To Anfield: Yes, you can swap keys between your MacBook Pro keyboards. As for retrieving the data from the MBP with the bad mobo, the only thing you can do is be adventurous, remove the internal drive yourself using the disassembly guide from ifixit.com, then spring for an enclosure or an adapter that will let you connect the bare drive to your usb port. newertech.com and granitedigital.com sell these items at fairly reasonable prices. I use USB+FW400 enclosures with older 2.5" IDE drives and the adapters with the current SATA drives on a regular basis, so there is nothing to be afraid of- an appropriate level of care must be taken so that you don't knock the bare drive around while its powered up and spinning, but otherwise, no worries.