5 Keyboard Mods for the Undecided MacBook Owner

Unless you want/bought the MacBook Pro, you probably spent a few sleepless nights tearing yourself apart over which color MacBook to purchase. Not everyone came to a conclusion, and to solve their indecisiveness they got a little creative..

Exhibit A: Black and White MacBooks Exchange Vows Keys

Keyboard Mod for the Black and White MacBook 1

Keyboard Mod for the Black and White MacBook 2

Keyboard Mod for the Black and White MacBook 3

Exhibit B: A Dash of Black on the White MacBook

Not sure why this owner only swapped half the keys, but it definitely came out.. interesting... Black Keyboard on White MacBook

Exhibit C: Want to Play Checkers on my MacBook?

Doesn't look that great in our opinion. The keys look crooked and unattractive. The pattern looks more appropriate on a checkers board than on a MacBook's keyboard.

Exhibit D: Black Keyboard on a White MacBook

An example of what a black keyboard looks like on a White MacBook.
Black Keyboard on White MacBook

Exhibit E: Black MacBook With an Identity Crisis

The story behind this last mod is simple: the owner's Black MacBook broke down but the necessary parts were not available. The Apple store offered to install a white keyboard until the replacement arrives.
The result turned out to be one of the coolest MacBook mods we've seen to date.

The last one looks pretty cool and is reminiscent of an oreo. :D

Posted by Dave on September 20, 2007

I like these Designs. its shows how creative a person can really be!

Posted by Michael on September 26, 2007

like the designs ...
but i guess i wont have the guts to do this mod to my macbook(s) ...
hehe ...

Posted by subcorpus on October 20, 2007

i did this awhile ago to my macbook. am working on take'n out the mouse clicker, the track pad is just a sticker. this will be my next mod.

Posted by Dr0d on October 20, 2007

In Exhibit B: Only the letters are exchanged, thus making it easier to see just the alphabet. I think that's why only half were replaced. A good idea I think.

Posted by Kam on October 20, 2007

Exhibit E looks VAIOish

Posted by Aaron on October 20, 2007

@Micheal
If this is what you consider creative, it shows how tasteless a person can be.

Posted by Aaron on October 20, 2007

My suggestion...black base...white screen. The white base gets dirty with use (hands).

Posted by roy on October 20, 2007

i dunno. the black on white is the only one i really like

Posted by sam on October 21, 2007

the last one roxs

Posted by Aaron eats apples on October 21, 2007

how did you remove the keys without breaking them?

Posted by Pyongyang Abdul-Jabbar on October 21, 2007

Design "B" is a throwback to when keyboards used different color keys for different functions - often the letters and numbers were one color, but all of the special computer keys (symbols, the function keys, etc.) would be another color.

Posted by Charles on October 21, 2007

Sweet. i hate it.

Posted by Jim on October 21, 2007

Very Nice. Good thing tank girl never got a hold of this.

Posted by Omar on October 21, 2007

The designs are all quite cool !! I have a White MB and would like to do some keyswapping, anyone with a Black MB would like to help out ? I've seen whole Keyboard assemblies, but I would only require the keys. Can the trackpad also be changed to black ? Just a sticker ? Nice mods, real inspiration !!

Posted by BBM on November 02, 2007

I have to say that is awesome.

Posted by Kate on November 12, 2007

that is pretty amazing! i would have never thought of something like that!!

Posted by sarah on December 09, 2007

Suck on this lollypop. you bunch of sickos

Posted by Anonimo :D on January 04, 2008

Nah it makes them all look cheap and crappy, not that clever really

Posted by Matty Boy on January 18, 2008

I don't like piano keyboards.

Posted by Scarf*oo on January 20, 2008

if i had a macbook, or two... i would mess up my keyboard with A and B, those are the ones i found most awesome.

Posted by Lola on February 16, 2008

You know what would be cool? Taking the black macbook keys to a wireless keyboard from apple. they are basicly the same and the keys can be switched, so that way I can have the coolest keyboard with my new alu imac!

Posted by Serge on March 02, 2008

Mane this computer sucks. i have one and it is no good. ANd i got to Monrovia

Posted by Devan Davis on March 03, 2008

greate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by kizia on March 15, 2008

great

Posted by kizia on March 15, 2008

g�wno

Posted by kizia on March 15, 2008

I got a BlackBook's KB off ebay!! The grey on white keys are hard to see at night, white on black has more contrast and will hopefully be more visible in low light conditions!

Posted by Im doing this mod, Exhibit D on March 21, 2008

i own a black macbook, but i dont like the white keys on it. I only like the exhibit D. anyone wanna switch macbooks with me? lol

Posted by K on March 22, 2008

actually exhibit E isn't really fair since the layer is white. maybe white keys on black will look good. anyone have a pic?

Posted by K on March 22, 2008

to remove keys go to http://www.instructables.com/id/Convert-a-Macbook-keyboard-from-QWERTY-to-Dvorak/

Posted by me on April 04, 2008

where can we get replacement key caps?

Posted by MB on April 07, 2008

nevermind. got a whole set =)

Posted by MB on April 10, 2008

Hey MB, where did you find the whole set?

Posted by JW on April 18, 2008

damm you must have been bored

Posted by o on April 21, 2008

My Apple wireless keyboard mod:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3/Taintedbeef/24-04-08_1226.jpg

Posted by Kevin on April 25, 2008

if you look on ebay, you can get just the keyboard, not the whole assembly for 25 bucks :)
im gonna do the black keyboard with white mb.

Posted by Jack on May 12, 2008

For exhibit D, does that only look good because the display is black also, or would it look good if the display is on?

Posted by Matt on May 14, 2008

Well I love D and E, I'm gonna try E on my black Macbook :)

Posted by Fatherless One on May 18, 2008

HA i did dis b4 reading this, my white macbook was broken and my new black 1is sxc..

www.pimpyourmacbook.wordpress.com

Posted by Finn on May 28, 2008

I think the black MacBook with the white top pad is stupid. I think one
of the great advantages of having a black MacBook is you don't have
the dirty spots that appear on the white MacBooks. which is inevitable
if you actually use it....

Posted by Anonymous on June 19, 2008

haha yeah there pretty cool.....> but i would mess it up and dont buy a white macbook u c everything my dad has a coffee stain on his white macbook!!! lmao

Posted by davvvid on June 25, 2008

would you lose ur warrenty if you do this

Posted by petter on June 30, 2008

Any idea if you can switch to black keys with the apple wireless keyboard?

Posted by apple wireless keyboard on July 03, 2008

where do u buy those keys? i've been looking everywhere! r there different colors?

Posted by Amelia on July 21, 2008

how did u switch the actual casings of the macbook yourselves...not the keyboard but the outside shell i guess u could call it

Posted by Kevin on July 23, 2008

Does anyone know if you can put one of the illuminated keyboard from a Pro or Air into the standard MacBook and have it work?

Thanks for the cool mods, but you know you have to much time on your hands ... lol

Posted by Padapa on July 31, 2008

i just got a black keyboard cover and it looks badassss

Posted by Padapa on August 05, 2008

i bought a black topcase off ebay and put it on my whit mac and turned out it didnt work... make sure what you buy is 100% working order, no worries i pulled the black keys and will be replacing my white one soon :P

Posted by mike on August 27, 2008

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