excalibur313
macrumors 6502a
As someone who messed up his 2 year old 15" macbook pro by gluing a foot that fell off and getting a little glue on the motherboard, my heart really goes out to you. I just bought a retina macbook and I'd probably die a little on the inside if I accidentally damaged it like this.
The only solace I had from destroying my old computer is that accidents happen and at least you still have all of your fingers and toes. (Well, presumably)
I would be curious what they'd charge at apple for fixing this. My guess is easily $1000. If you could find the replacement part, I bet you could save a lot of money if you were computer savvy. (And possibly not risk your warranty being voided, although I bet that isn't ethically the nicest thing to do.) I would think that if the computer still works that the case adsorbed most of the impact so doing a case swap should fix the issue.
Even though the previous idea about fixing your case was criticized by some people, it might not be the worst idea if you aren't up for the significant repair bill. In that case, you'd definitely want to block out a weekend for doing the deed, I bet it would be very involved to do right.
EDIT: It will definitely be a lot more than $539. You have to buy the unibody enclosure too right?
The only solace I had from destroying my old computer is that accidents happen and at least you still have all of your fingers and toes. (Well, presumably)
I would be curious what they'd charge at apple for fixing this. My guess is easily $1000. If you could find the replacement part, I bet you could save a lot of money if you were computer savvy. (And possibly not risk your warranty being voided, although I bet that isn't ethically the nicest thing to do.) I would think that if the computer still works that the case adsorbed most of the impact so doing a case swap should fix the issue.
Even though the previous idea about fixing your case was criticized by some people, it might not be the worst idea if you aren't up for the significant repair bill. In that case, you'd definitely want to block out a weekend for doing the deed, I bet it would be very involved to do right.
EDIT: It will definitely be a lot more than $539. You have to buy the unibody enclosure too right?