Well, the 14.1/292 came in...

[Maniacintosh]

I'm a bit dissappointed. First of all, the hinges are loose (the seller said they were tight). The display case is scratched on the top, revealing the blinding aluminum beneath, and a screw cover is a bit mutilated on the front. The display case has the squared-off corners, not round like my 250. They keyboard and trackpad show a deal of wear, too.

My current 13.3/250 is in almost like-new condition compared to this machine; it doesn't even have a worn trackpad.

I plugged it in and the fan revved up; I guess it works OK.

I think all I'll do is swap out the processor. How is this done? Is it just a simple daughtercard swap? I don't have to solder resistors or anything, do I?

 

[Maniacintosh]

I swapped the processors, and I now have a nice "new" 13.3/292! I guess I'll just keep the 14.1 machine for parts down the road.

 

[Dan 7.1]

ah sorry to hear about the busted up 292

good to hear the CPU still works though.

 

[phreakout]

Maniacintosh,

Is there anything special in regards to differences in hardware specs between the 292 and 250? If they are essentially the same machine, just with different screen sizes, I would wonder if you could swap displays and benefit that way. If the processor swap worked, you could theoretically strip parts out of one laptop and put them in the other.

I wonder...

73s 8)

 

[Maniacintosh]

I would swap the screens, but the 14.1's case is a bit rough on the top with a torn-up screw cover on the face... besides, its the same XGA resolution as my 13.3 so no big loss there. If my 13.3 ever kicks the bucket, I'll have a working-but-rough 14.1 to take its place.

The processor swap showed a nice boost in MacBench; CPU performance increased from 876 to 1012 (or something along those lines) and graphics improved by 30 or so.

I went ahead and left him positive feedback, since the stuff does work, but I docked him a star on the "accuracy" of the ad.

 

[iamdigitalman]

just so you know (I learned this the hard way): the 13.3" LCDs are bad. the cable is not porperly routed, so you will get some messed up images soon. mine did that, then I got one with the 14" LCD and DVD. when I got the 14", the hinges were tight, but they are loose now, to the point where if I puch on the lid, the thing flops over and closes.

also, the hinges are incompatible between screen sizes. The 12" ones will not fit the 13 or 14", the 13" ones will not fit the 12 or 14" screens, and the 14" hinges will not fit the 12 or 13" screens. I suggest you get some steel hinges. there is a company that installes them, I think it costs $59, which is not bad if you love your wallstreet. I shoved mine in the corner and bought a pismo. too many problems with the wallstreets. have been thinking of selling mine...

-digital

 

[Maniacintosh]

Yeah, I've read about how the cable on the 13.3 makes an awkward angle that makes it susceptible to failure. It hasn't even flickered yet, so its solid for now, at least.

 

[Danamania]

for anyone else curious about the lid types on Wallstreets:

http://www.danamania.com/temp/wslatches.jpg

http://www.danamania.com/temp/wslids.jpg

13" and below with the rounded edge, and 14" with the squared off edge

Dana

 

[Maniacintosh]

Right, and the latch feel is also drastically different. The 13.3 is a bit rubbery and stiff to unlatch and the 14.1 is very light in comparison.

 

[Dan 7.1]

huh...i never knew the display bezels were shaped so differently. no wonder apple had supply issues, they were making completely different laptops under the same name.

 

[Orion]

My 14" 300mhz Wallstreet has the squared off corners. Which was the earlier style?

 

[Danamania]

Neither was really earlier, afaik - just the 14" wallstreets had a squared off corners, and the smaller screened wallstreets had the rounded corners.

Lombards and Pismos appear to all have rounded off corners and the 14" screen - but the screen is also mounted further away from the latch in those, than in 14" wallstreets.

Dana