Oh, crap! My MBP has a ding!

[cheesehead]

I have a small cosmetic dent on the top of my MBP. While I'm not terribly worried about cosmetic damage, I am very much worried I invalidated my AppleCare warranty. The laptop still works 100%. Am I screwed?

 

[TheStu]

They obviously won't repair the damage, but if much later down the road you need to take it in, you should be ok.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

What do you mean cosmetic dent?

 

[cheesehead]

What do you mean cosmetic dent?

Very shallow - not more than 1mm, tops - and it hasn't done anything to the functionality of the laptop.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

What happened?

 

[cheesehead]

What happened?

I have no idea. As far as I know, I've never dropped it. It spends a lot of time in a padded laptop bag, which I will admit I schlep everywhere.

 

[Emulex]

need to sell it now! can't have a scratch or ding on your precious!

 

[GhettoFob]

need to sell it now! can't have a scratch or ding on your precious!

I'll give you $10 for it!

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I'll give you $10 for it!

Man, those macbooks sure to depreciate fast.

 

[Kadarin]

Consider it a sign to others that you actually use the thing rather than just have it sitting there looking purty.

 

[accguy9009]

Get a new one ASAP as it is no longer kewl.

 

[Kaido]

http://www.speckproducts.com/products/seethru/macbook-pro-15-aluminum-black-keys/160

 

[0roo0roo]

car panel dent puller time! bondo!
lol
seriously though, how much force does it take to dent a unibody panel, those things are pretty tough.

 

[PCTC2]

If it's small enough, and not near any major components (it's not cuz it's on the top-case), then Apple won't mind. I've had a MacBook replaced with more than enough scratches and dings to warrant a voided warranty but the guy behind the Genius bar was nice enough to replace the entire computer, minus the bottom-case. Had a bad screen, chipped keyboard palm-rest, missing keys, and a dying logic board, but I had AppleCare. And this MacBook had never been dropped. Just used for 2 and a half really tough years.

 

[mmntech]

http://www.speckproducts.com/products/seethru/macbook-pro-15-aluminum-black-keys/160

Aside from it being $50 bucks, these are good to get. I put a dent in my unibody Macbook when I dropped a (empty) coffee cup on it. Didn't even fall that far. I'm guessing the metal on the top lid is quite thin.

 

[PCTC2]

Aside from it being $50 bucks, these are good to get. I put a dent in my unibody Macbook when I dropped a (empty) coffee cup on it. Didn't even fall that far. I'm guessing the metal on the top lid is quite thin.

The metal on both sides is quite thin. Top and bottom. Only the keyboard "mid-case" is actually thick. The bottom case is paper thin and the top case is only a little better.