Little crack in my macbook... what to do
Hi,
well since a little while i have this crack in my macbook, where my wrist rests on the computer to type. It's on the frontside, and now i broke, so i can see a little bit of dark (the inside of my macbook). this means there is a hole in it, so dust can get in, and i'm afraid it will get worse.
What should i do? Should i contact a retailer and ask him to let it be fixed? Is that covered by the warranty (i have only one year warrenty, but only bought the macbook in august 2007).
Thank you very much,
Jeroen Holvoet
Hi Jeroen
Welcome to Apple discussions.
This is a common problem and will be fixed under warranty. Take your MacBook to an authorised repairer and in a few days it will be as good as new.
It's not too late to extend the warranty to three years and I think this is something you should consider seriously. Personally I would not buy a laptop without buying the extended warranty.
Bob
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