The internal stresses of the solid piece of aluminum they start with, are released when it's machined. It may be flat when they put it on the machine, but when the insides are carved out, the leftover wants to move, twist or curl. Mine has a little bow in the lid, but you really got to be looking for it to see it. Eh, it overlooks my faults, I'll overlook it's.
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Bent Unibody - Gap between body and display normal? (Pics)
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I had a 17" unibody with same gapping between the lid and body.
I went back to the store and looked at the ones on the display and they mostly did it too.
I had a genius look at mine and they said it was marginal but it was bowed and as I was within my two weeks they swapped it out.
They also said it would have been a significant repair otherwise.
The new one does not have this gapping, so I recommend checking your machine in store if possible or on arrival,
I went back to the store and looked at the ones on the display and they mostly did it too.
I had a genius look at mine and they said it was marginal but it was bowed and as I was within my two weeks they swapped it out.
They also said it would have been a significant repair otherwise.
The new one does not have this gapping, so I recommend checking your machine in store if possible or on arrival,
Of course it is.
Anyway I find these OCD threads hilarious. Whatever happened to people just sucking it up and living with it. There are worse things in life to worry about.
Of course it is.
Anyway I find these OCD threads hilarious. Whatever happened to people just sucking it up and living with it. There are worse things in life to worry about.
It's his money - if he wants it perfect, why make fun of him?
However, I do agree with you. People seem to more concerned about how their laptop looks than how it performs and how much work they can done using it.
This is my second macbook pro. the first one i purchased recently i had to return because of a very small scratch directly above the trackpad when i opened it up for the first time. They saw the scratch and returned the notebook without hesitation.
Of course it is.
Anyway I find these OCD threads hilarious. Whatever happened to people just sucking it up and living with it. There are worse things in life to worry about.
The laptop is in the realm of $300-$500 more than an equivalent Dell or Thinkpad. If I were him, I'd be pissed too. Spend a premium, get a premium machine.
It doesn't necessitate being made fun of, or saying he's got OCD, which, BTW, is not fun to live with and shouldn't be made fun of either.
If you want to resell your machine at any point then these are the things a buyer will pick up on possibly. Macs hold their value more than other models, and this is part of what you pay for in the higher asking price. Why lose money on a fault that has come out of the factory ?
Meh, I disagree. Only people who frequent forums are only so anal. You can sell a Mac with small scratches, bowed screen lid, a couple of dents and a shiny keyboard and trackpad and still get good money for it and the buyer will barely make a deal about any of these anomalies.
i have the same bow on the case with the keyboard. and in the same place. an apple genius told me that with regular use you will get a small bow and not to worry about it. if it starts causing problems then bring it in to get repaired. but it wont be covered by apple care. its a $900.00 part bc its also the keyboard and trackpad. if i was you i wouldn't worry about it unless its under a year old but around a year or two i wouldn't take it in.