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Macbook Pro Dent Help

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The Toon Master

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My friend was carrying my Macbook Pro 17in In a orange Wilson bag (the one advertised on the site) and the strap snapped and the left side of my laptop fell on the tile floor and got dented on the left corner and scrapped it a little bit. The dent is also on the charger plug, making it hard to plug in. The left side near the speakers also lifted up a little bit.

My Friend was wondering if this is covered by the Applecare Warranty, and if not, how much this would run me for to fix it.

Thanks for any help
 
Accidental damage isn't covered under warranty. That repair will come out of your own or your friends pocket.
 
Ah, thanks

My friend called and the guy said he has to pay over a grand, so his parents are gonna stab him when they find out
 
Geez, thats a lot of cheddar for a repair. That is one of the biggest reasons that I do not let anyone including my Wife! Greedy maybe but if anything gets dented I am gonna blame ME.
Cheers
 
Surely that's a fault with the Wilson bag, which shouldn't be happening. Although it would be hard to prove. But to me it sounds like a serious manufacturing fault.
 
is the actual plastic ring (rectangle) inside the magsafe hole actually deformed?
 
Macbook's are meant to be protected, like the herniated scrotum of an older gentleman.
 
Damn, I wish that Apple SHOULD offers Care for accident damage, such as AccidentCare or Apple Care Pro or so.

I would wonders if you can purchase the insurace to cover MBP?
 
lucky3killer said:
Damn, I wish that Apple SHOULD offers Care for accident damage, such as AccidentCare or Apple Care Pro or so.

I would wonders if you can purchase the insurace to cover MBP?
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would be nice, but people need to take responsibility when they do something "accidentally" -- not to say that what happened to you doesn't suck....i blame the bag:)
 
lucky3killer said:
Damn, I wish that Apple SHOULD offers Care for accident damage, such as AccidentCare or Apple Care Pro or so.

I would wonders if you can purchase the insurace to cover MBP?
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Uh is this really a well-thought out idea? You want people juggling their laptops because it doesn't cost them anything if they drop it (even intentionally). I'm just saying that I bet there'd be a lot of people 'accidentally' damaging their laptops towards the end of the warranty when there's a new model out..
 
Radio Monk33 said:
Uh is this really a well-thought out idea? You want people juggling their laptops because it doesn't cost them anything if they drop it (even intentionally). I'm just saying that I bet there'd be a lot of people 'accidentally' damaging their laptops towards the end of the warranty when there's a new model out..
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One of my old bandmates went to Clemson for some engineering degree. Whatever program it was required that the students got some sort of Thinkpad through the school, and they came with 3 year warranties through their IT dept. He told me that near the end of that time students would do all sorts of crazy things to kill the computer and get a brand new one to replace it. Shocking them, dropping them, all sorts of things. Sounds like the least thought-out policy ever.
 
GavinTing said:
To be honest, the speck case gave me super scratches, see http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinting/2177159556/

Personally, I'd take my chances without the case.

I'd seriously advise you to get on the phone with Wilson or the store you bought it from and complain. Alot.
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I have the same problem with my mbpro, but I know I'd probably have holes, dings, and dents all over the mbpro if it werent for my speck case....im too rough with my stuff not to have one...i'd love if they upgraded the vid card and screen on the regular mb...i'd purchase one in a heartbeat!
 
lucky3killer said:
Damn, I wish that Apple SHOULD offers Care for accident damage, such as AccidentCare or Apple Care Pro or so.

I would wonders if you can purchase the insurace to cover MBP?
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Look at safeware.com

I got a quote for $150 per year. Protects against many of the losses described in threads like these:

I dropped an Anvil on my MBP... Apple should repair it.
I drove my car over my Macbook.
My macbook went over Niagra Falls...without a barrel.
I accidentally shot my macbook with my glock 9mm handgun.
(just kidding)

etc.
 
SwitchingtoMAC said:
but realize that if you screw up your mahcine you void any warranty that is left on it
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This is only advised if you need to go with the cheaper route. If Apple is willing to repair it, like the OP stated, it would cost a whole bunch. Anyways, "voiding warranty" is bound to happen at some point ;)
 
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