Is accident covered in the 1 Yr Warranty (MBP)?

[goinskiing]

So, I was using my early 2008 MBP in the computer lab at school this morning and it got nudged off the table and dented the corner with the slot load bay. I thought I was going to die. It still works normally except with a huge dent.

I bought it in June 2008 so it's still covered in Warranty.

Is THAT covered under that 1 yr warranty?

 

[misterpasta]

You Know

You're a regular. You know the answer to this. Poor try just to make a thread and 'hear' yourself

 

[stonewall123]

NOPE. And neither will Applecare... Kind of a shame because the most frequent problem with the portables is that they get dropped or bumped etc .... and those aluminum shells are deceptively fragile. My wife and I both have damaged ours and we both use padded bags.

 

[goinskiing]

I did know the answer, I just wanted to reaffirm the grim sucky reality.

I think I'll just go throw up now...

 

[Pika]

I did know the answer, I just wanted to reaffirm the grim sucky reality.

I think I'll just go throw up now...

The answer is NO.

 

[gnasher729]

I did know the answer, I just wanted to reaffirm the grim sucky reality.

I think I'll just go throw up now...

Did you check home content insurance?

 

[goinskiing]

Did you check home content insurance?

Well, it was bought on my mother's credit card and they own a home.

My wife and I rent and have no such insurance.

 

[goinskiing]

I called into the local repair shop and they said it would be $250. There goes the new HD I was saving up for...

How would I check the home content insurance?

 

[Pika]

I called into the local repair shop and they said it would be $250.

That's the cost for a new aluminum plate. They only gonna replace the case, the interior will stay.

 

[goinskiing]

They quoted that for parts and labor

 

[snowmoon]

Neither Apple or AppleCase will cover the dent, but the rest of the system should still be covered assuming they don't decide the accident was at fault. I know someone who had dropped it on that corner ( closed so the screen corner has a dent too ) a while a go and recently they swapped out the optical drive without giving her a lot of flack.

So it's not the end of the world.

 

[goinskiing]

Well, $250 still sucks, but it still works fine (from what I can tell) and I guess it could have been worse.

Just don't drop your MBP, the aluminum WILL bend.

 

[Pika]

Well, $250 still sucks, but it still works fine (from what I can tell) and I guess it could have been worse.

Just don't drop your MBP, the aluminum WILL bend.

You should have bought a case in the first place.

 

[iMacDragon]

You should have bought a case in the first place.

It was noted it fell off a desk whilst in use, how would a case help with that?

 

[goMac]

It was noted it fell off a desk whilst in use, how would a case help with that?

Don't ever take it out of it's case. Just leave it in the case and never actually use it.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

I called into the local repair shop and they said it would be $250. There goes the new HD I was saving up for...

How would I check the home content insurance?

you would have had to add it yourself. i dont think that it just goes on automatically. when i put it under my homeowners insurance i had to give them the serial number and model.

it may be different for other plans but this is how i had to do it.