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Hello! If i will take an logic board from MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2012, for example from the model MD104LL/A with 3720QM processor Intel Core i7 (2.6 GHz CPU) and will put it in the full working body case of Mac Book Pro 15" Late 2011 instead of its original one logic board.. Will it fits in and get to work? Those two logic boards on your teardown pictures of Late 2011 and Mid 2102 Mac Book Pro’s looking pretty identical with their size, shape and ports, but.. will really Mid 2012 logic board be compatible with all other details inside MacBook Pro Late 2011? Thank you!
The Mid ‘12 models were a transition release. Apple needed to come out with something as the Haswell chip series was delayed. Here’s the details of the differenced between the two models: Differences between the “Mid-2012” MacBook Pro models and the “Late 2011” MacBook Pro models that they replaced. Internally the case layout is the same between the two but there is a few stand offs which did get moved! So to answer your question yes a ‘12 logic bd will fit into a ‘11 case with some minor fitting issues. But before you go down that path can you explain why you need to do this? Maybe their is an easier way to address the problem. But we need to know what that is first.
Just to add my two cents … I have managed to fit a logic board from a Mid 2012 13" Macbook Pro into the casing of a Late 2011 13" Macbook Pro without any problem. Not sure if the same would apply for the 15" though
