Dimple on Bottom of Just Received Macbook Pro
Hi all,
Just received via FedEx a 15" MacBook Pro (matte screen). There was no damage on the outside of the box, so I figured everything was good. I took it out of the box and my wife noticed a small dimple on the bottom of the computer. The indentation is slight, but now it's noticeable.
General question: would you return it because of that slight defect?
Thanks for any advice.
Alex
Like I have stated many times here, there is no way I would order hardware to be shipped FedEx! I'm almost certain they damaged it as I used to work with them years ago. By all means please return it and notify Apple of your bad experience with FedEx. I would drill holes in my head than use FedEx!
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