Macbook Unibody cracking and questions

[dukebound85]

Hi all. I have a late 2009 unibody macbook (6,1). Recently I have noticed cracks developing at the hinge on both sides. It no longer has applecare

Questions:
1) Is this cracking merely a cosmetic issue? OR will my screen suddenly snap at the hinge sometime?
2) I have heard about Apple resolving macbook cracking even if out of warranty. Is that only for pre-unibody though?

Thanks for any clarification

 

[Detrius]

A crack in the plastic is common. It's just a crack in the plastic.

Apple wasn't replacing things just because they cracked. They are explicitly replacing top cases and display bezels on the pre-unibody MacBooks that are less than five years old.

 

[dukebound85]

A crack in the plastic is common. It's just a crack in the plastic.

Apple wasn't replacing things just because they cracked. They are explicitly replacing top cases and display bezels on the pre-unibody MacBooks that are less than five years old.

If the crack is nothing more than cosmetic, great. Just want to make sure it is not compromising the structural integrity

 

[mrsir2009]

Well my girlfriend's preunibody MacBook has cracks and slithers of plastic coming off here and there... She didn't care and didn't do anything about it. Its been almost 2 years since that started happening and the structure is fine. So I'd say its mainly cosmetic.