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Stepped on Macbook Pro!
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If you have a unibody MacBook Pro.. depending on how hard you stepped on it, it'll probably just be minor denting/scratching. The unibody structure is very strong, but will cave slightly if you do accidently stand and put your full weight on it. If your logic board had caved slightly with the casing, you'd probably know about it by now.
Relax! Macs are made to last! They're robust! If there is no major physical damage there's no need to worry!
Let me tell you something my friend, there are two phrases that describe the Unibody macbooks and macbook pros.
1. Elegant
2. Like a tank
if ur worried about it just run an apple hardware test by holding D at bootup. use the extended test (takes 40 minutes) if ur that worried
I risk being flamed for reviving an old thread, but what the hell.
I recently stepped on my MBP, it was in an incase neoprene sleeve (obviously that wont help since it's just to prevent scratches) and everything seems fine! Tried the hardware test with no problems reported. These things are robust!
I recently stepped on my MBP, it was in an incase neoprene sleeve (obviously that wont help since it's just to prevent scratches) and everything seems fine! Tried the hardware test with no problems reported. These things are robust!
This thread should have a warning/disclaimer. It is cringe worthy!!! I baby mine like it was a child. (My child of course. If it was someone else's child I wouldn't really care duhh)
Let me tell you something my friend, there are two phrases that describe the Unibody macbooks and macbook pros.
1. Elegant
2. Like a tank
Macbooks are elegant. But they sure aren't built like tanks. Thinkpads, now they are hunking big chunks of laptop. That is a tank!
Not tanks maybe...but certainly lightly armoured assault vehicles
1 i7 MBP after my Mx-5 drove over it
Bad but not unimpressive.
Do you have insurance? I know an i7 is sub $2000 range so no deductible and $45/year!
Oh my god...It was in the garage, it was practically outside already! They should've given you the full amount.
Do you guys leave your laptop on the floor? I never put my macbook on the floor, always at least a coffee table or something. My Macbook 1st gen has its fair share of cracks on the casing but it has held up for 4 years now. I don't think I have ever stepped on it though...I don't think the polycarbonate would hold up as well as the aluminum
Continuing the discussion on the durability of these wonder machines, I present to you photos of a shot up Macbook Pro Macbook . It took 3 bullets, apparently the hard drive survived. Damn!
