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

[Chris Rock]

now = not

I am working to hard....

- Rock

Chris Rock wrote:

> Hmm I may look into those little pads then, the thing I am worrying 
> about, is sheer, causing fractures in the screen. but if it can be lvl 
> while closed as to now allow large amounts of play that I have 
> witnessed, then it may be fine ;)
>
> God the 17" is a thing of beauty  ;)
>
>
> - Rock
>
> Benn wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 12:43 PM, Chris Rock wrote:
>>
>>> well, if your unit doesn't close reasonably flat, within a few MM, 
>>> you will intro duce constant flex through the lid/screen, when you 
>>> carry this around in your case, when you pick the unit up and maybe 
>>> put pressure on the side that is tilted up. What worries me the most 
>>> is if the pressure and flexing will cause any dmg to the display 
>>> itself. So far you have a unit with some flex, how much would you 
>>> say? 1cm, 1/2cm? Another list user wrote in saying it was pretty 
>>> flat, maybe a mm or 2 play in his. The one I saw at the Apple store 
>>> had at least 1cm of flex, and when I asked one of the sales guys, he 
>>> told me in his words "That I was too picky", I know this sales guy, 
>>> but I would prefer it for him to not be so comfortable in saying 
>>> things like that to people when they are going to plop down $$$ for 
>>> something.
>>
>>
>>
>> VERY small, maybe a mm or two, but pushing on one side does raise the 
>> other up and vice versa.
>>
>> Also, Chris, you might wanna look at this thread:
>> http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@47.3bGDaSkPkmb.20@.3bc13887
>>
>> Benn
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