My early 2011 13" model flexes quite a bit around the Apple logo. Never really tried it until I watched your video.
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Does your macbook pro flex like this? I just noticed this!!!! VIDEO!
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stop pressing on it and it won't be a problem. if apple can fix it, it is going to be another aluminum top because it seems like the machine that cut it was off by just that much to cause a bend. don't sweat it is what I say. now if it was the screen doing that I could see it being a problem.
Wow...
... have Apple products become such fetishes that people do stuff like the guy in the video? And then post it on YouTube? Don't people have better ways to spend their time? (I'm thinking that the person in the video had a toke or two before he started messing around with that MBP...
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A trip to the Genius Bar because of that? What a waste of time and gas...
I own a 13" 2011 MBP and I'm not even interested in seeing if it flexes. It runs like a top and that's all I care about...
I'm beginning to think that I was better off before the Internet made it possible to learn just how many strange, obsessive people are out there.
... have Apple products become such fetishes that people do stuff like the guy in the video? And then post it on YouTube? Don't people have better ways to spend their time? (I'm thinking that the person in the video had a toke or two before he started messing around with that MBP...
)A trip to the Genius Bar because of that? What a waste of time and gas...
I own a 13" 2011 MBP and I'm not even interested in seeing if it flexes. It runs like a top and that's all I care about...
I'm beginning to think that I was better off before the Internet made it possible to learn just how many strange, obsessive people are out there.
... have Apple products become such fetishes that people do stuff like the guy in the video? And then post it on YouTube? Don't people have better ways to spend their time? (I'm thinking that the person in the video had a toke or two before he started messing around with that MBP...
A trip to the Genius Bar because of that? What a waste of time and gas...
I own a 13" 2011 MBP and I'm not even interested in seeing if it flexes. It runs like a top and that's all I care about...
I'm beginning to think that I was better off before the Internet made it possible to learn just how many strange, obsessive people are out there.
exactly.
TO ALL THE NAYSAYERS:
The backside of the LCD panel serves a purpose... to keep the backside of the actual LCD panel from receiving too much pressure. If the cover on my MBP did this I would be paranoid griping the laptop as I normally do while carrying; for fear of damaging the LCD. I've seen unibody MBPs with "dented" top covers due to the rigidity of the case, so the thickness of his case is definitely abnormal.
With that aside, I'm not sure I would want someone to completely disassemble my laptop to replace the whole LCD panel just to alleviate this problem. I would probably slap a speck case on it if Apple's only solution was to replace the LCD panel (LCD cannot be separated from aluminum backing during normal repair procedures).
The backside of the LCD panel serves a purpose... to keep the backside of the actual LCD panel from receiving too much pressure. If the cover on my MBP did this I would be paranoid griping the laptop as I normally do while carrying; for fear of damaging the LCD. I've seen unibody MBPs with "dented" top covers due to the rigidity of the case, so the thickness of his case is definitely abnormal.
With that aside, I'm not sure I would want someone to completely disassemble my laptop to replace the whole LCD panel just to alleviate this problem. I would probably slap a speck case on it if Apple's only solution was to replace the LCD panel (LCD cannot be separated from aluminum backing during normal repair procedures).
When Apple replaces the display, it is the entire top half of the clam shell. Had to have one replaced before under warranty (screen was going south) and Apple genius told me they replace as an entire assembly, as too much work is involved in replacing just the screen or top case. Got it back and he was dead on.
I did mention that in the paragraph you quoted. I used to work as an ACMT. I just felt the need to comment because in my experience most MBP unibody 15"s don't exhibit this much flex. It doesn't mean anything is wrong per se, but as someone who keeps his MBP naked and carries it around in the normal fashion I wouldn't want mine to flex that much. Even plastic shelled PCs don't flex as easy as his MBP appears to.
Yeah, mine does that too. It's perfectly normal. Just be aware that the back of the screen is a very vulnerable area, and hard impacts on it could **** your screen...
Just be aware that the back of the screen is a very vulnerable area, and hard impacts on it could **** your screen...