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It's Official - The MBA is TOUGH!

mctheriot

mctheriot

macrumors regular
Original poster
Nov 2, 2007
164
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Baton Rouge, LA
I've had my 1.6 for about 2 weeks now and love it. I was leaving a business conference a couple days ago with my MBA "sleeping" in my padded shoulder case and slipped on the ice. I fell backwards and my full weight (I'm not a small man) came down on my case.

Open the MBA up, and it wakes right up! I bent the left hinge pretty good (obviously visible) and one of the screws from the bottom pushed up against the bezel around the keyboard so hard it made a dent!

It would now only sit on 3 foot pads it was twisted so bad but everything worked perfectly! I figured since it's so tough, I'd bend the base back to square. It's sitting flush now and for the exception of the bent hinge and "pimple" the screw made - you couldn't tell it from look or operation.

Thanks APPLE!!

Mark
 
squeeks

squeeks

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Jun 19, 2007
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15
Florida
were'nt you complaining a week or so ago that you wanted apple to replace it for you?

or are you the second person to slip on ice and drop your Air?
 
iSee

iSee

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Oct 25, 2004
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mctheriot, you are a glass-half-full kind of guy!

I try to be philosophical when some new thing of mine gets its first blemish--sooner or later all new things get old--but I don't think I could be quite as up-beat as you sound.

But, yeah, it could have been much worse. I'm glad it's still working.

Do you have the SSD drive, or is it the conventional hard drive?
 
mctheriot

mctheriot

macrumors regular
Original poster
Nov 2, 2007
164
4
Baton Rouge, LA
I'll try and get some pics when I get home. No, I was not the person that wants Apple to take the wrap - this was my accident. It works perfect, operationally you wouldn't even know the hinge is bent - so I'm not going to bother getting it fixed.


I fell on it in the worst way, my case was jammed between my car's wheel and the ground and I fell on the back of it - in other words, it was supported by the ground and car on each end and my weight impacted it in the middle.
 
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alpinadvl

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Jan 24, 2008
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mctheriot said:
It would now only sit on 3 foot pads it was twisted so bad but everything worked perfectly! I figured since it's so tough, I'd bend the base back to square. It's sitting flush now and for the exception of the bent hinge and "pimple" the screw made - you couldn't tell it from look or operation.

Thanks APPLE!!

Mark
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Now, that's "the way" to share a mishap ! Great attitude, I would be pissed if it happened to me, but you are right - it works. thanks for posting and not whining.

-alf
 
mctheriot

mctheriot

macrumors regular
Original poster
Nov 2, 2007
164
4
Baton Rouge, LA
Yea, not much I could do once it happened so look on the bright side! It's a hard-drive model - the unit was on but in sleep mode.

Mark



iSee said:
mctheriot, you are a glass-half-full kind of guy!

I try to be philosophical when some new thing of mine gets its first blemish--sooner or later all new things get old--but I don't think I could be quite as up-beat as you sound.

But, yeah, it could have been much worse. I'm glad it's still working.

Do you have the SSD drive, or is it the conventional hard drive?
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hotsauce

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Sep 7, 2005
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You are a true Sport.
 
iSee

iSee

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Oct 25, 2004
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mctheriot said:
Yea, not much I could do once it happened so look on the bright side! It's a hard-drive model - the unit was on but in sleep mode.

Mark
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That's great that even the the conventional hard-drive survived.
 
QuarterSwede

QuarterSwede

macrumors G3
Oct 1, 2005
9,880
2,155
Colorado Springs, CO
That's why I invested in a Brenthaven laptop bag (they make computer back packs as well). One guy had his motorcycle fall on it and it didn't even scratch the PowerBook(?) (some sorrt of Apple notebook at least). I've had it for 3 years and it looks as new as when I first got it (probably from the ballistic nylon). I'm dead serious. It's been on many flights over the years too. They're well worth the money (mine was $129). It's definitely the best built thing I've ever bought in terms of build quality.
 
lewisozz

lewisozz

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Feb 2, 2008
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0
United Kingdom
Apple

I phoned apple a couple of days ago to get a quote to replace my MBA lid.It has got a massive scratch on it and i gave it a name "Mr McScrathee" but it didn't help so i rang them and they said £300 pounds just for the lid because it attached to the screen or so they say it is !!!! I was gob smacked :eek::eek::eek: I am just going to buy the invisble shield.Hopefully that will cover some of the scratch up :eek:
 
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ghettochris

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Feb 19, 2008
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mctheriot said:
I'll try and get some pics when I get home. No, I was not the person that wants Apple to take the wrap - this was my accident. It works perfect, operationally you wouldn't even know the hinge is bent - so I'm not going to bother getting it fixed.


I fell on it in the worst way, my case was jammed between my car's wheel and the ground and I fell on the back of it - in other words, it was supported by the ground and car on each end and my weight impacted it in the middle.
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did anyone get that on video? i lol'd trying to picture it.


so i'm not a really big guy, but do you think your impact was more or less than if there was a mba against the tire and the ground at an angle if i had hit it in this vid? :D

http://gallery.mac.com/ghettochris#100030

(warning- nsfw? the camera man drops a f bomb, turn down your sound if you're at work)
 
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Flyer0815

macrumors 6502
Dec 11, 2007
258
13
PA
I had my old MBP in my breifcase when the shoulder strap broke, crashing the briefcase to the ground. I get home to find my MBP has a nice sized dent in the side. My MBA however has been bumped already against a wall (my stupidity), and not even a scratch.

Obviously this has to deal with the MBA being more narrow at the corners, therefore not as much surface to dent... but still.. it is one tough cookie!
 
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