Shicco's dashboard

Anybody have any experience getting it fixed in Singapore? Anybody know if its possible to to change the entire casing (if possible)? Mine has tons of scratches on it :(

I got my apple MacBook Feb 2008 and I had to take it to the apple store to have to the chipped hand rest repaired just 2 months after getting it. Now it is chipping again so I called to see it I can get it fixed again for free and lady said I would have to come in to see. I then asked how much would it cost if it is not free and she said about $200! WTF!!

Yes, I bought my last macbook 9 months ago and happened exactly the same as everyone else. I am going to Apple Store tomorrow, fingers crossed!

Same for me, both sides where the Magnet meets the palm rests. Gutted, I bought this reconditioned from Apple April 2007. I've used it about 30 hours in total and have it in a Speck Case all the time. Its looked after. When i saw this today I freaked.
Its Apple, its Supposed to be Quality, isn't it?

This is a Design Fault and Apple should cover it, if they don't I shall not be happy. This will only get worse and as I type I am not allowing my hands to touch the rests in case it gets worse.

No APP Cover here, so lets see what happens.
I will let you know either way.

I am so glad to have found this thread, as I too thought someone had cracked it. I bought my macbook about 8-9 months ago and it has just developed a crack on the right side. I called Apple and my 90 day phone support had of course expired. They oh so benevolently (cough cough) said that since my hardware was still under warranty, he would offer me a special rate to buy 3 years of phone support. I basically laughed at him, so he offered me an 'exception'. We eventually found an Apple service store here, as there is no Apple Store anywhere near me. I am calling today to see when they can replace it. I did, well my 16 year old daughter, who just got a macbook for her birthday, find a way to hopefully prevent it from happening again. We bought a package of those little silicon 'feet' that are adhesive on one side, used for keeping items from sliding/marking up surfaces. We purchased round ones, that just fit into the top 2 corners of the LCD half of the macbook. We got very low profile ones, around 1/8" thick or so. They seem to stick quite well and when you close the lid, they provide just enough padding to keep it from snapping shut. They also are just thick enough to keep the little plastic things from hitting on the edge of the macbook, hopefully taking care of this ever happening again. The silicon pads are thin enough that the macbook still 'sleeps' if you close it and they are hardly noticeable.

I hope this helps some of you. I do know that I didn't spend all of the money I did on a laptop to have something like this happen. My old laptop (now my son's) is over 6 years old and is like new. I am seriously considering fixing mine, selling it and getting a more solidly constructed 'PC' laptop, even if it isn't as pretty and converting to Linux. There are 2 Mac minis and 2 macbooks in our home as we were converting to macs to flee Windows and to have more energy efficient computers. The minis just sit there and I am happy with them, but I don't know about the laptops, especially as I cart mine around and use it daily for work.

hi, the exact same thing happened to me on one side only. Delighted to have found this forum and see that it wasn't just me that has this problem. Am still within warranty period so fingers crossed

The same is happening to mine. I took my arm off my MB and a piece plastic came with it (HOUR AGO). It's the second piece to come off. My CD entry also is messed up. It won't take in any CDs. I need to take it in ASAP but I have to back it up just in case. So we'll see when that happens.

hi
the same has happened to my macbook i got it for christmas 08 i put glue on it to try and fix but now it looks tacky do you think they will still change it me even though i put glue on it i didnt get apple care so im hoping the warrenty will help me out

if any one can giv me any advice it would be very helpful
thankyou

I'm in Ireland and the same thing is happening with mine. I just rang the store that I bought it in and they said they'll replace it for free. :) At least they're being nice about it.

/IMG_0360_inline.JPG" alt="" />

/IMG_0360_inline.JPG" alt="" />

As you can see i got the same problem but both sides :(

i tried everything at the right side, i glued, plastered even ducked tape it but it looks horrible !

and when the left side almost came out of its place I've put a transparent sticker on both sides which doesn't hold that good :s

I bought it 10 months ago but this start to occur since the 5th month!!
I'm still within the one year warranty but the problem that i live in Egypt where there is no Apple Store, only retailers & resellers..

I don't know but after reading all of your comments I'm thinking to go check it out with them specially because two of my colleagues at work had the same problem..

We should do something !!
How come they still ignore this issue till now & repair it only when they like.
Can't we do some kind of petition or so?

It's my first mac but I'm so disappointed because here in Egypt a MacBook costs like 2 branded laptop with the same specs :(

Shicco