March 23rd, 2007
Hairline MacBook cracks appearing
I received this photo from a reader concerned about the appearance of hairline cracks around the edge of the case near the hinge.
How many of us honestly look at the back of our laptops? Well I did tonight and what do I see- stress cracks around the hinges, around the vents, and all along the back edge! Just look at the pictures! I'm never rough with my MacBook. It lives inside a messenger bag with a suede interior, and if it's not there, it's on my desk.
Apple is going to cover it, since the machine is only 7 months old. I'm getting a new bottom casing and LCD bezel. I'm interested to hear if anyone else has experienced this problem, and if Apple did in fact repair it.
Hopefully I'll get it back soon. I've been blogging on a PowerBook 3400 and it's slower than molasses!
Have you seen anything like this on yours?
Photo Gallery: Closer look at CrackBook
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
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