Feb 10

Stop Motion ModBook Video Shows Expensive Hack in Action

Posted in: Hacks, Mac, tablets, Today's Chili

Here’s the way to get your ad shown free — make it awesome. Here we see Tech Restore hawking its Modbook upgrade program, a $1150 service which adds a touch screen to your MacBook while simultaneously rendering it useless by removing the keyboard.

The twist is that the video shows the whole process in stop motion video. Initially, I was entranced. And then I started to see how similar this is to the rather easy keyboard replacement on a MacBook, or the hard drive swap-out in an iBook.

We’re not sure just how much the 256-level, pressure sensitive touch screen costs, but we doubt its more than a couple hundred dollars. And given that the mod is available as a swift overnight service, that $1150 is starting to look pretty steep. In fact, you could buy a second MacBook for that, complete with a keyboard.

Product page [Tech Restore]

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