How much damage can a MBP take and still work? Click to find out.

[TDM21]

Apparently a MacBook Pro can take a lot of damage.

Back story:
This was a faculty computer from the college I work at. The Macbook Pro was in a neoprene sleeve and was ejected from a car during an accident. The system got a little damage, but still completely operates except for the SuperDrive.

See for yourself:

 

[TaylorB]

Wow! That is horrible! I hope I never have to see my baby looking like that! I can't believe it still works in that condition!

 

[mkrishnan]

I first looked at your pictures and thought they were taken with a fisheye lens! Impressive!

 

[A Robot]

push harder, you can so get a disc in there

 

[MAcNIAC]

maybe you can take it to a panel beater

 

[miniguu]

What a nice SmileyBook.

 

[mahonmeister]

Wow! Make sure that battery doesn't explode or leak acid all over. It would be a shame if that destroyed it after surviving the impossible.

Do all the peripheral ports work?

 

[poppe]

Do it againt! Do it again!

 

[Superdrive]

Looks like a pop can. I wonder if a MacBook would be better off in that situation, or if the aluminum actually protected the innards by absorbing energy. I figured someone just dropped it off the table.

 

[ozontheroad]

you should try making a desktop machine with the parts.

the new improved Mini (with a GPU)

 

[kgarchar]

i'd use that

 

[xPismo]

That will so buff out.

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

Since it's so beaten up, hiding it somewhere and hooking it up to an external display would make a nice server station

 

[livingfortoday]

This just underlines the importance of all passengers in a car wearing their seatbelts.

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

This just underlines the importance of all passengers in a car wearing their seatbelts.

No it underlines the importance of all macs wearing seatbelts.

 

[Garden Knowm]

push harder, you can so get a disc in there

LOL

i concur!!!

 

[iñaki'sonMac'87]

Well, even though I have always to see to believe it, I guess this time I 'll believe it anyway, I WON'T TRY ON MY OWN MBP

 

[ToastMaster]

Well, even though I have always to see to believe it, I guess this time I 'll believe it anyway, I WON'T TRY ON MY OWN MBP

I will try it on my own MBP. Then I'll take it to the Apple store and say that it wasn't my fault and get them to give me a Core 2 Duo.

 

[drlunanerd]

This just underlines the importance of all passengers in a car wearing their seatbelts.

It underlines my advice not to use neoprene sleeves if you want your laptop to survive a drop without any damage.

 

[stainlessliquid]

Apple Care should cover that, if anyone asks just say you bought it that way

 

[TDM21]

Because the MBP is owned by the university, we are actually going to send it off to get repaired. Oh, how I would love to see the repair technicians face when they open the box.

 

[andrewmulligan]

I first looked at your pictures and thought they were taken with a fisheye lens! Impressive!

me too!!

 

[Greebazoid]

push harder, you can so get a disc in there

you can get your what?

oh - your DISC..

sorry. I read something else

 

[A Robot]

you can get your what?

oh - your DISC..

sorry. I read something else

Broken macs need love too

 

[poppe]

Maybe they should include seat belts in the C2D...