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Hi I have a 2011 17" A1297 MacBook Pro with Anti-glare screen at the moment. The screen is broken (as the wife calls it Japanese artwork on the screen). I was going to replace the screen, but an potential easier alternative has come up. There is an entire top section (so screen, back shell etc) that belonged to the same model 17"MBP and also hi-res, only difference is it’s a Glossy screen. Am I simply able to remove the connectors, screws etc and replace the entire top half of the MBP with this? or were the tops of a Anti-glare different? Cheers.
Jeff, “The standard configuration of this model has an LED-backlit 17.0” widescreen TFT active-matrix “glossy” display (1920x1200 native resolution), but it also was offered with an “anti-glare” (matte) display". here is the compatibility for the anti-glare LCD:" MacBook Pro 17" 2.4GHz Core i7 (A1297) - Late 2011 MacBook Pro 17" 2.53GHz Core i5 (A1297) - Mid 2010 MacBook Pro 17" 2.5GHz Core i7 (A1297) - Late 2011 MacBook Pro 17" 2.66GHz Core i7 (A1297) - Mid 2010 MacBook Pro 17" 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo (A1297) - Mid 2009 MacBook Pro 17" 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo (A1297) - Mid 2009 The Glossy LCd is part number 661-5963 and is compatible with subfamily Early 2009, Mid-2009, Mid-2010, Early 2011 and compatible Model No. MB604LL/A, MC226LL/A*, MC024LL/A, MC725LL/A,. They are interchangeable.
The easiest way to tell is the screen surround. The matte / anti-glare has a silver border, the glossy screen is surrounded by black.
