Yeah, to be honest, pretty much. It's really *not* that bad, but your ibook will not be the same. I have a few small prymarks where I was a bit too careless with the jewler's screwdriver, and had to cut a little bit of foil tape here and there. All told, probably 2 or so hours to do the whole job. Instructions are very good, but perhaps take a picture of your ibook with the top cover removed so you remember what holes are *supposed* to have screwed when you put it back together. - reid On May 27, 2004, at 09:08, Andrew wrote: > Was the replacement as hard as it seems online? I REALLY wanted to > replace the drive on my 12" 1ghz iBook G4 with a 5400rpm or 7200rpm, > but it seems like such a hassle. I dont know why they dont offer those > drives as cto options....