Little dents

[Superman041]

rMBP, is there anyway of reducing these little dents. I just found a small one above the F3 button. Apple say do not use keyboard covers http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4384 . Also, out of interest, if I did want to replace the bottom half (not just the cover), how much would Apple charge?

 

[maflynn]

Were you using a keyboard cover?

 

[Superman041]

Were you using a keyboard cover?

No I have not been.

 

[x3n0n1c]

rMBP, is there anyway of reducing these little dents. I just found a small one above the F3 button. Apple say do not use keyboard covers http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4384 . Also, out of interest, if I did want to replace the bottom half (not just the cover), how much would Apple charge?

I don't mean this to sound mean but I cannot think of any other way of saying it.

Not damaging it is how you reduce the dents. Exterior dents can be expected over time, but how are you damaging the palm rest? Did you drop something on it while it was open?

Just be more careful.

 

[Superman041]

I don't mean this to sound mean but I cannot think of any other way of saying it.

Not damaging it is how you reduce the dents. Exterior dents can be expected over time, but how are you damaging the palm rest? Did you drop something on it while it was open?

Just be more careful.

It's a very tiny speck above the F3 button, it annoys me as i'm extremely careful.

 

[x3n0n1c]

It's a very tiny speck above the F3 button, it annoys me as i'm extremely careful.

How did this dent occur?

One of my apple keyboards came with a nice little dent in the edge of one of the holes machined out for the keys.

 

[Badrottie]

That is new to me. I still have keyboard cover (ultra thin skin) and it never hurt screen when I closed the lid. I think my Speck SeeThru case with clips protect from lid close tightly?

 

[Pentad]

I don't mean this to sound mean but I cannot think of any other way of saying it.

Not damaging it is how you reduce the dents. Exterior dents can be expected over time.

How can exterior dents be expected over time? I've owned a MBP since 2006 (and I upgrade every year) and I have never had a dent, a scratch, or a spill. I don't use a cover or any kind of body protection and it goes everywhere with me. I do use a Booq saddle bag to keep all my stuff though.

Good grief people, get a notebook bag and use a little common sense.

-P

 

[x3n0n1c]

How can exterior dents be expected over time? I've owned a MBP since 2006 (and I upgrade every year) and I have never had a dent, a scratch, or a spill. I don't use a cover or any kind of body protection and it goes everywhere with me. I do use a Booq saddle bag to keep all my stuff though.

Good grief people, get a notebook bag and use a little common sense.

-P

Aluminium is soft and accidents happen, it may be great for structural rigidity but it cannot absorb force like plastic can.

Back in 2010 I had the strap of my napsack break while moving seats on a bus. My Unibody macbook was in a speck hardshell, inside a laptop sleeve, and of course inside my napsack, and the 1.5 foot drop still managed to dent the side.

****** happens.

 

[simonsi]

How can exterior dents be expected over time? I've owned a MBP since 2006 (and I upgrade every year) and I have never had a dent, a scratch, or a spill. I don't use a cover or any kind of body protection and it goes everywhere with me. I do use a Booq saddle bag to keep all my stuff though.

Good grief people, get a notebook bag and use a little common sense.

-P

You've been very careful but also lucky, you need both to maintain a pristine MBP outer given enough time....just as with anything else.

 

[Superman041]

It just seems the build quality on the outer edges of the rMBP isn't as sturdy as it should be. Very prone to these specks/dents. If you go over it with a light shining, (I have OCD) then you can see it picks it up easier than expected.