Case Cracks White MacBook (2006)

I have observed cracks on my white macbook (Late 2006 model) case (both insde & out side). Everytime I take an appointment with the Genius, they say that they are so busy to replace the case and they might need at least 3-5 business days. Since I did not have an alternate computer, I have delayed a bit. Now that I recently got a iMac, I would like to turn in my macbook for repair. Not sure if apple has spares to repair the cracked outer shells. Any idea how long and how much it costs to get it fixed ? Or can I return my laptop to get some store credit and buy a new Macbook ??

sparu wrote:
Not sure if apple has spares to repair the cracked outer shells. Any idea how long and how much it costs to get it fixed ? Or can I return my laptop to get some store credit and buy a new Macbook ??
Only Apple would know that. Also, ask Apple. Not going to happen. You can't return a 6 year old mac and expect to get a store credit. Since the repair volume of the store seems to be high, get an estimate and leave it there for repair if you find the price of repair to be acceptable.

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macbig wrote:
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Repair Permissions - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452
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Hi everybody, I have a white MacBook 2006 with 10.7.5 installed.
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>makes a sound after a while, I think it is the DVD burner <
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"get the fan serviced before I decide to ditch it."
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dts2012 wrote:
is there any chance the apple store would be willing to replace it for me still a this point?
Call an Apple store and ask.
dts2012 wrote:
is it possible to replace my keyboard with one of the keyboards from the late 2008 aluminum body to avoid future chipping or would this not fit my model?
no.

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