MacBook- Plastic on base breaking/cracking off

I have noticed many people with the early edition of MacBooks reporting that the plastic breaks off the base on each side of the track pad... I too have the same problem. It appears that the small plastic supports above the screen hit the base and weaken the plastic, until small strips about the same size as the to supports loosen and break off. I don't suppose Apple will do anything about this design flaw if your MacBook is out of warranty... Just wanted to make people aware of the issue again and .... maybe put some other screen/cover support between the top and bottom before closing the top. Don't know if the issue has been solved on the newer models.... An Apple fan from the beginning, but very frustrated with this design flaw.

John wrote:
I have noticed many people with the early edition of MacBooks reporting that the plastic breaks off the base on each side of the track pad... I too have the same problem. It appears that the small plastic supports above the screen hit the base and weaken the plastic, until small strips about the same size as the to supports loosen and break off. I don't suppose Apple will do anything about this design flaw if your MacBook is out of warranty
I haven't had that problem on my Core 2 Duo Macbook (purchased April 2007, I think.) My wife's older Core Duo Macbook had the problem you described, but she took it a Genius Bar and they replaced the broken part under warranty. In my experience, Apple will sometimes fix problems like after the warranty ends, as well.

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