Powerbook G4 slightly bent in the middle

OK, so I have my laptop on a little bag attached to the handle of my carryon at the airport. The carryon falls over, and it looks lilke the metal handle put a little bind in the middle of my G4.
It's almost imperceptible, except when you close the laptop (the corners aren't tight anymore) and the thin strip of metal between the little light up button and that plastic edging before the keyboard/touchpad top part begins is bent outward about a 1/4 inch.
The G4 seems to be working fine (infact I'm at the airport as I write this), but I'm worried about consequences down the line.
Should I take this to the Apple store and get it looked at? Should I get the case repaired? Anything I should be looking out for? Should I just relax?
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Hi andertoons --
Different people likely will have differing views on this, but my 2¢ is that you should just relax and consider the ding to be a sort of mark of character, a battle scar proudly earned by a trusty (and hopefully reliable) comrade in (business) arms. I've had my PB for some 19 months now and it's got many such scars -- all a testament to the brave and frequent combat its seen me through.
The ding itself, being user caused and most likely cosmetic damage only, won't (as I think your question seems to indicate) be covered under Apple's original or extended warranty (the AppleCare Protection Plan). From what you've described, the only reason that I could see to have it looked at would be that if you are still covered by either of those warranties and you might want to get the ding noted officially so that it wouldn't later be seen as evidence of user-caused damage in the event something went wrong later, un-related to the ding, that would otherwise be covered.
Alternatively, you could, on your own ticket, get the case repaired, but that wouldn't be cheap and would entail loss of use (albeit not for too long a time, presuming the part was in stock). That's really, to my mind, just a matter of personal preference, and I wouldn't as long as the ding doesn't impair any of the PB's functions.
My vote: just relax and move on to the next battle....
-- JDee

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