I know what you're thinking, buy a new Mac blah blah. If you're going to say that please save me the time of reading it. I have more than one laptop. I just like this one in particular.
I have a 2009 black MacBook, Yes black. I swapped the motherboard in it with a newer 09 white one. I am more than capable of making things fit that shouldn't. I've found a thread on ifixit about a screen upgrade for a 15" MacBook Pro but that doesn't really help me as there are way more 15" screens to choose from than 13.3 ones.
I know its not impossible as a lot of screens are sort of universal, its just a matter of attaching the connector and a compatible inverter for it. The problem is I cannot find a screen higher than 1366x768, which wouldn't really make it worth it. Id prefer a 1080. I know that the 9400m in this thing probably couldn't handle a retina screen, but I know for a fact that in can drive 1920x1080 no problem. Even 1440x900 would be nice. Aside from that, the resolution isn't the main reason I want to upgrade it. Its the fact that highest bright setting is darker than the mid setting on every other device I own. I know theres a few people out there like me that do "ridiculous mods" like this, or have a recommendation on a screen please chime in.
I have a 2009 black MacBook, Yes black. I swapped the motherboard in it with a newer 09 white one. I am more than capable of making things fit that shouldn't. I've found a thread on ifixit about a screen upgrade for a 15" MacBook Pro but that doesn't really help me as there are way more 15" screens to choose from than 13.3 ones.
I know its not impossible as a lot of screens are sort of universal, its just a matter of attaching the connector and a compatible inverter for it. The problem is I cannot find a screen higher than 1366x768, which wouldn't really make it worth it. Id prefer a 1080. I know that the 9400m in this thing probably couldn't handle a retina screen, but I know for a fact that in can drive 1920x1080 no problem. Even 1440x900 would be nice. Aside from that, the resolution isn't the main reason I want to upgrade it. Its the fact that highest bright setting is darker than the mid setting on every other device I own. I know theres a few people out there like me that do "ridiculous mods" like this, or have a recommendation on a screen please chime in.
