My Original MacBook is falling apart

My Original macbook is fall apart the (Top Case the part with the keyboard) that part is falling apart,
1. Stains on the top case
2. Crack near the button on the trackpad
3. and now the Left arrow key is about ready to fall off.
So I going to take it to one of the Apple Stores- and if they do not fix for free of charge then I think about getting the new MacBook that they just annouced today.
Who thinks that is a good idea?

I took my Original Macbook to a Apple store and I just mention the crack and the loose key. And they said that they would replace the top case for no charge. I went to the Fair Oaks mall (Apple Store that just opened up in April of this year) and they said that the cracks are covered if out of warrenty. And I ask how often do they see cracks in the top case and they say it is normal. So I have brand new on Top Case and it only took them 10 minutes to put the new top case on and it is defentially stronger plastic so it might last a little big longer now. So they did not keep my Macbook for couple days just went and told them about it and then 10 minutes later I had a new top case.

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My Macbook BLACK chasis is falling apart. The edges start breaking apart. Does this happen to all of you?

Hi markis_83
Welcome to Apple discussions
Unfortunately, some macbooks have been affected by these issues, but provided it's still in warranty Apple will fix it free of charge. In my own case, the lower case of my MB started cracking and it was replaced free of charge.
Contact Apple Care today and get your MB fixed.
Bob

MacBook is falling apart.

So I have this (slightly) old, a bit beaten-up MacBook. Over time it has become more and more damaged, and for a while I have stopped using it, I still use it I mean, but it's just becoming worse.
I don't have AppleCare, and the warranty is definitely expired on this thing.
Every day it seems like more and more falls off of it (this morning I opened it up to get the latest feed from Safari on it) but the WiFi kaput'd on me, wouldn't see any wireless networks.
The display is completely fried. Not just are there cracks in the LCD, but the cable between the inverter and the graphics card appears to be destroyed. (Though, I can still use an external display and it works fine). Strangely too, the display has this 'in-theater' effect, where everything is completely blank on the top and bottom of the screen, It's seemingly narrowed down, weirdly. (Without ext. display!) Basically, All I see is a black screen unless A: I put the screen under (or in) direct sunlight. B: I use a really bright flashlight - this would get annoying. If I do this, I constantly have to play 'find the cursor'. Arghh!
Since it's already been dissassembled and re-assembled trying to replace the screen AND inverter board, I've just given up and left it as it is. This morning another someone large (small, but to me pretty significant) chunk of plastic came out of my MacBook again, while setting aside another laptop off of it. I hate to say it (don't take this too hard, guys.) I actually use my MacBooks screen as a stand for stuff, including my other laptops. Sometimes I put drinks on it, since it's already a useless display. (Hey, I find MacBooks to be really sturdy! Even the Pro ones!)
My question is, is there a way to possibly bring this thing back to life? It boots up fine, so it's usable, the Wifi is kind of sad, though. It must be when putting it back together disrupted the Wifi,or something about the Wifi cable is 'stuck' somewhere (I read about this happening to old PowerMacs, and even some Mac Pro's I believe) and that the solution is to take it apart again, and fix it myself. -_- The Wifi signal is really low, but it doesn't bother me- only the intermediate disconnects do. The cd drive is fully operational, just sometimes really loud. (I guess this is normal).
If I can possibly afford the fix, (And I'm sorry if this is not the right place to post this) what would the price range possibly be from? $20 for a cable? $50? $100-300? I'm hoping it won't be any more over $30 just for a simple cable, I really need to my travel MacBook in operation, I won't have an external display everywhere!
I'm hoping somebody can give me some heads up on this. Thanks!
Note: For some strange reason, my spell checker is not working in Chrome. It never seems to, only in Firefox. Sorry about any inconvenient typos or grammar errors! I'm not very dependant on perfection.
Cheers
Also; This MacBook was from about 2009-2010, is it OK if I use the MagSafe charger with it? This wasn't it's original charger, but it works, it just heats up the computer a bit though. In regular ranges, as far as I know, and the ventilation is good (the fan turns on, good).

DanielMacindows wrote:
I'm starting to get really ******* mad!
That won't help.
The only people who can give you an estimate are Apple, and they haven't seen it yet, 2009 MBP's came with the Magsafe adaptor when new and many of your problems are software issues.
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I bought my MacBook back in august (2007).
Recently, about a month ago, a small crack appeared at the top of my laptop, just above the magnetic area. I tried not to touch it at ALL, but now its completely chipped off.
Now, a week and a bit ago, ANOTHER crack has appeared, but bigger and by the touchpad at the bottom of the laptop, again next to the magnetic bit.
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I've been taking pretty good care of my laptop (as my parents would probably KILL me if I messed it up) but I don't know what to do now =(

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OK this one is quit difficult to describe but I'll try any way.
When you look at the back of your MBP you can see the black hinge part. Well today I looked at it and where the black part meets the bottom of the lid at the back. The black bit is showing cracks, or simply separating.
Does anybody else have this?

Pictures! Click to enlarge.
1) Here you can see the "clips" just sort of sitting there. You can also see the bulging.
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2) A closeup of the above
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