HELP! I just got a brand new powerbook 15.. a lil toy from an above shelf fell and made a small dent in the screen. its about the size of this "u" letter. I've had this comp 2 days now. Is there anyway it can be fixed/replaced for free?? could i send it back and say thats how it came?
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NO!~DENTED MY SCREEN!
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OK, I realize it wouldn't be free.. what would it cost.. I'd assume a huge amount. I can let it slide though, but i mean.. 2 days! planning on having this at least 4/5 years!
I can understand your sadness, but I'm sure you'll get over it. The machine still works just fine, right?
As long as you're using it, you won't be able to see the dent since it's on the other side of the screen...
As long as you're using it, you won't be able to see the dent since it's on the other side of the screen...
introubleahhh said:
Call up Apple ,tell them it came like that. Problem solved 🙄
Everyone else is acting like apples older brother 😱
Um, this is the most amazing thing that has ever happened. ITS GONE!??!??!! just a minute ago it was so easy to see.. RIGHT THERE< this dent! it had been there for at least 30 minutes without ever changing its original appearance other than a dent. And now.. its just gone! Thanks for all your help 🙂 I know that on some lcds when you press hard on them they leave a lil funny colored region that will go away in time, but this didn't seem anyting like that, it was a pretty deep gash. I dont know how it happened, but it did. Miracle.
cooknwitha
macrumors 6502a
I guess the lcd is just pliable enough that it can be dented pretty bad and then in time morph back to normal.. still, it looked permanent.
Pistol Pete
macrumors 6502a
evil_santa
macrumors 6502a
I dropped a DVD player onto my 17" studio display recently. It dented the plastic & ripped a hole in the TFT layer giving me an annoying white hole in the image! I was told it would be cheaper to replace than fix, so I claimed on my house insurance & got £450. I used this towards a 23" for my new G5.
I was totally gutted at the time, but in the end got a good Result.
BakedBeans
macrumors 68040
Don't know how things work in the UK, but if he was in the US, his insurance premium would now be doubled, that is if they'd even stoop as far as to insure him.
evil_santa
macrumors 6502a
I've yet to find that out! but my insurance at the moment is less than the claim, so even if it doubles Im not losing anything.WildCowboy said:
Im not sure why this is fraud, I have the contents of my house covered for Loss & accidental damage. I went through a lengthy interview with a claims adjuster & they decided that I could make a valid claim. Now what surprised me was that they did not want any kind of repair quote on this occasion.
Now Lacero Libel thats an interesting word...
a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
evil_santa said:
No wonder we all pay ridiculously high insurance premiums when people use insurance to replace products....IMO, insurance should be used when your house burns to the ground or when someone steals everything you have.