This was supposed to be a minor accident involving my new Macbook Air a couple of days ago but it turned out to be pretty damaging actually.
The adaptor of my MBA slipped from my hands and dropped around 7 or 8 inches from the keyboard (near the area where the power button is). Hit the F11 and F12 keys and bounced to the lower right corner of the screen.
The screen blurred and I got this.
Looks like a gash but actually the LCD is fine — no cracks or bruises. It’s the panel inside that’s affected and the display has that bleeding effect with some 15-20% of the screen area already unusable.
I think it was just bad luck. My old Macbook Air suffered much worse accidents in the 9 or so month I used it. This new one — barely 3 weeks.
Brought it to the store where I got it for a check-up and they admitted the screen is somewhat fragile to have that kind of damage for a minor bump but could not do anything except for giving me the number of the Apple’s Customer Support.
I know accidental damage isn’t covered by the warranty so either I return it for parts replacement (they tell me it will cost between Php25k to Php30k) or I just figure out a way to get one from eBay.
For the meantime, I’ve hooked this up on an external monitor so I can still use it. Despite having a desktop PC and a couple other laptops around, I just don’t have the urge to blog without my Macbook Air (oh my, am I becoming a Apple fanboy Macaddict?).
Sell it for around 20k+ then buy a new one. =)
Same, I can’t blog on other laptops except on my MBP. The Fanboy disease, meron na tayo abe.
BTW,
Ask the guys at Philmug. Some of them can offer parts at cheaper prices
pa contest nyo na lang sir yuga.. hehe.. kabit na lang namen sa external monitor :)
i suggest buying this one Abe…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17DPJHNVx2Q&feature=related
it has the latest hardware apple can offer… :P
Being a fanboy costs money. I’d rather save up money for my retirement fund. lol
Time to buy a screen protector.
Not sure how it applies to unibody Macs, but the HP I’m using right now is on it’s second motherboard. GPU fried a while back. I just ordered a replacement board online (eBay I think) from one of those random parts stores and had my aunt bring it back. Installed it and works fine now.
I’m guessing a screen replacement might either be easier or trickier depending on how the Air is built, but getting a replacement online and sticking it in would be way cheaper than having official Apple support do it I suppose.
*as a side note* …really? I guess that’s how fragile those babies can get when they’re that thin. No “give” when it comes to a bit heavier-than-normal-usage. I wonder if there are reports of Airs damaged by people with really big/heavy hands.
oh sayang naman yan. pero grabe. ang LCD repair with labor sa normal is around 8K tops or depending sa screen. hehehe parang isang malaking amoled screen ang ipapalit dian ah. hehehehe.
What? 25 to 30k for just an LCD replacement or something like that?
Dalhin mo sa Luneta, tapos tawag ka ng reporter na may kasamang camera man from those big networks. Tapos apak-apakan mo hanggang madurog!
try ifixit.com they sell parts at a cheaper rate. I got my replacement lcd screen for my MB for less than $200. that includes shipping via fedex.
Ok yan ah $200 lang. How did you get it repaird btw? Like pinadala nila yung replacement LCD and were did you get it installed?
I followed the instruction video sa ifixit. after 20-30 mins, ok na siya ulit.
sir yugs, pa raffle mo na lang yan hehehe
Wawa naman!
not worth repairing. apple murders your wallet when you bought a brand new gadget, and then they overkill it on after sales.
from my experiences, it really is a damaged LCD screen, even though you can’t see the crack.
:D
can i just have it? haha.. :D
I accidentally “cracked” my mac book air’s screen a month ago and the replacement cost they( cebu’s iStore) gave me was around 40k. Share mo naman if you can find an alternative sa ebay. Which store ka pala magpapa-ayos na 25-30k lang?
probably a damage flex cable from the display to the motherboard.
That’s pretty bad bro.. MAC’s are just like a delicate woman.. they are expensive and fragile..
Yes! Macs are like those Beautiful, delicate and fragile women! Exclusively for rich but dumb boys! :p
get a pc!
Oh my, Macbook Air is my dream laptop (I can’t afford to buy one for myself) and it can get broken that easily? The replacement parts are way too expensive, buying a new one sounds better.
25-30k for replacement? Buy a new one instead.