Bad Quality Macbook !

I've had my Macbook since August 2006, and it's "falling Apart". The DVD/CD drive isn't working anymore, the screen is flickering, and plastic is peeling off the very bottom of the computer along the edge ! It's already had a logic board replaced under warranty awhile ago!
It's not even 3 years old! Can anyone give some tips on the nest way to complain to Apple about the quality of this laptop and that I'm bitterly dissapointed with it?
Anyone have similar quality problems in this time frame and had Apple do something about it?
P.S. I haven't dropped it or grossly mishandled it any way.
Not a happy Apple camper right now!

I do agree that the casing design and materials seem to be a bit less sturdy than the materials used on my iBook G4. Aside from that, I have no major complaints about my MacBook. Neither of my computers (the iBook G4 that is nearly 5 years old) and the MacBook (just over a year) has been "handled with care" as some folks say they should. I carry my computers around the house while balancing them on one arm, pick them up by a corner when lifting them from the floor or off a desk and only rarely use a laptop carrying case to transport them. Neither machine has suffered ill effects (not that I've seen anyway), and I never bought AppleCare for either machine.
What's wrong with your combo drive? How is it misbehaving? As for the plastic cracking, I've heard of folks having that portion of the computer replaced even though the machine is out of warranty. It's certainly worth a try to bring the computer in and talk to someone about it.
Does the screen flicker regardless of how the display is angled?
~Lyssa

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