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Depends on what you dropped it on or in.
e.g. toilet, head, concrete, deep space, fluffy pillow.

And what sort of damage it has.

I'd worry more about the cost than the turn around time.
 
Dropped my MacBook pro. Howling will it take apple to fix?

I literally read this 5 times before I understood what you were asking. Each interpreting it a different way, form "how will apple fix it" to "the computer making howling noises".


It should take no longer than a few days if they have to send it out. you can request it be shipped back to your home so that it's quicker.
 
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