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Hi, I am in need of a new keyboard for my macbook (water damage heavily averted, but the N key bought it). I have been through the ‘ID your mac’ process on here and gave all the details in; The machine is marked as an A1181 model, and has a 2.2 dual core, all which lead to show that it is a Santa Rosa/Penryn model and I found the suitable keyboard on your site, this is where the problem occurs. The keyboard photographed is not the same layout as on my macbook, mine looks like the newer A1342 spec… How can I tell which one I need, I know the mac has not been altered since new, so all parts are original, but which keyboard do I need to buy?!
Well, essentially every topcase of a matching color made for an A1181 will work fine on another A1181. Actually, iFixit sells the Santa Rosa/Penryn, the one with the “iTunes keys” as an upgrade for older models because not only it will work just fine, but the internal logic of the top case will take care of “remapping” the keys. So, you may buy just every A1181 white keyboard you come across.. however, are you sure is not this one? MacBook Santa Rosa/Penryn Upper Case with Keyboard
