Scratch on brand new MB Air upon opening the box - exchange or keep?

[M77]

Pot, meet kettle.

Hardly, I never constantly bullied the poster and exaggerated the point to make myself heard. I just said to offer constructive advice either way and move on. It's called being a decent board member.

I'd be pissed if someone keyed my car. BUT if there was a minuscule scratch from the factory, I wouldn't give a s***.

Good, then that's all that needs to be said. None of this "cold sweat" and "are you really going to even use it" stuff that helps no one.

 

[bmat]

for that scratch, no. But if it was bigger, on the outside, screen, or just more noticeable I would.

 

[ecPixel]

That does bother me, I'm an anal person I guess.

Having said that, I have a same size scratch on my 11" i7 128GB custom order on the outside front, just below the apple, off the right. It's not deep, I ran my nail across it and could not feel it.

It bothered me at first, that feeling...I bought a new computer and it came scratched!?!? But I didn't even consider returning it at all.

1) I've already ordered a skin (decal/vinyl)
2) I wouldn't want to wait another week for one to come from China again

If my were on top of the F2, F3...I would've definitely returned it. It'll be right at my face very time I use it.

To those that say scratches will happen on MBP. I would not agree, unless you drop or bang it I guess. My powerbook G4 had no scratch after 3 years of use with no skin.

But I've put a decal on my C2D MBP, since too many people started to use use MBP...and the silver color just got boring for me, after using it for 3 years before that.

I also found that with a decal, the MBP is not as slippery, that's why I ordered one for my MBA the same day I ordered from apple.