hey you sound like a guy who knows his stuff i have a friend that is selling me one of his ibook g4 and i think its in really good condition for how long its been out but i just wanted to know is it hard to change the top and bottom cases of the laptop i mean the top and bottom housing the shiny exterior it has surface scratches and i think if i could replace those to things i could get the laptop fora steal its a great price man buti gotta change at least the top housing so iget itpure&shiny