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

[Chris Rock]

Sounds like a smart thing to do, paper trails are great, also if you 
can, get them to FAX you the ticket print out ;)

- Rock

Mark Dorset wrote:

> Hiya,
>
> FWIW, I bought a new 15" powerbook a few weeks ago and noticed that 
> the lid didn't close quite flush with the notebook. I didn't really 
> think about screen fractures so much, but that it may cause additional 
> or unenen stress on the hinges which have been known to cause some 
> issues on the 15" pb's in the past. Aesthetically I can deal with it - 
> it's only 1mm or so, so what I did was called Apple and logged a 
> ticket with them, then on their advice, brought it to an apple service 
> centre so they could look at it. Nothing much has been done to change 
> the slight problem, but I figure that I've safeguarded myself by 
> officially notifying apple of it; I've been assured that there 
> oughtn't be any problems by it, but if there is in the future, I can 
> point back to the beginning days of the notebook purchase where I 
> brought it to their attention and let them be responsible from there.
>
> ;-)
> mark
>
>
> On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 08:09 Australia/Melbourne, 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 ;)
>
>
>
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