. There's a guys selling one in the marketplace forum here on MacNN, from his bad iBook G3 800Mhz.

[leonardbast@gmail.com]

Hi
So can I just replace the screen by opening the housing and slotting an new one in?
or do I need to completely disassemble the Ibook and remove the whole screen unit -
disconnecting it from the board etc before then opening up the screen housing and replacing the lcd?
I had a look at some websites and they make it sound very hard- I though I could just take the four screws from around the lid of the screen and work on it that way...

Thanks for everyone's help, I was pretty cut up about this but you have all made me feel better!

Cheers