AHH! Help!!! Dropped MacBook Pro! Monitor problem.
I just dropped my MacBook Pro from a coffee table on to tile.. About a 20 inch drop.. I feared the worst, and I was in so much shock I didn't even pick it up right away.. The monitor was shut when it fell.. I picked it up off the floor and looked for damage.. Aside from a small scrape on the top outside left hand side of the monitor nothing else was visibly wrong.. I opened the monitor, entered my password, everything seemed normal... It wasn't till I tried shutting the monitor I noticed that it wouldn't shut!! I think the entire monitor shift a centimeter or two.. The little hooks on each side of the camera don't line up with the holes under the mouse pad.. Can someone with knowledge of repairs let me know what kind of repairs I most likely need, where to go, and how much this will set me back? This really scks.
Man, my stomach sank when I saw this post. Oh the bad memories!
The same thing happened to my 17" PowerBook a couple of years ago. I knocked it off the shelf onto the carpeted (thank you) floor. It bent the hinges and still will not close all the way. It works flawlessly however, enough that my wife wanted it when I bought my 17" MBP. She has it on her desk and keeps the lid up all the time.
As others have stated, it'll cost a pretty penny to repair. You'll just need to decide if it's worth it. Good luck!
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