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Macbook pro i7 Dent?!?

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hastyle

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Jan 9, 2007
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Hey guys, Im looking to get a macbook pro i7, found a 6 month old for a great price with apple care, only problem is it has a dent on it. I have a old powerbook for 6 years now and drop stuff on it but never even dented it, owner claims he dropped his cellphone on it. Should i be concerned about this?

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I had some dents like that on my old powerbook, and they didn't cause any problems. The only thing I would be concerned about is that it looks like that dent is right over where the hard drive is, which could be a problem.
 
No, that's where the battery is. Hard drive is beneath the optical drive (right side)

Only problem is that Apple could always screw you out of the warranty, if it still has one, for accidental damage.
 
RockerChick22 said:
No, that's where the battery is. Hard drive is beneath the optical drive (right side)

Only problem is that Apple could always screw you out of the warranty, if it still has one, for accidental damage.
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Ah its close to the hard drive. The hard drive is also on the left side of the macbook pro 17in.
 
RockerChick22 said:
No, that's where the battery is. Hard drive is beneath the optical drive (right side)

Only problem is that Apple could always screw you out of the warranty, if it still has one, for accidental damage.
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yeah you're right, I looked at the teardown pictures again and it is on the other side. :eek:
 
the computer has 6 months left and he's including the extended applecare.

"Only problem is that Apple could always screw you out of the warranty, if it still has one, for accidental damage."

u mean the warranty could be voided because of this dent?!?!? are u sure about that?
 
Aluminium is soft so it will dent; but luckily since the top case is quite thick, that dent is most likely cosmetic.

Since you didn't post the price, can't say if it's good value or not.
 
Mine was dented in a few spots and apple still fixed my problems. They actually replaced the bottom case for me and then it looked brand new.
 
hastyle said:
lol nice!

um price is 2075 CAD (2050 US)15" i7 with the high res screen, and apple care ext.

I was gonna buy a new i5 with no upgrades for about the same price, but i seen this and thought why not i get the faster cpu, bigger hd, high res and 2.5 yr applecare.
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There's always this:

Apple Store (Canada): Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core i7

15.4-inch LED-backlit antiglare Hi-Res widescreen display (1680 x 1050 pixel)
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
500GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory

$2,029.00
 
hastyle said:
lol nice!

um price is 2075 CAD (2050 US)15" i7 with the high res screen, and apple care ext.

I was gonna buy a new i5 with no upgrades for about the same price, but i seen this and thought why not i get the faster cpu, bigger hd, high res and 2.5 yr applecare.
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Hmm, I dunno man. $2000+ is a lot to spend on a used Mac notebook that's dented, especially in an area that's unavoidable in terms of seeing daily. Placing a sticker over it just makes it worse for $2000+. It's up to you but if you're going to spend that type of money get a brand new or refurb 15".
 
hm,, well thats what im trying to weigh out if this dent is worth it.


i5 refurb + applecare = 2000 + tax = $2258.87

i7 refurb + applecare = 2400+ tax = $2712

i7 + high res anti gloss + applecare = $2,806.00 + tax = $3107.

Used version - $2075, so is 1000 bucks worth the dent?! I think it could be.

I will inspect it today and see how i feel about it,

HLdan said:
Hmm, I dunno man. $2000+ is a lot to spend on a used Mac notebook that's dented, especially in an area that's unavoidable in terms of seeing daily. Placing a sticker over it just makes it worse for $2000+. It's up to you but if you're going to spend that type of money get a brand new or refurb 15".
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