Benn Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The fan in my macbook pro just packed in - it rattled loudly then died Anyone know where I can get macbook parts so I don't have empty my wallet into the thieves at apple's back pocket? I've searched around and the best I can find is a company that sells them second hand over in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedevil Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Open the case and have a look. It should just be a standard fan, either an 80 or 120mm one that will just have 4 screw holes in the corners. Have a look on aria.co.uk, ebuyer or scan.co.uk and see which has some good ones on offer. If you plan on keeping the Mac for a few more years don't just buy a cheap no name brand fan as it will have cheap bearings and be noisy again very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benn Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Open the case and have a look. It should just be a standard fan, either an 80 or 120mm one that will just have 4 screw holes in the corners. Have a look on aria.co.uk, ebuyer or scan.co.uk and see which has some good ones on offer. If you plan on keeping the Mac for a few more years don't just buy a cheap no name brand fan as it will have cheap bearings and be noisy again very soon.Thanks very much! I've got some free time tomorrow so I'll take a look then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 MacBook won't have a standard size fan. I'd put money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benn Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 MacBook won't have a standard size fan. I'd put money on it.I know it's unlikely . They can earn more money if the only way to get the part is through them Wish I didn't need a Mac. I hate Apple as a company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sorry to bounce in here.. In line with this thread has anyone got any history with building their own PC? Have a list of potential parts I want to get but want to talk to some one knowledgable first about making sure they work well together.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Git Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 SK93.He's my son and does not post much on here - I can send you a pm with his email if you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sorry to bounce in here.. In line with this thread has anyone got any history with building their own PC? Have a list of potential parts I want to get but want to talk to some one knowledgable first about making sure they work well together.. Yes. You know where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XmisterIS Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Sorry to bounce in here.. In line with this thread has anyone got any history with building their own PC? Have a list of potential parts I want to get but want to talk to some one knowledgable first about making sure they work well together.. I have been building computers since the late 80's in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingelton Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 yeah, i've build several pc's in my time. not done one since 2006 though, so I'm not sure my information is relevant and up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamBerryKing Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 built my last one in 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 About 25 minutes ago... *puts away e-penis* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingelton Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I got the iBug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I got the iDisease... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Will post up when I get home the list of parts ive thought about then Thanks guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 no disease for me, I just take a mint flavoured tablet every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Strange Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Maplin do lots of fans/bits Will post up when I get home the list of parts ive thought about then Thanks guys.. I've been building my own since 1998, I've just built a new intel system with a 4770k processor so might be able to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benn Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Update, finally had time to sort the laptop out, booted it up and there was a crunching noise, then the fan went back to normal Anyway, back to boasting about what computers we've built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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