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So, I just dented the keyboard on my macbook pro. How fucked am I?

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skithesprings
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Basically long story short, in between the volume up/down keys i dented the aluminum divider a minuscule amount. No big deal right? Wrong. The disk drive refuses to accept a disk. I do have Applecare but i doubt ill get any coverage from that.

Damages:
1) the aluminum divider between keys is bent a tiny amount.
2) the volume up key is cracked a tiny amount
3) the disk drive will not accept a disk

How fucked am I? is this going to be a cheap or free fix covered by apple care or am i going to spend the 800 i was planning on using for a spring break ski trip on fixing my stupid ass dent.
Sep 28 2010 6:55PM
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ORDEAL
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if its not covered by apple care (i dunno anything about your original problem, sorry) and its not cheap, you might consider buying a portable disk drive. I don't think they are too expensive.
Sep 28 2010 7:00PM
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Oh_So_Hyphy
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you will parish in the underworld
























































jk they might fix it but idk seems like a lot of damage was done
Sep 28 2010 7:00PM
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proZach
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I hardly use dvds. you could try to find a usb dvd drive.

http://www.amazon.com/Targus-DVD-ROM-External-Drive-ADV01US/dp/B002SQFZ90


here's a cheap one. if reading disks is your only problem, spend $40 and go skiing.
Sep 28 2010 7:00PM
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Kapital
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Damn dude that sucks. My friend just dropped my other friends Macbook pro from 2 stories on to rock hard tile. Needless to say the lap top case is bent to shit and it won't close but atleast it still works.It's gonna cost somewhere around 800$ to fix the case alone. Wish I could help you out more.. +vibes
Sep 28 2010 7:00PM
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No_Dub
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that sucks. that fuck load better be paying for it.
Sep 28 2010 7:02PM
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DERS.
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did your faunt get bigger?
Sep 28 2010 7:03PM
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Kapital
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haha yea he is. What a fucking idiot though..
Sep 28 2010 7:06PM
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RockyMountnHigh
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Click for larger image

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Sep 28 2010 7:09PM
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DrZoidberg
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I can't tell if the above post is a joke or if he doesn't know about the faunt getting bigger. Call them or something and ask?
Sep 28 2010 7:13PM
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Schlop
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DIE SLOWLY
Sep 28 2010 7:13PM
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connory998
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you failed harder
Sep 28 2010 7:14PM
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skithesprings
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its getting fixed one way or another, i just want to know how much this is going to cost.
Sep 28 2010 7:20PM
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Mr.Luke
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Post a picture. Let us see the damage
Sep 28 2010 7:21PM
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Woodsy15
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if it can't be fixed, you could buy an external disc drive, they're pretty cheap: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=external+dvd+rw&x=0&y=0
Sep 28 2010 7:22PM
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skithesprings
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a picture is damn near pointless, you can hardly see it if you look as hard as you can let alone in a picture. thats part of why im so pissed. its such a tiny fucking dent.
Sep 28 2010 7:26PM
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factory81
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for the record.


dibs on the broken macbook that is soon to be for sale.

any signs of physical damage (besides normal wear and tear) and your applecare warranty is voided.

Sep 28 2010 7:30PM
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skithesprings
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You are every bit as retarded as the retard in your icon.
Sep 28 2010 7:32PM
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EC-Skier
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please leave,NOW
Sep 28 2010 7:32PM
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RockyMountnHigh
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your meters arent working
Sep 28 2010 7:32PM
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Mr.Luke
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oh, well that sucks
Sep 28 2010 7:34PM
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E.FARR
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i dropped mine out of the car after a trip and it dented the side and the back cover wouldnt go on to protect the battery...i took it to the mac store and they charged me one flat fee to fix everything on the computer hardware and software related...might be like 50 bucks or so but its worth it
Sep 28 2010 7:34PM
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Schlop
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good save chief
PAUSE
NOT
Sep 28 2010 7:34PM
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RockyMountnHigh
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nice sheep chief.

pause

NOT

Sep 28 2010 7:36PM
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skithesprings
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fingers crossed this works for me.
Sep 28 2010 7:36PM
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factory81
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i sent you a pm on how to do it right.

Sep 28 2010 7:38PM
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Brock.
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its just a disk drive... buy an external for like 50 bucks, problem solved
Sep 28 2010 7:42PM
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Bukkakeskitrip
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nice try.
Sep 28 2010 7:48PM
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skithesprings
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read my question. i know what a external disk drive is. i don't want one. I want to know how much it will cost to fix. I dont like having a computer with fucked up internals.
Sep 28 2010 7:49PM
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RubberSoul
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easy tiger all he said was he'll buy the broken one if that is the case
Sep 28 2010 7:53PM
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skithesprings
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the pm's spurred that remark. we have it settled now though.

Sep 28 2010 7:55PM
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teleak
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jokes on you fucker.
Sep 28 2010 8:09PM
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skiierman
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you fucked up when you bought the mac.
Sep 28 2010 8:20PM
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skithesprings
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you fucked up when you dropped the glass of milk on your keyboard.


as for everyone else, the dent isn't even visible unless you remove all the keys in the surrounding area so apple care will take care of the broken optic drive.

the only problem is that its going to be a bitch because i use this computer every day for school so i have to wait for thanksgiving break to get it fixed. fuck...
Sep 28 2010 8:41PM
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Six.0.Tree-ski
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fail
Sep 28 2010 8:46PM
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matt.s
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fix the dent by putting a screwdriver in the hard drive and jiggling it around LIGHTLY.

no joke, the IT office at my school did this to my macbook and now the disk drive works again.
Sep 28 2010 8:48PM
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jibjunkie
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no optical drive eh? sounds like you just upgraded your comp to the macbook air for free
Sep 28 2010 8:49PM
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Six.0.Tree-ski
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wouldnt reccomend fucking around with the Hard drive* I'm sure that was a typo though.
Sep 28 2010 8:50PM
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JacheOReally
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I dropped my macbook and the speakers are all wavy and bend but it still works perfect

Sep 28 2010 8:52PM
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skithesprings
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i know right?
Sep 28 2010 8:58PM
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matt.s
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no i mean the DISK drive. where you put the DISCS in. hard drive is also easy to fuck around with, google how to on a macbook. ive done it, with pics
Sep 28 2010 9:02PM
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neutralzombie
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apple does not cover cosmetic damage. try to find a repair center that does apple under warranty, that isn't an official apple shop, but an authorized one. they might fix it for you. same thing happened to me, but i dropped my laptop and had a giant gash on top of the disc drive and they fixed everything up for me under my warranty, because they basically said, either way we get paid. good luck.
Sep 28 2010 9:04PM
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