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Hello Sorry for my poor english level (I’m french). My macbook’s keyboard (13" Unibody white (Model A1342) Late 2010) is dead and I try to change it. I see a macbook keyboard (model A1278 macbook pro 13" unibody) cheap and I would know if we can put keyboard of macbook A1278 on a macbook A1342 ? Two kinds of keyboards seems to be the same. Thank you Cordialy
Sorry, no. Modern Mac laptops incorporate the keyboard into the top case assembly, which also includes the power button. The A1278 MacBook Aluminum (2008) and the A1278 MacBook Pro (2009-2013) share a model number, but they share no common parts. Apple’s re-use of the A1278 model number is a source of irritation for those of us who own MacBook Aluminums; it makes it more difficult to locate the correct parts. A1342 Unibody MacBook not-Pros are entirely different both from Aluminum MacBooks and from unibody MacBook Pros; the top cases/keyboards are not compatible. iFixit currently stocks the top case/keyboard assembly for your MacBook, with a US English keyboard. Apple’s original part numbers for the A1342 top case are 605-2396, 661-5396, 661-5590 and 818-1098; eBay searches on those part numbers bring up several Canadian French (QWERTY) keyboards at prices between US$60 and $160. My guess is that a French source such as leboncoin.fr might have more, and might also have French (AZERTY) top cases. Note: A1342 top cases usually do not include the trackpad; you’ll either need to transfer the trackpad from your current top case, or buy a replacement top case that has the trackpad already in place. It’s possible to remove the keyboard from the top case, but it’s a time-consuming job; there are a lot of tiny screws. Frankly, replacing a top case on any unibody laptop is a chore; you basically have to dismantle the entire computer to get the top case free. MacBook Unibody (A1342) Upper Case MacBook Unibody Model A1342 Upper Case Replacement MacBook Unibody Model A1342 Trackpad Replacement
Yes! Keyboard from A1278 absolutely capability (geometric & electric) to A1342 A1278 have another mounting holes, but it’s may be fix I replace (in my Macbook White A1342) keyboard from model A1278, and all works fine!
Bonjour Huguet, Je voulais savoir si vous aviez reussis le montage car je suis actuellement dans la meme situation. D’apres ce que l’on peut lire a gauche a droite effectivement le clavier a1278 se monterais sur le a1342 mais c’est au niveau des fixation que ca change? Merci d’avance.
Hey, I have the 1342 White, but the keyboard, even though Its the year and Model, doesn function properly, when I connect the keyboard, my SMC or power fails, I ve tried two different keboards and got the same result, maybe there is a specific keyboard for the mac, please help!!
