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Green dots on rubber feet

SnowLeopard2008

SnowLeopard2008

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Jul 4, 2008
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The little grey rubber feet on the bottom of the macbook sed to be, well, gray, but now there's green dot in the middle of the feet. Is this normal? Will Apple replace it for me, as I purchased last November, my 1-year warranty hasn't expired?
 
mine have a faint brown tint to them, presumably from when i've been putting my macbook on a varnished table
its nothing to worry about i reckon
 
Hi,

Back when I had a MacBook mine did the same. They also had signs of wear, but considering that it was being used all over to be expected. Not sure why they turn green but I know mine did also.
 
Drumjim85 said:
I think you should visit the MB OCD thread :p
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I'm not OCD in any way... I just want to see if I'm the only one and if it's worth going to the Apple Store and getting a replacement rubber feet. I know the eventually my macbook will show signs of wear (it already is) but I just need to know why this is happening. Thanks anyway guys!
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
The little grey rubber feet on the bottom of the macbook sed to be, well, gray, but now there's green dot in the middle of the feet. Is this normal? Will Apple replace it for me, as I purchased last November, my 1-year warranty hasn't expired?
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I have the exact same thing on my MacBook. Hmmmm.... Apple Defect maybe?:rolleyes:
 
Apple doesn't fix cosmetic issues, unless you bitch a lot, but I don't think they're going to replace an entire bottom case (which means taking apart the entire botton half of the laptop) for some paint worn off rubber feet. Don't even say a top case being replaced, its more than a cosmetic issue.
 
When I had a white MB (actually on both of the ones I had), the rubber feet also went gray-green. Mine cleaned off w/ some elbow grease + iKlear, though. :)
 
Ha, I actually just flipped mine up and I've got the green dots as well. I don't have an explanation other than the fact that maybe it is the same thing that happens to phones. When it touches water the rubber turns green or another color? My ex had a problem with her phone and they wouldn't replace it due to a green dot inside the phone signifying it had been in water. I don't know, doesn't bother me, guess I'm not OCD...yet.
 
wvuwhat said:
Ha, I actually just flipped mine up and I've got the green dots as well. I don't have an explanation other than the fact that maybe it is the same thing that happens to phones. When it touches water the rubber turns green or another color? My ex had a problem with her phone and they wouldn't replace it due to a green dot inside the phone signifying it had been in water. I don't know, doesn't bother me, guess I'm not OCD...yet.
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I think the iPhone gets a red dot in the headphone jack hole to indicate contact with water.
 
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Yep mine also has these, they are like small green dots right in the centre of all the feet, mines only a month old and It is always on my brown desk, never moved it so I have no idea what caused them
 
haha wow... I have had mine since March and never noticed those green dots until seeeing this thread. My Macbook looks VERY similar, it's not green "feet" but like the thread title states little green "dots" right in the center of the feet.

hmm any ideas of why this happens? does not bother me, nor will i take it to Apple, but kind of curious to the reason why they are occurring.
 
Lol thanks for all the replies, especially regarding the way to sort of clean it off. I will look into that. But the thread title is "green dots" on the rubber feet. no misleading there. going to try cleaning it now.
 
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