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MacBook Unibody (Model No. A1278)/MBP 13" (Mid 2009) Unibody Fan

$49.95 up to $59.95

Product code: IF160-017
Apple Part #: 661-4946

Product Overview

If it weren't for wind, models would look less dreamy in convertibles, windmills would get really bored, and Linka would be out of the Planeteers quicker than you can say "Heart!" Guard your MacBook with gust today with our MacBook Unibody (Model No. A1278)/MacBook Pro 13" (Mid 2009) Unibody fan. (You might be out of breath after saying that, but your fan won't.)

Includes fan and surrounding metal bracket.

Compatibility

Identify your Mac

  • 2 or 2.4 GHz (Model No. A1278) Unibody 13" MacBooks
  • 2 or 2.4 GHz 13" Unibody MacBook Pros

Product Details

$59.95 New

 
 

Condition:

New

Warranty:

6 month warranty

$49.95 Used

 
 

Condition:

Used, fully tested

Warranty:

6 month warranty

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Installation Guides

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009

Difficulty: Moderate

MacBook Unibody Model A1278

Difficulty: Moderate

 

Compatibility

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009
2.26 GHz (Mid 2009)
2.53 GHz (Mid 2009)
MacBook Unibody Model A1278
2 GHz (A1278)
2.4 GHz (A1278)
 

Stories

My Problem

First, the fan in my MacBook Pro started to spin up to ridiculous speeds if I just looked at the games folder on my drive. If I actually launched one of those games, the room would begin to vibrate, then the windows would rattle and loose paint would fall from the walls and ceiling. They tell me dogs were howling all over the neighborhood but if they were, I couldn't hear them.

One morning when I left for work, I found a life size effigy of The Woz hanging from the 100 year old elm in the front yard - the both of them burned to cinders. That's when I decided I'd better change out the fan.

My Fix

The repair was no fun at all, Dude. No, really. There was no fun.

Pull screws. Remove back. Spudge fan connection. Pull screws. Remove fan. Blow debris from interior space. - OK, an iota of fun. - Reverse process with new fan in place of old.

Woo Hoo!!

My Advice

Challenge yourself. Like, maybe, get drunk first. Or tie on hand to the opposite ankle. Make it interesting.

Sorry, there are no photos. The entire photography crew fell asleep.

My Problem

Old fan filed with dust or something and ran slow, thus computer was running hot.

My Fix

Easy.

My Advice

Just follow the directions

My Problem

My MacBook was making some funky noises from the fan.

My Fix

Repair went great! MacBook runs much better after removing the marble sized fur-ball from the fan unit. Now I know why the fan died.

My Advice

Keep your cat away from your mac.