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Does packaging protect 13" Air

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davec25

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Probably a silly question here. I just bought a 13" Air for a gift.

I had the box standing on its side on the passenger seat on the way home. As I started from a stop, the box fell forward on the seat, onto the front face of the box. This should not affect the computer in any way correct?

I just want to make sure since it's a gift. I assume the whole point of packaging is to protect the machine from small incidents.
 
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It doesn’t matter than it tipped onto its front versus its back, yeah? It’s all protected?
 
davec25 said:
Probably a silly question here. I just bought a 13" Air for a gift.

I had the box standing on its side on the passenger seat on the way home. As I started from a stop, the box fell forward on the seat, onto the front face of the box. This should not affect the computer in any way correct?

I just want to make sure since it's a gift. I assume the whole point of packaging is to protect the machine from small incidents.
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Yes this is exactly what packing boxes are for.
 
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Your box fell over, never leaving the passenger seat?
Yes, this question is silly. If you’re this easily worried, why did you transport it this way in the first place, just to create a thread about it?
I get your worry, the Mac is a present and nobody wants to gift broken, expensive goods. But I don’t want to know what else worries you in your daily life if even this warrants a community post.
 
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waw74 said:
they build shock absorbing features into the box, otherwise they'd have to replace every third Mac they shipped.
It's probably had worse done to it in the warehouse.
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They do? Im not familiar with Mx Mac packaging, but I know that M2 iPad Air packaging isn’t that protective.
 
there are no moving parts. the box will protect it so it's not gonna have any marks on it. it's probably more likely it has damage from the factory than any damage done to it in shipping (i've had a few airs arrive with chips on them). it has protected it all the way from china (or india. i don't know) to where ever you are. its journey in a plane is more rough than it tipping over onto a car seat.

i've dropped my M3 Air "naked" on the floor and not a scratch. had it since launch day and it looks just as good as it did out the box.

don't worry about it.
 
You dropped it onto its front surface so you will be fine.

Had you have dropped it onto one of the sides......well thats another story......

;)
 
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