A little white "spot"

Hi,
I've got a 15 inch macbook pro that I purchased in late 2007. As I was looking to the left of my screen I see what can only be described as a little white "spot". I wiped the screen and it's still there. What is this? What can I do about it?

You don't say how big the "spot" is but it sounds like a dead pixel. What can you do about it? Not much other then have your display replaced. Luck of the draw I guess as I've owned many a MacBook and never had a dead pixel on any of them. I do have two 30" Cinema Displays and on one of them I have a dead black pixel but it is so tiny it is of little annoyance.

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I would like to inquire about how I could have my iPad 2 repaired or replaced. I bought it With a credit card via apple store website last June 19 of this year. At first, I already noticed a little white spot in the middle of the screen visible when the display on screen is dark. I thought this was okay. Now, My problem with it is that, it now has green discolorations at the center whenever the screen display is black or dark I.e. When a website's color is black or dark or whenever I go to the search interface.
I am from the Philippines.
Please attend to this inquiry as promptly as possible. I'm sorry I have to send it here since I cannot see any email or inquiry page on the apple website. I also cannot reach the toll free number on my mobile phone.
Thank you very much.
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You can find out how to get service for your iPad on this web page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=Philippines&product=ipad
Regards.

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I got the powerbook last January, i have had it for 7 1/2 months. After i'd had it a few months a small white spot appeared roughly in the middle of the display. I have never seen dead or stuck pixels before. I guessed that it was a stuck on pixel. my daughter who had a dead pixel once saw it and said it's not a pixel thing. I ran one of those tests where a bunch of test patterns and colors are run on the screen. The spot takes up an area of several pixels. It's irregularly shaped, and is brighter in the center. It's about the size of a lower case letter o in the text i'm typing here, not sure what font it is. When the display had a sold dark color on it, the spot was very hard to see. It's most visible against a light background.
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this powerbook fell to the floor from about 2-3 feet up. It now has a slight dent or warp in the area of the catch. I don't remember if the fall was before or after the emergence of the little spot on the display. Could a fall cause the little spot? I know that the warranty would be void if the spot was caused by the fall. But i also have renters insurance that would cover either repair or replacement--not only of the spot but also of any damage from the fall.
I'm bummed out because my understanding is that Apple doesn't have powerbooks anymore, so i would not be able to get this one replaced. I don't mind getting it repaired, but i think the repairs might cost more than replacement to a point where the insurance would want to replace it.
There really is no comparable Apple laptop. The MacBook Pro doesn't come in a 12" size or anywhere near it, and the MacBook doesn't have the same audio components i need. The computer is onlyl 7 months old and i can't replace it. I hope i can get it repaired and i hope this spot on the display is not a complicated thing. The slight dent is not a problem, everything seems to work. but until looking into this, i didn't realize this computer can't be exchanged and replaced. That bothers me because i like the 12" powerbook G4, this is my second one.
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KiHoPro wrote:
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I have this same issue. I have two small white smug looking spots that showed up about two month ago. It’s is really apparent when the Apple default blue screen at boot up.
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Janilynn wrote:
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