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brand new macbook falls, dents easily, survives fall
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I have a white MacBook, and when I read your post, I wondered just how mine would have come away from a fall like that, I did hear of one falling down stairs a year ago and it worked ok and with no external damage
You should consider carrying / storing your macbooks in a sleeve...
Check these out: www.simonandcleo.com
Lots of choices of fabrics, but the best thing is that Simon & Cleo has sleeves dating back all the way to iBooks. My wife carries her powerbook 12" in a sleeve all the time and uses pretty much any bag with it - the notebook still looks like new!
Check these out: www.simonandcleo.com
Lots of choices of fabrics, but the best thing is that Simon & Cleo has sleeves dating back all the way to iBooks. My wife carries her powerbook 12" in a sleeve all the time and uses pretty much any bag with it - the notebook still looks like new!
If you purchased via CC, you may already have coverage, or as was also noted, homeowner's or renter's coverage might take care of it. Before looking into either of those, I'd find out from Apple what the cost of repair would be; it's it's at or very near to any deductible, you might want to pass on a claim.
Also look at iFixit guides, they're usually pretty good about having detailed DIY instructions to help save $$. Availability of the shell may be dicey though because of the newness of the design, as others have noted. The damage isn't too bad, and you may find you can live with it.
For Bryan, all your complaints and "policing" of this thread make me ask, what have you contributed to it?
Also look at iFixit guides, they're usually pretty good about having detailed DIY instructions to help save $$. Availability of the shell may be dicey though because of the newness of the design, as others have noted. The damage isn't too bad, and you may find you can live with it.
For Bryan, all your complaints and "policing" of this thread make me ask, what have you contributed to it?
Oh dear man poor you! And poor MacBook too!
Be thankful that the dents are that small though. If you're in a busy place or low-light space then people probably won't notice. My dad's old iBook on the other hand had a dirty great scratch all the way down the screen that filled up with grime over the space of a week and looked terrible for the remainder of the iBook's life.
I knew aluminium was pretty unforgiving but still... these dent stories are making me wary of buying a MBP at the end of uni
Be thankful that the dents are that small though. If you're in a busy place or low-light space then people probably won't notice. My dad's old iBook on the other hand had a dirty great scratch all the way down the screen that filled up with grime over the space of a week and looked terrible for the remainder of the iBook's life.
I knew aluminium was pretty unforgiving but still... these dent stories are making me wary of buying a MBP at the end of uni
For Bryan, all your complaints and "policing" of this thread make me ask, what have you contributed to it?
I really don't want to get us further off-topic in this thread, but I do want to point out that the person I was posting about had come in several times after the fact and changed his posts, so it's hard to see the context of what I was referring to in my posts above. That person has since been banned and his posts were actually removed from this thread.
In short, his first post had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. (it was about how he loved his black MacBook and didn't need the features that the new MacBook has)
Lately, the forums have been affected by tons of this type of noise. It's hard to carry on a discussion now-a-days without someone bursting in and talking about "BlackBooks vs GlassBooks" and "why doesn't the new MacBook have FireWire". There's threads for these discussions and people also have the option of starting their own. But for it to be constantly injected into every other conversation is just not right. I'm sure we all want this place to a good place to come for information and discussion, right?
Admittedly, I'm not setting the example by typing this post. But I did want to point out the reason why I said what was said since it's difficult to look back and understand what really happened. If anyone wants to chat with me about it further, please shoot me a PM.
Thanks,
Bryan
Actually (and I hate to say this), the dings are quite easy to see. Even though the computer seems to be working properly, I wonder if there was any hidden damage to the HDD or other internals that could show up in the future. Might be worth taking to an Apple Store to get it checked out, if they'll do it.
As for making repairs, which in this case would involve replacing the entire lid assembly I think, it depends. As someone else mentioned, I believe, some credit cards or insurance policies will indemnify against damage, so check that out too.
If everything is working properly and you don't get the MB repaired, you might consider a skin for the lid - at least it'll hide the dents.
Once i was trying to upgrade the HD of my iBook and i pulled a connector of the motherboard. My laptop was still in warranty and was covered by Applecare when this happened. What i did was to take the laptop to an authorised centre and have them charge me for a paid private job.
They put the fault right and my Applecare was still in intact.
Maybe you should have contacted an authorised centre or see if you could have bought the casing online and just taken it to them or do it yourself. As this model is new buying new casing might be a bit difficult but it is not impossible.
You didn't have to cancel your Applecare yet you could have put this job right yourself and then still have your Applecare intact.
Seeing as you have cancelled your Applecare already following this up with insurance if you have any is a good idea.
They put the fault right and my Applecare was still in intact.
Maybe you should have contacted an authorised centre or see if you could have bought the casing online and just taken it to them or do it yourself. As this model is new buying new casing might be a bit difficult but it is not impossible.
You didn't have to cancel your Applecare yet you could have put this job right yourself and then still have your Applecare intact.
Seeing as you have cancelled your Applecare already following this up with insurance if you have any is a good idea.
to be honest, I really hadn't even considered getting it replaced because it still functions fine, however, someone told me I just voided my warranty?
I didn't buy applecare yet because I had a year to do so supposedly
The only thing I was previously concerned about was resell value since I may sell this thing in year or two...I kind of figured I could throw that out the window.
with what someone told me above, now I am concerned about the 1 year warranty, cosmetics aren't a big deal to me but if hardware goes bad I want it replaced...I don't have an apple store anywhere near and I ordered it online so it isn't as easy as just driving to the store real fast.
I didn't buy applecare yet because I had a year to do so supposedly
The only thing I was previously concerned about was resell value since I may sell this thing in year or two...I kind of figured I could throw that out the window.
with what someone told me above, now I am concerned about the 1 year warranty, cosmetics aren't a big deal to me but if hardware goes bad I want it replaced...I don't have an apple store anywhere near and I ordered it online so it isn't as easy as just driving to the store real fast.
Ah. Sorry.
My store is 15 mins away, but I just took it down showed the receipt and they exchanged it right there for free.
I just claimed I received it like that. Mines had a bigger dent right below the apple logo.
Hi i am sorry i got your post mixed up with this one i read both of them earlier and thought that your post was the one where someone told you to cancel your Applecare. I thought that you called up Apple to tell them that you dropped your laptop so that would have been grounds for them to cancel anyones warranty.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/588336/
If i was you i would probably see if i could pick up a new lid somewhere a little down the line. There is no rush though.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/588336/
If i was you i would probably see if i could pick up a new lid somewhere a little down the line. There is no rush though.
You might be able to get the computer swapped out if the battery cover is messed up like the others.
Also it could be a bad thing it isn't broken, most likely it would have been covered under homeowners.
That is a bummer about the dents.
I am getting a new macbook on Friday, and I am going to have it scheduled on my renter's insurance. I'm sure that can be done on homeowner policies as well.
I pay a couple bucks more a month, and my macbook is completely covered against theft and accidents (even when I am not in my apartment).
The coverage is universal- but I could pay just a few cents a month instead if I only wanted coverage in my home. I just figure it is more likely to be stolen when I am not in my home.
I highly suggest others to look into this if you haven't already, because this is something that would cover this particular accident. Insurance would pay for the repairs. It does not cover mechanical failure, but that is what applecare is for.
I am getting a new macbook on Friday, and I am going to have it scheduled on my renter's insurance. I'm sure that can be done on homeowner policies as well.
I pay a couple bucks more a month, and my macbook is completely covered against theft and accidents (even when I am not in my apartment).
The coverage is universal- but I could pay just a few cents a month instead if I only wanted coverage in my home. I just figure it is more likely to be stolen when I am not in my home.
I highly suggest others to look into this if you haven't already, because this is something that would cover this particular accident. Insurance would pay for the repairs. It does not cover mechanical failure, but that is what applecare is for.
Way to be honest.
If you're battery cover is off or one of the keys are off, you can get it replaced.
I couldn't bring myself to do anything like that (the say it was like that thing).
I don't operate that way. My battery cover is loose but not nearly as bad as some of the videos I've seen posted, I don't have any slanted keys, no dead pixels, etc etc...
I I were to exchange it I may end up with such issues. I am just going to continue to use it. Cosmetic things don't bother me too much, functionality is essential though. I had planned on selling it and getting a new one in a year or so, maybe I will just hand this one down to my daughter or son when I upgrade.