FREAKING OUT: Powerbook FELL

[MoparShaha]

It's a computer, not a work of art. Yeah, it sucks it's cosmetically damaged, but hey, it still works right? I don't see any reason for needing a new one or even a repair. You'll only have this computer for a few more years at most anyways. Consider yourself lucky that all you got was a dent.

 

[crazzyeddie]

What kind of parents do you have? Anal retentive Neo-Nazis? No wait, looks like you're the one w/ the anal retentive symptom. So you bent the PB's corner, big deal. It's not like you crashed a brand spanking new $30K car.

So, so true. This is not that big of a deal. No actual harm was done to the working components, so why is this such a big deal?

 

[ashon3611]

I hope your friend paid to get your car fixed

Yea his insurance paid for it. His Camero was in the shop at the time when it happened. It was a 4 lane avenue after hs (this was back when i was in hs) so 2 lanes were going one way. Anyways im in right lane zooming at around 40 mph and hes @ a stop in the lane to turn left which was backed up and he decides to go ahead and turn on to me to go to a gas station. He just didnt look and didnt seem... Dang i liked that car, it had a sunroof.. it was pimp (as much as a 90 accord could be w/ out it being a rice-rocket)...

 

[dermeister]

Yeah, I know... I've calmed down since You've gotta understand that I posted this minutes after it fell, when I was still freaking-out bigtime since I didn't realize most of the damage is on the battery itself's metal cover plate, and didn't have the clear concience of my parents knowing and apparantly not caring THAT much.

I still regret it a lot, but I understand that its not like its all over. In fact when the battery eventually dies I'll wanna replace it anyways and looks like the side can be hammered-straight.

Thanks for the support from everyone during the initial hour or two when I was panicking!

 

[bdomz]

I wouldnt worry too much, it doesnt look all that bad. After a while you wont even notice the dent that much or you may not even care. It's kinda like the first dent on a nice new car, at first you're really bummed but after a few weeks you usually just forget about it.

 

[Counterfit]

(since Applecare sucks balls and doesn't cover anything).

AppleCare = warrantee
warrantee != insurance

Warrantees cover defective materials and workmanship, maybe some other stuff.

Las time I checked, damage due to gravity (dropping/falling) generally isn't considered a defect.
Now if the PB had spontaneously turned into an aluminum/silicon pankcake...

 

[JFreak]

your best bet is your parents' home insurance if you don't have one of your own. i don't know insurance companies policies over there, but at least my insurance company in finland works this way:

#1: take your laptop to authorized apple repair service and get a quote of repair costs as well as what it costs to replace the unit with a new comparable one. get this in writing even if it costs you something, and include your laptops serial number in the paper!
#2: find the original invoice/whatever where the document shows the serial number of your laptop, the date of purchase and the original price.
#3: call the insurance company and ask for all the paperwork involved
#4: fill the papers and tell truthfully what happened. be very precise but do point out that it was an accident "that you could not predict".
#5: ask insurance company to pay you whatever it costs to repair your laptop, plut what it cost you to get the quote.

8 months ago my titanium powerbook's screen broke and i got 1800 euros from my insurance company. and, the funny thing is, i had just changed insurance companies a month prior to this accident

 

[SiliconAddict]

Eugh. I can't imagine a worse feeling then dropping a PowerBook. You guys look down on PC users but I can honestly say my fugly 15" Toshiba I have I wouldn't feel half as bad dropping it over say a 17" PowerBook. I think I would have to go in for therapy after that.

I’m sorry about the PB but from the looks of it at least, of little comfort I’m sure, it looks like its still functioning which is a good thing.

 

[TLRedhawke]

First thing, go to an Apple Authorized Service Centre, but NOT an Apple Store. It must be a private business. Second, ask him what it will cost to repair the case damage. Yes, most of the damage is on the battery, so nothing can be done about that. As for the case damage, any sensible technician will charge you $10-30 to bang out the dent with a hammer, rather than order a whole new plate. As for the battery, either live with it, or replace it. If you order the battery as a service part (which requires sending them back the old one when you get the new one), it's cheaper. The authorized service technician can do that for you.