mordzy Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi Guys, I came from dell laptops about 12 months ago. switched to a mac after i tried vista for about 4 months. anyway, im an engineer by trade and take my laptop wherever i go. with the aluminum casing on the macbook i have noticed its dents very easily. my optical drive slot has been bent down from a number or occasions from over force when im working and moving around my desk and ther server rooms i frequent. usually fix this with a flat head screwdriver in the slot and a twist of the wrist. today i dropped my laptop bag and the bottom right corner has taken the impact. the corner of the superdrive slot. its forced the metal in and pushed the top of the slot out away from the case. it wont bend back in. coming from a Plastic PC laptop environment im used to stuff flexing, something you don't get from Alloy. Im considering moving away from a mac due to this - (my machine cant take the abuse i give it) though it does still work. However looking at the new macbook pros i see the super drive is now round the side and there are some other design changes that may prevent these types of damage. from your experience what would you recommend? the mac books are a little small for me. 15.4" is perhaps the smallest i want to go. should i buy another? has anyone else experienced easy damage like this... what do you recommend to perhaps prevent? Just some advice really. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145332-macbook-pro-and-case-damage/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
inimicus Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 You dropped it while IN the case and it dented that bad? Boooyyyy, get a better case! And yes, the new unibody MacBooks/Pros have amazing sturdy (and studly, what I accidently typed first) bodies. There are some up-close-and-personal pictures on AppleInsider if you haven't an Apple retailer nearby. The strength of the optical drive slot and port openings is quite impressive. My friend picked up a MBP, so I've had plenty of time to acquaint myself with their new style. If you're concerned about fragility, get a new unibody... I've never been so impressed with a machine's exterior. Next time you've got your hands on a new unibody MBP, give the body a squeeze. You'll perceive no flex... something rather apparent on older MBPs. Cheers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145332-macbook-pro-and-case-damage/#findComment-1031240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaseyRacer Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You need to get one of those rubber covered Panasonic Toughbooks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145332-macbook-pro-and-case-damage/#findComment-1033100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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