where to buy pb12 rubber feet?

[Low]

one of the rubber feet things popped out underneath..just wondering where i could and if possible could buy these things..it annoying having a lopsided powerbook

 

[applefan]

If your PB12 is less than a year old, and it probably is, and you live near an Apple store, bring it in and they'll replace it/them for free. they did for me.

 

[maxterpiece]

same here. If you don't have a local apple store, just pretend you have a more serious problem with your comp. and apple will pay to have you ship it in. Once they get it they'll fix the little rubber thingies free of charge. I know, I know... we all don't want to waste apple's money, but we also don't want to damage our rubber thingiless powerbook now do we?

 

[Abstract]

same here. If you don't have a local apple store, just pretend you have a more serious problem with your comp. and apple will pay to have you ship it in. Once they get it they'll fix the little rubber thingies free of charge. I know, I know... we all don't want to waste apple's money, but we also don't want to damage our rubber thingiless powerbook now do we?

How do so many people lose the rubber feet? I know I'll probably lose one tomorrow now, but as long as you're not sliding your PB across tables, and place them down without sliding it, I don't see the problem.

Anyway, it may be better to use an alternative in order to give yourself a bit more space underneath the PB for it to vent better.

 

[Low]

How do so many people lose the rubber feet? I know I'll probably lose one tomorrow now, but as long as you're not sliding your PB across tables, and place them down without sliding it, I don't see the problem.

Anyway, it may be better to use an alternative in order to give yourself a bit more space underneath the PB for it to vent better.

um, its portable i take my pb all over the place..in and out of bags, etc.. more prone to wearing those little things off

 

[dswoodley]

www.pbparts.com

 

[srobert]

www.pbparts.com

wow... $5 for 1 little rubber foot. Maybe we aughta check our local hardware stores. My guess is that we can find something very similar, for a buck a dozen. Of course it would'nt be original Apple rubber feet anymore

 

[dswoodley]

True, $5 is not a cool price. My local Mac shop wants $20 to fix 1 foot, so I guess $5 isn't too bad by comparison.

 

[Koodauw]

um, its portable i take my pb all over the place..in and out of bags, etc.. more prone to wearing those little things off

I take my PB everywhere too. Have yet to lose any rubber feet. Guess I am just lucky.

 

[wordmunger]

I called Applecare and put up a fuss. They were reluctant but eventually sold me a package of 5 or 6 for maybe $5 or so.

 

[Low]

yikes! 5 bones per foot!

 

[r6girl]

look on ebay

there's a seller on ebay named "x". he sells 5 replacement feet for $3.95 (buy it now price). should i lose the feet on my powerbook, i'd probably buy some of his.

good luck!
marianne

edit: i edited my post to remove the reference/recommendation to this ebay seller. i purchased these feet and was very unsatisfied with them and the shipping charges. i'd be happy to elaborate via pm (versus posting here) if anyone wants details.

 

[jxyama]

the glue used to hold those rubber feet do degrade over time. mine came off or was very loose in about half a year. it doesn't have to be "stressed" for the glue to lose strength, it seems, because i hardly moved mine around on a flat surface...

i just took them off and super glued them back - rock solid since then.

 

[altair]

My Pb was older than a year and I went to the Apple store and asked the genius and he gave me one for free. So go try that first

Altair

 

[upperblue79]

My 12" pb is under warrenty and I went to my local compusa and their tech shop got me a bag with 8, 2 for the battery cause it has a different foot and 6 of the standard feet and the glue and I didn't pay a penny other than the gas to get there.