My Problem

My Macbook fell off the couch and broke the left hinge. This made the screen unable to hold itself up.

My Fix

Thanks to iFixit's guides, I had no problem repairing it.

My Advice

Take your time, and have somewhere to put the screws for each step... there are tons of screws.

My Problem

Due to mishandling, the Macbook had a broken left hinge and the Inverter cable had been pulled out of it's plug at the motherboard end. It was a write off until I saw your website. Identified the correct Inverter cable and ordered the bits.

My Fix

The machine came apart and I replaced the hinge and cable, carefully checking the seating of the plugs. The backlight still does not work and I re-checked the cables on the inverter and the motherboard. We will use the machine with an external display and keyboard. It is still better than a 5 year old Dell Desk top computer. It would be uneconomical to spend any more money on it.

My Advice

The parts were ordered on a Friday and arrived at my home in the UK on the following Monday. Delighted with the speed of delivery. Have now got an extra bill from FedEx for import duty of eighteen UK Pounds which I did not expect. Will be wary of ordering parts not sourced in the UK.

Didn't take any photos, just got on with the job.

My Problem

My kid dropped his MacBook and broke the hinge. Apple said fixing the hinge was a major repair. He lived with it for a while but when the HD also died I decided to try to fix it myself.

My Fix

Went fine. Fixing the hinge really was a big, time consuming job since it required disassembly of the display. But it went fine. I also replaced the optical drive and the HD.

My Advice

The clear, step-by-step photos on iFixit.com were the main reason I decided to give it a try. And having the correct parts and tools indicated on the site was also a major help. I did have a question about if I had the correct optical drive but Mike responded quickly that it was.

My Problem

I broke the left hinge when I dropped my mac. The Apple store quoted me $800 to fix it. What's the point? I was ready to buy a new Mac for that price. I think that is what Mac was hoping for. I did it myself for $100.

My Fix

Directions said difficult. I have never taken apart a computer apart but I finished in about two hours. No problem!

My Advice

Keep track of the screws. After starting the project I drew boxes on a piece of paper and numbered them according to the step number on the I-fixit site. For each step I placed the screws in that box. I don't know if I ever would have figured out which screws went where when it came to putting the computer back together.