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Is the Aluminum Case really that durable?

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Here is the DENT (really is just...a scratch?) That I was talking about. Where you see the shiny part is where the aluminum lifted off and I took it off with a nail clipper. Now Im left with this shiny part.

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hugorganista said:
Here is the DENT (really is just...a scratch?) That I was talking about. Where you see the shiny part is where the aluminum lifted off and I took it off with a nail clipper. Now Im left with this shiny part.

Not really sure how your confusing a dent with this obvious paint chip your showing here. Thats a paint chip, or coating chip, what ever you want to call it, not a dent.
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Aluminium is not a very hard material, so it will definitely scratch. They would have to go to Titanium to make that a lot more resistant.

On the other side the strench and torsion stability is greatly enhanced vs the old MacBookPro. I realise that when I hold the MBP on the corner and lift it up while a DVD is playing. The old one started to rub the disk somewhere in the enclosure so much the case bend. With Unibody the case is so much stiffer.
 
mikes70mustang said:
hugorganista said:
Here is the DENT (really is just...a scratch?) That I was talking about. Where you see the shiny part is where the aluminum lifted off and I took it off with a nail clipper. Now Im left with this shiny part.

Not really sure how your confusing a dent with this obvious paint chip your showing here. Thats a paint chip, or coating chip, what ever you want to call it, not a dent.
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Sorry for the wrong vocab! It became a paint chip after I removed the lifted part off.
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Seriously? Durable as meaning....mac baseball? I have had my 17" unibody since Feb. I have it here with me in Kuwait where conditions completely suck! Sand....like talc powder and its stupid hot. Not to mention it survived the trip from Wash State without any issues. My MBP still looks/operates as new as the day I got it, no scratches, dents blemishes or any other eye sores (iKlear and compressed air duster is my friend). I do keep it in a Booq Vyper case and in my wall locker when its not being used.

Apple may say its more durable, yes...granted it may be. But its still a computer with fragile insides. Nothing is indestructable except the USAF and my sister/bother services.....HOORAH!:cool:
 
shivermetimbers said:
Seriously? Durable as meaning....mac baseball? I have had my 17" unibody since Feb. I have it here with me in Kuwait where conditions completely suck! Sand....like talc powder and its stupid hot. Not to mention it survived the trip from Wash State without any issues. My MBP still looks/operates as new as the day I got it, no scratches, dents blemishes or any other eye sores (iKlear and compressed air duster is my friend). I do keep it in a Booq Vyper case and in my wall locker when its not being used.

Apple may say its more durable, yes...granted it may be. But its still a computer with fragile insides. Nothing is indestructable except the USAF and my sister/bother services.....HOORAH!:cool:
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Weird...I've been thinking about joining the Air Force!!
 
I considered starting a new thread, but this one seems close enough. Does anyone who uses an aluminum macbook/pro bikes to work or school with it in either a backpack or messenger bag?

I ordered a new white macbook this week, basing the decision on perceived durability for putting it in my backpack for class, and I absolutely HATE the screen. You angle it so that the dock icon colors are correct, and the top of each window is beige instead of gray. It's horrible. Oh, and the LCD case closes slightly crooked so there's a small overhang on one side.

Anyway, I'm considering trading for the 13" pro but still have concerns about denting or warping the case while it's in my pack with books and other stuff. Anyone here with experience?

(Actually, I decided to start a thread: here)
 
When i asked the guy in the apple store if applecare covered accidental damage on my macbook pro, he said yes. So i'm pretty sure dropping something is accidental damage so why are these people having problems?
 
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I had the unibody 13" for 8 months with nary a scratch or dent, nor were the pads worn. Obviously you don't take care of it as well as you think.
 
MrPeanut said:
When i asked the guy in the apple store if applecare covered accidental damage on my macbook pro, he said yes. So i'm pretty sure dropping something is accidental damage so why are these people having problems?
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Guy in the apple store lied.
 
Most likely, for the cost to make one titanium notebook, they can make four aluminum ones.
 
hugorganista said:
Eh I'm working on that.

Lol, is it that bad of a thing?
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No its not that bad. They just require us to be in tip top shape. You should be able to run 1.5 miles for time, hammer out 50+ pushups in a min, 50+ crunches in a min and have a waist of 35 in or less. Thats our PT test. Its going to be twice a year.

Some career fields they will cut you time out of the day to go and work out. Some unfortunately do not due to workload and mission requirements. I workout on my own time and have my own routine.

Dont let this discourage you..... The Air Force is a good gig. If I had to do it all over again....I'd still go blue.
 
No offense, but you are a bad owner. There's no way you could "baby it" and then somehow have punctured metal. :confused:

I look over mine quite intently (but don't "baby" it) and I don't even have a scratch on it, let alone a dent. (Well, I do have a scratch on the magsafe area for obvious reasons.)

Look after it more. ;)
 
If theres one thing I've noticed people that "take care of their computer" are full of ****
 
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