[Ti] 17" Lid not closing flat, checked out a model at the Apple Store

[Kynan Shook]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, so I'll describe what I see with 
mine;
The lid does not close *tight* but this is pretty much by design.  
There is a millimeter or less of play, but it is even around the whole 
lid-it's not slanted at all or anything.  This play is because the 
hooks have to be slightly longer than the gap between the top and the 
bottom in order to be able to hook onto the latch, and the lid sticks 
up because it is slightly spring loaded to pop up when you press the 
latch release button.
FWIW, all the Titaniums do this too, though maybe not quite as much.

However, I'm not sure what you mean when you say "wobble," so perhaps 
I'm not seeing on mine what you're seeing on those.

Chris Rock <stinger at pixar.com> writes:
> 17"  Lid not closing flat, checked out a model at the Apple Store, and 
> I
> noticed that the 2 units shown were unable to close their lids flat.
> There was always a wobble to them on one unit it was almost 1cm worth 
> of
> play. I would generally like my notebooks lid ot close fairly flat, I
> understand that I live in the REAL WORLD, where minor defects happen.
> But these 2 lids seem to be a bit out of what I would call reasonable
> flaws. Anyone on this list with a 17", does your lid truly lie flat, or
> do you have loads of play on either side of the lid when viewing from
> the front ( release button side )
>
> Love to hear more, I am soooo close to buying one, but I was a little
> worried after seeing those 2 units.


Kynan Shook
kshook at mac.com
http://homepage.mac.com/kshook/index.html