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I found a dime coin sealed in my laptop when I took the bottom off. Any thoughts?
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From the pictures, it seems like the dime is inside of the sealing tape around the Hard Disk.
Was this purchased as refurbished, or from a private seller, by any chance?
Was this purchased as refurbished, or from a private seller, by any chance?
It was under the plastic coating. I just noticed it when i took the bottom off to clean the fans. It was under the sealed part
I honestly didn't create an account on this site just to make such a vanilla joke. I'm legit curious about why this was under the factory seal.
That's a known thing in laptop's slot loading optical drives. It's often American coins, but Canadian coins have been found as well. The coin's purpose is unknown, but does not impact the drive's ability. I personally have found a few of these "coin drives" in the many machines I've had to service.
I've never found any change in any of the laptops I've repaired... must be in the thousands... (geek squad repair tech for 3 years..)
Sounds like somebody watched an episode of dirty tricks, where auto repairmen would install washers on strings inside annoying customer's car doors.
Along with other methods for creating annoying sounds, that magically disappear during test drives and immediately reappear when the customer leaves.
Along with other methods for creating annoying sounds, that magically disappear during test drives and immediately reappear when the customer leaves.
Not all the machines are the same on the inside. I've been doing repairs since the PowerPC days. The "coin drives" came in small waves for me. Haven't had one in a few years.
There are other reports of coins in optical drives. Use a search engine and you'll see other examples, a few are from MacRumors.
I find it extremely pathetic and disheartening when fellow forumers practically condemn someone like OP for sharing an unorthodox finding. Accept that the "impossible" may very well be possible. Jeez.
Agree. That coin is clearly sealed in the plastic wrapped around the super drive.
This is true I remember the mysterious "Dimes" showing up over the years here. Pity we will likely never know who or more interestingly why, certainly a conundrum...
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Is the currency USD? All of the Apple laptops are assembled in China....
If it were an iMac, I could understand, since some of those are assembled here in the US.
Strange...
If it were an iMac, I could understand, since some of those are assembled here in the US.
Strange...
My post may have seemed off putting but I was really just sharing my own findings, which don't line up with this, admittedly strange (from anyones perspective) item of interest. A coin sealed inside the optical drive, appearing to be partially structural? I've seen some weird fixes before, like Toyota's 'unattended acceleration shims' but this pretty much takes the cake.
im curious, Did you ever find the answer? I just opened my sister's and found the same thing! I thought possibly my nephews had somehow put it in there, but there is no way it would end up where it is. looks identical to your pictures, sealed in the tape and all. did you just leave it there?
I highly doubt you will get a response from the OP - he has been active in the forum since the day after he posted this.