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So my Late 2008 Macbook Pro has a loose battery cover+hinge!

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vader1990

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Sep 23, 2008
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Hi,

I bought the 2.4Ghz Unibody Macbook Pro the day it basically came out in October 2008, and I absolutely love it!

Now I have 2 MINOR problems that I CAN very easily live with but since I dropped $2K on the thing I want it to be perfect :D

1. the battery cover is loose, like it moves around in place, its not flush! so sometimes when I rest my hand on the latpop to type I hear it move. no biggie.

2. SOMETIMES when I hold my macbook pro up, like with the front facing up, the laptop opens up by itself? Like the magnet is loose or weak or worn out or something? Also the Hinge is loose, because sometimes when I'm on my bed it like falls over?

So should I even bother going to Apple? I DO NOT have an extended warranty or Apple Care. I'm hoping this is free simply on the 1 yr thing? Should I take care of these issue now before my 1 yr warranty is up? I bought my mac in a store btw!

Thanks!!

EDIT: I just realized the opening problem is because it seems the screen is higher on one side than the other. Like when its closed, the cover is higher on the left than the right, so it isn't flush with the closing? What should I do??
 
vader1990 said:
Hi,

I bought the 2.4Ghz Unibody Macbook Pro the day it basically came out in October 2008, and I absolutely love it!

Now I have 2 MINOR problems that I CAN very easily live with but since I dropped $2K on the thing I want it to be perfect :D

1. the battery cover is loose, like it moves around in place, its not flush! so sometimes when I rest my hand on the latpop to type I hear it move. no biggie.

2. SOMETIMES when I hold my macbook pro up, like with the front facing up, the laptop opens up by itself? Like the magnet is loose or weak or worn out or something? Also the Hinge is loose, because sometimes when I'm on my bed it like falls over?

So should I even bother going to Apple? I DO NOT have an extended warranty or Apple Care. I'm hoping this is free simply on the 1 yr thing? Should I take care of these issue now before my 1 yr warranty is up? I bought my mac in a store btw!

Thanks!!
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I'd take it in if I were you, even if they are rather 'small' problems. If Apple decides to do something about it then it'll be warranty work and, therefore, free :)
 
So do I make an appointment? Can I just simply walk into a store and will they be able to help me? Sorry, I'm new to macs so I don't really know how this process works!

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it! :)
 
vader1990 said:
So do I make an appointment? Can I just simply walk into a store and will they be able to help me? Sorry, I'm new to macs so I don't really know how this process works!

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it! :)
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Either way. You can make a reservation online or walk-in at the store.
 
The loose hinge is by design. They are all like that.

The battery cover can be fixes by bending the metal tabs on the cover a little.

That will tighten it up.
 
i don't recommend bending even it might fix the problem.

when you pay for apple laptop don't you expect a certain level of quality from it?
best to contact applecare first & see what they suggest
 
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