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Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - celliott - 12-09-2008
I hadn't noticed a problem before, but when I lifted the lid tonight, a sliver of the case on the right front edge was broken off and laying on the palm rest. On inspection it is right in the area where the upper case bumper makes contact with the lower case. Of course it's only cosmetic at this point, but I have run my wrist across it a couple of times while typing.
I do have AppleCare and have had a problem with the flashing or pulsing backlight I've heard some reporting when waking from sleep. I've been thinking about sending it in for that. Is the case problem that just cropped up covered under AppleCare also? I certainly don't abuse my stuff, so I'm surprised at the chipped area. A defect or design problem?
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - cbelt3 - 12-09-2008
Essentially it's a design defect. This is VERY common. I'm considering asking Apple to replace my wife's Macbook top, despite it being 2 yrs old and no having Applecare (yeah, I forgot. dumb !) :banghead:
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - Black Landlord - 12-09-2008
Common on the first two generations. Apple is typically happy to -quietly- fix the problem.
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - Drew - 12-09-2008
My best friend and son both have that exact "feature" on their MacBooks.
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - Tofer - 12-09-2008
Oh yeah, my Macbook has pieces missing on both the screen edge and the keyboard edge.
-Tofer
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - mikebw - 12-09-2008
Common problem, FREE fix from Apple even if you don't have warranty.
Re: Piece of MacBook case broke off???? - celliott - 12-09-2008
Just got a case number and Apple is sending me a shipping box to hopefully fix both problems. Nice.