For the slimline case:
Pros:
*Custom goodness for you to have your way with.
*Small form
*Easily transportable
*Not super heavy
*Cooler running
Cons:
*No more integral display
*Additional expenses in building the special enclosure and power delivery and all that.
For keeping it in one piece:
Pros:
*It's a real Mac, just as Steve intended.
*It could easily be deployed for use as a normal computer
Cons:
*It may be super expensive to procure the required replacement parts, and even then it may die.
*You've already got one
*It's frickin' huge and pretty much unstackable, so unless it's got an immediate use or new owner lined up, it may be difficult to store.
I'd probably do the mod, unless everything else about the computer is pristine. Even then I'd probably still do the mod, keeping the shiny case bits for an uglier but more functional computer.
Pros:
*Custom goodness for you to have your way with.
*Small form
*Easily transportable
*Not super heavy
*Cooler running
Cons:
*No more integral display
*Additional expenses in building the special enclosure and power delivery and all that.
For keeping it in one piece:
Pros:
*It's a real Mac, just as Steve intended.
*It could easily be deployed for use as a normal computer
Cons:
*It may be super expensive to procure the required replacement parts, and even then it may die.
*You've already got one
*It's frickin' huge and pretty much unstackable, so unless it's got an immediate use or new owner lined up, it may be difficult to store.
I'd probably do the mod, unless everything else about the computer is pristine. Even then I'd probably still do the mod, keeping the shiny case bits for an uglier but more functional computer.