9100 to a XPS

[MoFo]

I remember reading about a guy that changed a few of the shell parts to make his 9100 look like a XPS, anyone remember this?? If you do can you post the link... It was how and where he got the parts to do it.

I used the search and cant find anything

Thanx

 

[numbers]

I'm looking at an XPS the company I work for bought a couple years ago, and the only features that make it look different from a 9100 are the XPS Logo on the top left of the keyboard, and the LCD faceplate. You'd probably be better off trying to find these parts on ebay. Good luck.

 

[Donk3y]

There is a similar thread over at notebookforums.com as well. You might search over there for it.

 

[Mr_Evil]

Yeah, the XPS Gen 1 has very little difference from the 9100. Just the plastics is different. eBay's your best bet for Dell parts. I had a customer last week wanting me to fix an 8100 out of warranty and I snagged a mobo with CPU, Video card, DC Power board, and 256MB of RAM for $160. Another customer wanted her dimension 8200 repaired and I found a new board for it for $59. I've bought a bunch of repair parts for my i8200 off eBay as well. Just look for the folks with high positive feedback and also test their parts.