MacBook Pro WITHOUT the Screen?
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I had an old HP notebook with a dead screen back in 2005. A friend needed a PC, so I disconnected the screen and ribbon cables and he had a free pc. Worked pretty great and he used it for a couple of years.
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Yep! A friend of mine did the same thing with an MSI gaming laptop (I can't remember the model number) that had a cracked screen, and basically had a free gaming PC courtesy of my cousin who gave it to me (and I passed it on to him)!
I did the same with my gaming Laptop so now it is Gaming PC :D
I did that in, i believe, 2011 too. It was my mom's hand-me-down and it was good for gaming, i loved that thing.
Similar went for me, my laptop hinge broke and i took the screen down, voila I got a all-in-one pc
If the screen is broken, I think it's a great way for repurposing a broken mac, or any laptop.
I did something like this with a laptop I had some time ago. The screen stopped working, but it otherwise worked well, so I removed the screen from it and used it with monitors I had access to. Was really convenient as I had access to all my files, and made me look like the stereotypical "hacker" types (for better or for worse!) The laptop also recognised that the "main screen" was removed, and treated the attached display as the primary (and only) display.
That said, the keyboard needs to be protected, but otherwise it was a great experience and wouldn't mind it again!
yeah, don't bother having the screen repaired for several hundred dollars, just remove it and get any monitor or TV
@@aeonjoey: Matter of fact, buying a portable monitor would probably work out cheaper and mostly as usable anywhere(!)
@@fetchstixRHD Laptop sleeve for on the go use for keyboard protection with something like a piece of cardboard over the keyboard if you are oduble paranoid?
@@Montisaquadeis: Yeah that would have been a good idea, even something like a paper notebook would help a bit (especially to stop keys being pressed!) Can't remember why I didn't get one now 🤔
This explains why I'm seeing MBPs with busted screens still going for so much on Ebay.
Yes the sellers caught on, they used to be fairly cheap
An MBP without the screen really hits different... 🤣
This mod is not exactly a new concept, but with how MacBooks are *notorious* for their un-repairability, some people might be surprised with how easy it is to do!
It amazes me that such a powerful computer fits in such a slim profile
Just like the home button they will end up selling it back to in a few monthhs
Why dont you pin this comment
There are sensors near the trackpad that tell the MacBook that the lid is closed. You can usually trigger them with some smalll neodymium magnets there. This will help with the extended display thing, and you won't waste bandwidth driving nonexistent pixels.
example: ua-cam.com/video/jHRitOftCb0/v-deo.html
the more i watched the more i realized this has some great implications: imagine if you buy a MBP with a BROKEN display, those can run 500-700 even, so just turn it into a desktop, bam, and hell - you can buy an external 'travel' monitor and put them into a laptop bag and keep an entire mobile setup if you wanted. But I can also see the opportunity for someone who, maybe masochistically, didn't ever use their MBP as a laptop, but in a henge dock or just closed, with other monitors, they could remove the screen and SELL it as parts for several hundred dollars. Hmmmmm
Who would you remove a perfectly working screen though? Better to keep it plugged in and have a second monitor.
Or just buy a Mac mini?
My screen is broken. I tried it and it’s not working. I’m not going farther than the starting screen
You don't need a portable monitor. Your phone is the portable monitor. Put the iphone in a VR headset and you have a VR desktop.
Back in 2021, I thought this was a fun idea but apparently my friends thought it was stupid...I'm kinda glad this is a thing now. I might try it for myself in the future.
i think it would be really cool to take this one step further and seperate then inbed the keyboard and mouse into a desk and have a seamless desk pc. Like the content Ken, you have a sub from me
I thought about that!! Maybe I find a desk I can cut into LOL
@@DNKI Please make a video about it! I figure that's not what your channel focuses on as standard. But I think you and Austin would make an awesome desk I could give you some advice on how easy it is to do just that. Cool you got your own channel now too.
This was cool! My mind immediately went to those that have modded a DS lite by removing the top screen and just keeping the bottom screen… essentially making “Gameboy Macro” of sorts… good stuff Ken!
same! i recently baught a ds lite too lol
Yo can you do that mod with a dsi?
@@haphazardlyhype it has no gameboy slot, so, probably not.
I have to say that it really shatters my heart when I see people ripping perfectly functional computers. On the other hand though, the slab book concept is very amazing, I really hope Apple starts getting innovative in the aspect of ultra small and portable Macs.
I mean, this is hardly innovative if you think about it. Most computers in the 80s and quite a few in the 90s were sold like this. Like the Commodore 64, many Commodore Amigas, Atari ST, and well, even most Apple 2 models (if not all of them, I can't remember).
but… they already did? people are using the innovative portable computers with the screens ripped off.
Well, i was using a (falling apart!) 2009 MacBook Pro 15" for years as a "Mac Mini"... awesome thing!
5 years from now..it will be a reality
This is great, subbed and looking forward to more content from you. Really happy to see you taking charge of your own content homie.
Had no idea Ken had his own channel, instant sub for you sir.
Yes
Love the idea of this. Keep up the great videos, Ken.
It's the 80s all over again, and I'm all for it!
I thought of doing this to my broken laptop but sadly my external display is broken too.
I imagine your replacement for the externel display to be broken too XD
Really loving the new channel, Ken! Keep it up!
I used to do this with old Intel MacBook Pro's that had broken displays. The biggest issue with this mod is if you see any antennas going into the monitor you will have to get some replacements. However since I haven't taken a Mac display apart for a while and haven't looked on iFixIt I don't know if there are antennas that run through the display of newer Macs.
I read elsewhere that on the newer Macs they don’t do that anymore so not an issue.
The antenna goes around the hinge supports and vents, not through the display, so no problem.
I love the aesthetics of this channel, Ken. Keep it up!
First thing I’m hoping is if the antennas have been rerouted. They are generally in the lid, could expect Bluetooth and wifi to be weak and possibly burn out without antennas connected
I tried it, and you guessed it no Wifi
Great cinematography and content! Glad I decided to subscribe!
Appreciate that you love the visuals. Thanks so much!!
@@DNKI Also don't tell Austin, but I think I enjoy your videos more.
I also think this would be a great use of the touch bar as a welcome screen or to use as a micro display on it
This is interesting. I've thought about buying a used Macbook to use in my office, just hiding the laptop in the desk. Never thought about finding one with a broken screen and having it on the desk. That would be especially helpful since I really enjoy Mac's touchpads and gesture navigation.
Working in e-waste I get a fair number of old MBPs that come through, and I have toyed with the idea of bolting one to the underside of my desk and running and keyboard and monitor from it to make a desktop Mac, but I never really got around to it, and the idea of more stuff crowding my desk bothers me. Neat idea though.
That trackpad skin tho! 🔥🔥 Thanks for this walkthrough vid!!
I shattered the screen on my 2021 15" MBP. So, I'm in the process of converting it into my dedicated garage mac.
I have a thinkpad that's still a great machine with open-source firmware and the Intel ME removed that I have mounted to the back of a monitor and use in this way which works well. I've been interested in these sort of recycling/repurposing projects ever since Bunny's Novena project dropped years back demonstrating how cool a DIY frankentop could be. Cool vid man glad I found your channel!
I did this for a friend ten years ago as he broke his screen but as he was at college could not afford to replace it. So simple and great fun. It ran for years
Hey I attempted this, and I have power (the capslock button will light up) but when I plug it in to my new monitor, it doesn’t work
@@troykutcha8846did you fix it and if you did how does it work?
First time watcher.. great video man & love your room and fashion sense..
Your Setup Makes it look so good! Great vid! 😎👍
An absolutely underrated channel! Awesome video Bro! Your energy is contagious! Keep them coming! New Sub here!!!
That was excellent these videos are getting better and better
Apple: we're rolling out new updates to manage hardware integrity.
Mac: hardware error. Display not found.
Been running my MacBook pro m1 like this for a month now and i am loving it
what a nice guy, and a little crazy, congratulations for the channel!
I also saw the Lew Later video and thought it looks cool and it is great. Especially you can buy these laptops for the fraction of the price. Nice to try this and made a video about it...
First 100k vid I’m glad denki blew up!
I did this with my old broken screen dell laptop it was awesome, built in keyboard and mouse cd drive also. Also had 3 monitors connected to it.
Interesting use for a used MacBook that you my have laying around ... especially nice if your current MacBooks screen has issues. Thanks, enjoyable video.
Don’t know about doing this on a newer/expensive laptop but possibly on older ones. Nice to give a new life
Absolutely. I wanted a powerful side machine, so that's why I used what I used. If not for a video, I would have refurbed a way older unit.
@@DNKI 100% I respect that
I just found out this channel. Loved your voice. Video is great, well edited. Damn everything is beautiful, how did I not find this before??
Thank you for making this video, saw the same video from lew and got interested lol
It's nice to see someone giving trackballs some love!
i love you ken and your style and humor
I just got a 2008 MacBook Pro with a smashed screen, and I considered setting it up as a desktop solution, but I ultimately was able to find the replacement parts I needed to get it turned into a laptop again.
How did you get that timelaps shot on 2:56? Looks awesome! Is that steadycam on slider or something?
Awesome video. As a long time Mac user (I use MacOS and Ubuntu both daily and have for a long while), I was kinda wondering how the software would work without the display. I have done software updates before a few times where the external display would not want to reconnect so I had to use the internal display to at least get logged in before I could dock it back to my monitors. Knowing that I no longer had said external display would make me sweat bullets everytime I had to update.
Not a Mac fan but I would do this for fun with a older Mac
Great video.
Can you also do a video on what someone can do with an extra MBP display?
Would someone be able to turn a MBP screen into a secondary external monitor with ease?
Love the vibe of the video !
What if I wanted the inverse, wjere the keyboard & trackpad were removed & the screen remained? Is that doable? I wanna mount it on a wall & use bluetooth mouse & keyboard.
I did the same thing years ago with an old 09 macbook. The original screen hinges broke, so I changed to a replacement lid with good hinges, but then the display's ribbon cable broke, so I took the lid/screen off and ran with to an external display. Sure it's not mobile anymore, but it's not my main laptop/computer either, but it still gets used now and then, and still works fine, especially with an SSD and max amount of RAM supported installed.
Can you do this with any device, not just apple Mac?
So I love the idea. Mostly at the moment because I have an old working MacBook pro and a broken screen, not even the back light comes on. I have managed to get into it on an external display. But at the moment I seam locked out. I would love a video on how to log in and navigate blind as I can't get the external monitor to connect at the moment
Think of a re-imagined Apple II powered by the M1 or M2. That‘d be beyond awesome (and retro).
I did this for a while with my 15 inch MacBook Pro when my screen got broke until I got lucky and found a grade a screen replacement for a good price while it work good as a desktop I am really happy to have a screen on it now
I didn't know you had your own channel! i'm going to subscribe
I like your content, keep it going!!
I've been doing this for ages with my old laptops which had broken screens and deemed not worth the screen replacement costs. Removing the screen was more convenient to use without it blocking the external monitor I was hooking them up to.
Hey Frank, I attempted this, and I have power (the capslock button will light up) but when I plug it in to my new monitor, it doesn’t work
Any thoughts?
@@troykutcha8846totally no display?
I think u can try few things if you're sure the laptop and graphics still works:
1. Try a different VGA/hdmi cable
2. If you're using any converter try not to use it, or try change another converter
3. Try a different monitor
4. Ensure u selected the right output. Try switching between cloned, extended and external monitor.
This is genius! Thanks for sharing
Whats the name of the company that makes the pc case at 2:04 ? Thanks and also nice video!
i remember having my macbookpro2012 hooked to a monitor temp in 2018. i did tho after wanting to use it as a mac-book again after summer heat wave
i had to do a Pram reset as it oddly forgot it had a screen to it.
tho i did use it with my lid closed while plugged in.
also u can hook another power switch from the logic board in old one so you never have to lift the top lid to power it on
Ive done this quite often when I was running my PC repair business, I would have a laptop like this for downloads and things I would need for pc that is being repaired while on jobs.
One great way of recycling and reusing. Pawnshops and Goodwills is often a decent place for cheap electronics for this.
Unfortunately, this brings back sour memories. I started using my Macbook air (last iteration powered by intel processor) like this because its screen stopped working after about 13 months. And getting it repaired (especially here in India) didn't make financial sense.
my original and first macbook pro a mid 2009 model, was dragged off the table by my dog while magsafe was plugged in ( funny it didnt disconnect like it was supposed to) and landed right on the display and killed it. this would have been a cool idea if I wasnt a broke college student at the time lol but luckily i had applecare
I had no idea you had your own channel! Subbing!
Does the wifi work without the screen? because on the intel versions, the antenna are in the screen.
Never used a Mac before but if people can figure out a way to extend their usage of a device, way to go! Less e-waste
How comfortable is the keyboard on macs? Is it like any regular laptop?
Keep it up!
Some of the butterfly switch MacBooks from a few years ago were hated by most people, but generally the keyboard layouts are great. I think more uncontested is the trackpad - arguably still the best in the business and have been for the past decade.
@@DNKI Scissor switches only! Those keyboards were awful!
keyboard and trackpad on the M1 macbooks are awesome!
Apart from the horrid 2016-2019 butterfly keyboard, the MacBook keyboards have always been very good. In my opinion, they're second only to Lenovo.
@@DNKI Who uses the scratchpad; a mouse as u showed.
I work for Apple’s depot repair for MacBooks. We legit have these but with an extended EDP cable (the one that connects the mainboard to the display) to test displays.
Years ago I had an old titanium mac book that had this done to it. It was given to me back in the day and lasted me about 3 years before I got my iMac.
the editing is on fire
What a coincidence. I have the same macbook pro and i was about to sell it today for 170 haha. But i felt the hardware is just too good for me to sell it that little even though the screen isnt working so i backed out from that offer 😂
You were gonna sell a MBP M1 for $170?
170? bro you could sell it for 4\500 easy
I hate that when selling tech lol. Not quite of use anymore but not worth what I would get for the sale
did anyone manage to connect a portable monitor to the a1398? let me know if u did which model and how
Lol, I literally just read the article over at The Verge about this exact thing, and then when I check my feed on UA-cam, I see this video 😂
You finally got your own channel 🔥🔥🔥
When I saw teardown of M1 Mac mini, I actually thought about something like that, that is so small and efficient, that actually could fit on a magic keyboard, more thicker to add ports but could be a nice idea, you already use space in your desktop for the keyboard all the time, why not have all the computer and ports there? then, I saw the MacBooks without screens trending 😮
I have been thinking about this for year !!!!
The concept is amazing... but you will loose wifi and bluetooth antennas if you do it on MacBook Pro 15' fm 2013 to 2015?
or am I wrong?
anyway I need to test it with my old 2013 15inch .
4:21 The Elecom 'HUGE' trackball, with the ball on top, is the best trackball mouse.
So into this mod, probably gonna do it to my screen damaged 2017 MB pro.
Can we get in detail video on how to do it step by step? coz frankly it just blew my mind and wanna try to do it as well.
Always wanted something that had the old school feel of a amiga, the PC in keyboard case things. I've done this a few times with Wintel laptops, trying to do a keyboard PC now
i bought a refurbished macbook pro 2017 and had the t-con board fail on me only a little while after i got the device. it spent the remainder of its warranty going in and out of the shop as people played the blame game, (apple authorized, not apple corporate, i know that now) and now its a $1000 paperweight on the shelf behind me having spent more time in the shop, than in my possession. it is still on the 'setup user account' screen. maybe this is a way to at least get some use out of the thing. this is tempting now...
So no issues with Wi-Fi? I have an older MacBook Pro, which has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas I believe inside the screen part as part of its removal includes disconnecting connectors from the wireless card. That's the main reason I'm looking at getting a replacement screen instead.
Could it be possible to adapt the built in screen connector to HDMI or displayport?
1:12 that pop made my heart skip a beat.
Honestly kinda wanna see the return of C64/Amiga 500 style Wedge micro pc's, I have a console gamer friend who daily drives a Raspberry Pi 400 as his main PC alongside his Xbox and honestly I think its a neat little setup
I have a Raspberry Pi 400 in my bag as an "emergency computer", as it's so light and small that it's easy to carry, and can do quite a lot! Would quite love to see more computers in that form too...
Hi, what headphones are those on your desk?
I was going to do something similar with a gaming laptop for travel but I haven’t found one with a broken screen and a decent price yet.
I tend not to use the built in screen in most gaming laptops due to the performance lost with integrated graphics. If you plug directly into the gpu it bypasses the igpu and results in much better performance. Thank goodness mux switches are becoming commonplace in new gaming laptops.
good video ken!
Does this mean if a Mac air screen is broken this customised setup could be done or would you need to get Apple authorisation of what other damage is done to laptop. Have been told that Apple check out quote price etc on laptop for repair is free to a authorised Apple agent
is there a way to completely disable built in display? there are issues with recovery partition, logging screen and some other uses. If there isn’t a software method maybe a hardware hack to force the built in display as disabled?
Yoooo I’ve seen his face in another UA-cam tech channel with the guy with glasses you earned a sub for finding your channel
2:00 Austin Evan’s that’s his name lmao
Dude i like you Iphone case. Where did you get it?
I did this about a year ago for my old 2015 mac pro with a busted screen. It's great as a backup computer.... very portable obviously. Sometimes I use it with the TV in the lounge.
Hey, im trying to do this with my 15" 2015 Macbook Pro. I noticed the antennas are connected to the displays and thus this wont work since my wifi/bluetooth wont work. Did you have a similar issue when trying to do this? Thanks!
@@curnaldinho there is this kind of rod that extends along the base width of the screen and the antenna is inside there. I think i had to disconnect the antenna wires from the motherboard while I removed the screen. Once the screen was removed it got pretty messy trying to remove the antenna "holder rod thingy" from the bottom but I managed to get it out and then reattached the wires to the motherboard. I could show a photo if you gave me your email or whatever.
Other option is you could buy a small usb-wifi dongle.
Hi, Denki, thank you for this owesome vedio, I used my mac with brocken screen connacting external monitor. However I lost wifi signal whan I original screen apart from the body. Do you have any idea to solve this?
I saw a posting on Ebay for the Mac Mini once. And it had a picture of the Macbook Pro without its screen and a regular monitor
You can also add it behind a display and use a caldigit dock and wireless kbm
What did you do for wifi antenna? My 2015 MacBook Pro no longer displays a desktop. I have it plugged into a monitor to use it but want to try this idea
Yay 4 Ken in front the camera I feel dumb for not finding this channel sooner.
It does make for a sleek setup especially if you can buy an M1 macbook used or broken. And since the M1's are so powerful you don't really loose performance.
Can i do this with a late 2012 retina model mac? Or will i have issues.thank you.
Did not know Alvin Leung knows about his computer stuff. Good video
How do you handle the wifi antenna? It is on the top cover/screen.
It would be great if the internal display connector can still be used, you would have an ability to use 2 displays, current m1 is not yet able to externally connect 2 monitors