MacBook - I... bent my 2.4 alu macbook in half.

Csms9 · Csms9 #1 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 11:43 AM

This is what happened. The mac was beside my bed, and i fell off the bed and landed kind of on top of it. It had the screen open... I didn't notice anything until today, but now i just can't believe it.

It is bent in the bottom right corner. First i noticed the trackpad was kind of dent in, it made the click a little weird to click (on the right corner), and it bothered me, but i got over it, it still worked. Then when i showed a friend, he pointed out it was bent. Oh my god, he was right. As you can see in the pics, the corner totally sticks out. I usually have it on my iLap, but if i put it on the table it wobbles, since it isn't straight anymore. And the worst is when i close the screen, this huge gap is left between the bottom part of the mac and the display.

So far i haven't noticed any functionality problems, so far. Since its the unibody, i guess if i had it replaced i would have to replace the whole body, meaning almost the entire mac. Its about 6 months old. I had never even bumped it before!

I guess its pointless to take it to apple since they probably can't do anything for it............. i guess i'm gonna have to live with it! Any thoughts??

Csms9 · Csms9 #2 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 11:47 AM

Hmmm, did the pics upload?

trinimac · trinimac #3 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 11:58 AM

Hmmmmm..... Short and to the point.....

NO

iggibar · iggibar #4 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 12:01 PM

where are the pics??? put some up! We all want to see

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #5 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 12:07 PM

I would also like to see pictures. This sounds interesting.

Csms9 · Csms9 #6 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 12:14 PM

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/att...1&d=1246637317

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #7 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 12:40 PM

It's not that bad. From the looks of it. I thought you meant it was totally bent like folding a piece of paper in half. >_<"

Square_nothing · Square_nothing #8 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

It's not that bad. From the looks of it. I thought you meant it was totally bent like folding a piece of paper in half. >_<"

it is quite bad tbh, would get on my nerves anyway...
but tbh not much you can do becides considering yourself lucky it still works.

Csms9 · Csms9 #9 (**permalink**)

07-05-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

It's not that bad. From the looks of it. I thought you meant it was totally bent like folding a piece of paper in half. >_<"

If it had been bent in half, i doubt it would still work.

Anyhow, it would cost me 300$ for a new upper case if i decided to replace. I think it will stay how it is for the moment..... thanks for your answers anyway

Kash · Kash #10 (**permalink**)

07-05-2009, 04:00 PM

And this, children, is why we shouldn't be using our laptops while in bed.

Futch · Futch #11 (**permalink**)

07-05-2009, 05:50 PM

Eat spinach, bend it back.

thehitmen · thehitmen #12 (**permalink**)

07-06-2009, 01:16 AM

Id sell it on ebay and use the money for last years mac

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #13 (**permalink**)

07-06-2009, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehitmen

Id sell it on ebay and use the money for last years mac

The OP already spent the money to fix it. >_>"

Tarek · Tarek #14 (**permalink**)

07-06-2009, 12:06 PM

That's what the beans you're eating -- from the look of the plate -- do to your MacBook.

Kash #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	07-05-2009, 04:00 PM And this, children, is why we shouldn't be using our laptops while in bed. June 2007 July 2009
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Futch #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2008 Posts: 77 Mac Specs: MacBook Aluminum 2.0 GHz, 160GB HD, 4GB RAM	07-05-2009, 05:50 PM Eat spinach, bend it back. MacBook Aluminum 2.0 GHz, 160GB HD, 4GB RAM iPhone 3G 16GB Black iPod Nano 2GB
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Csms9 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2009 Posts: 8	07-03-2009, 11:43 AM This is what happened. The mac was beside my bed, and i fell off the bed and landed kind of on top of it. It had the screen open... I didn't notice anything until today, but now i just can't believe it. It is bent in the bottom right corner. First i noticed the trackpad was kind of dent in, it made the click a little weird to click (on the right corner), and it bothered me, but i got over it, it still worked. Then when i showed a friend, he pointed out it was bent. Oh my god, he was right. As you can see in the pics, the corner totally sticks out. I usually have it on my iLap, but if i put it on the table it wobbles, since it isn't straight anymore. And the worst is when i close the screen, this huge gap is left between the bottom part of the mac and the display. So far i haven't noticed any functionality problems, so far. Since its the unibody, i guess if i had it replaced i would have to replace the whole body, meaning almost the entire mac. Its about 6 months old. I had never even bumped it before! I guess its pointless to take it to apple since they probably can't do anything for it............. i guess i'm gonna have to live with it! Any thoughts??
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Csms9 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2009 Posts: 8	07-03-2009, 11:47 AM Hmmm, did the pics upload?
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iggibar #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Up UP and awayyyy!!! Posts: 3,914 Mac Specs: MBP15" 240gb SSD+128gb SSD, PowerBook17, PowerMacG5, Phone4S 32gb, Phone4 32gb, Galaxy Note 2 80gb.	07-03-2009, 12:01 PM where are the pics??? put some up! We all want to see
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CrimsonRequiem #5 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Jul 24, 2008 Posts: 5,956 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB	07-03-2009, 12:07 PM I would also like to see pictures. This sounds interesting.
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CrimsonRequiem #7 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Jul 24, 2008 Posts: 5,956 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB	07-03-2009, 12:40 PM It's not that bad. From the looks of it. I thought you meant it was totally bent like folding a piece of paper in half. >_<"
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thehitmen #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 22, 2009 Posts: 40	07-06-2009, 01:16 AM Id sell it on ebay and use the money for last years mac
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Tarek #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2008 Location: Cairo, Egypt Posts: 735 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5	07-06-2009, 12:06 PM That's what the beans you're eating -- from the look of the plate -- do to your MacBook.
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