I had a problem with an uneven gap on my 17" C2D MBP. The problem occurred because I was gently closing the screen with one hand. I now close the screen firmly with two hands (No, I don't slam it). I place each hand with the forefinger roughly in line with its corresponding latch slot on top of the screen. I then firmly swing the screen down until it latches. The result: even gaps. I also found that the computer now consistently wakes from sleep when I open it.
And I'll bet a good bit of money that this is the cause of a good percentage of the gaps on all brands of laptops. Opening by one corner exerts a huge amount of force on a very thin case top, especially an aluminum one that doesn't have the...damn it, I can't remember the term when a material wants to resume its original shape. Plastic is this, aluminum isn't.
That however isn't a defect, it is a characteristic of the material the buyer should be aware of when purchasing. Much like leather.
4nex "Price isn't everything. My turntable cost less than that, so did my amps, so did my car, none of them had an defects when I got them, none of them do now."
Every single one of those items had imperfections when you got them, I'm sure someone could easily go over them with a fine tooth comb and find lots of arbitrary inperfections. As to the car, do you really think you bought a car with no defects? Your credibility sinks fast when you make rediculous statements.
As to the statements that "APPLE" doesn't have a good handle on the quality control here, you might want to go read other forums. HardForums is great for reading people whine forever about dead pixels in their Dell monitors...
