MacBook Pro - Build Quality?

Canadatron · Canadatron #1 (**permalink**)

07-08-2007, 06:19 PM

I've got a few build quality issues. Who should I be bringing these up with? Is it an Apple repair facility that judges if something needs repairing? I don't even live remotely close to an Apple Store so I'm trying to not have to send it in. Any advice is appreciated.

fleurya · fleurya #2 (**permalink**)

07-08-2007, 07:29 PM

A little more detail might help. Is it some kind of defect or you just don't like the way it's built?

adler · adler #3 (**permalink**)

07-08-2007, 10:47 PM

Maybe he's asking.. If I were to take my MBP ( which was ordered yesterday) and lets just say when i got it, it was running really really hot for a while. If I were to take in into the Apple store and tell them to re-apply heat sinks ( thermal paste) onto the chips, because I believe they've been over heating.. Would they take my word for it and do it? Or run diagnostics and stuff...

MMATruman · MMATruman #4 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 01:51 AM

depends on the day their having. I have heard stories of people getting brand new laptops just for little problems like that.

oleg1981 · oleg1981 #5 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 08:48 PM

is every body have build quality ishuse on there macbook pro like i do? its 17" brand new macbook pro
its not my picture! i have les degrea of deformation! but it is!

this is my computer

05GT · 05GT #6 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 09:09 PM

I can take a quick picture of mine, but it looks similiar to yours. It's not as drastic as the first picture though.

oleg1981 · oleg1981 #7 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 10:03 PM

yes its the same!

05GT · 05GT #8 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 10:11 PM

Actually... originally out of the box it didn't have the curve to it. It developed after a couple days. I hadn't even put it into a computer bag yet.

oleg1981 · oleg1981 #9 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 10:38 PM

05GT
myne to!
the same here! its 4days old!

bryphotoguy · bryphotoguy #10 (**permalink**)

06-17-2008, 11:42 PM

It's thin aluminum. It will bend. Do you all push up the screen from one corner every single time you open it? If so, it's not a build issue but a user issue. Push the screen into position evenly in the center and not in the corners. This is prevent the frame from bending.

This isn't the first time this tread has been started.

05GT · 05GT #11 (**permalink**)

06-18-2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryphotoguy

It's thin aluminum. It will bend. Do you all push up the screen from one corner every single time you open it? If so, it's not a build issue but a user issue. Push the screen into position evenly in the center and not in the corners. This is prevent the frame from bending.

This isn't the first time this tread has been started.

Nope.. I only open from the center, so this definitely isn't a user caused problem on my end. I really don't care either way, I was just posting the photos to help out the original poster!

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #12 (**permalink**)

06-18-2008, 12:08 AM

It can be bent back if done carefully. Just be careful.

Discerptor · Discerptor #13 (**permalink**)

06-18-2008, 12:11 AM

I definitely think the build quality of the MacBook Pro is a grade lower than that of the PowerBook G4. I find random little dents showing up on my machine despite handling it very carefully (generally), and after just a few months of ownership, it already seems like its frame has been through more than my PowerBook, which I owned for years and definitely did not handle with nearly as much caution.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #14 (**permalink**)

06-18-2008, 12:30 AM

hrnm, I have 0 dents in mine, despite carrying it daily. My lid isn't bent either.

L3G0M4N1A · L3G0M4N1A #15 (**permalink**)

06-18-2008, 02:43 AM

I have had my MacBook since feb. and I take descent care of it and have no dents and no bends in it. I would call Apple and see what they say to do. I mean you have support for a year, and 3 years if you have the Apple care!

fleurya #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,876 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	07-08-2007, 07:29 PM A little more detail might help. Is it some kind of defect or you just don't like the way it's built? "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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oleg1981 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2008 Posts: 46 Mac Specs: 17" MBP 2.4, 2GB DDR,160gb HDD,8600m GT 256	06-17-2008, 08:48 PM is every body have build quality ishuse on there macbook pro like i do? its 17" brand new macbook pro its not my picture! i have les degrea of deformation! but it is! this is my computer Last edited by oleg1981; 06-17-2008 at 08:58 PM.
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05GT #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 09, 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 353	06-17-2008, 09:09 PM I can take a quick picture of mine, but it looks similiar to yours. It's not as drastic as the first picture though. -13 MBA / 16GB iP5 / 32GB iPad 3 Last edited by 05GT; 06-17-2008 at 09:14 PM. Reason: Pictures Added!
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05GT #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 09, 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 353	06-17-2008, 10:11 PM Actually... originally out of the box it didn't have the curve to it. It developed after a couple days. I hadn't even put it into a computer bag yet. -13 MBA / 16GB iP5 / 32GB iPad 3
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bryphotoguy #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,978 Mac Specs: Quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro, Edge iPhone	06-17-2008, 11:42 PM It's thin aluminum. It will bend. Do you all push up the screen from one corner every single time you open it? If so, it's not a build issue but a user issue. Push the screen into position evenly in the center and not in the corners. This is prevent the frame from bending. This isn't the first time this tread has been started. January 2008 Member of the Month
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Canadatron #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 04, 2007 Posts: 34 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.33Ghz 2 Gig Ram 120GB HD	07-08-2007, 06:19 PM I've got a few build quality issues. Who should I be bringing these up with? Is it an Apple repair facility that judges if something needs repairing? I don't even live remotely close to an Apple Store so I'm trying to not have to send it in. Any advice is appreciated.
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MMATruman #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 24, 2007 Posts: 149 Mac Specs: 15" Matte, Macbook Pro 2.2 gHz, 2 GB Ram, 120GB HDD	07-31-2007, 01:51 AM depends on the day their having. I have heard stories of people getting brand new laptops just for little problems like that.
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oleg1981 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2008 Posts: 46 Mac Specs: 17" MBP 2.4, 2GB DDR,160gb HDD,8600m GT 256	06-17-2008, 10:03 PM yes its the same!
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oleg1981 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2008 Posts: 46 Mac Specs: 17" MBP 2.4, 2GB DDR,160gb HDD,8600m GT 256	06-17-2008, 10:38 PM 05GT myne to! the same here! its 4days old!
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dtravis7 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,799 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	06-18-2008, 12:08 AM It can be bent back if done carefully. Just be careful. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Discerptor #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 1,227 Mac Specs: 2.6GHz Core i7 15" MacBook Pro - 8GB DDR3 SDRAM - 750GB 7200 RPM HDD - GeForce 650M GT 1GB VRAM	06-18-2008, 12:11 AM I definitely think the build quality of the MacBook Pro is a grade lower than that of the PowerBook G4. I find random little dents showing up on my machine despite handling it very carefully (generally), and after just a few months of ownership, it already seems like its frame has been through more than my PowerBook, which I owned for years and definitely did not handle with nearly as much caution.
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Dysfunction #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,529 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	06-18-2008, 12:30 AM hrnm, I have 0 dents in mine, despite carrying it daily. My lid isn't bent either. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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L3G0M4N1A #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2008 Posts: 12	06-18-2008, 02:43 AM I have had my MacBook since feb. and I take descent care of it and have no dents and no bends in it. I would call Apple and see what they say to do. I mean you have support for a year, and 3 years if you have the Apple care!
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