How to fix a warped Macbook Air?

So I accidentally dropped my Macbook Air the other day and while catching it mid-air, I banged it against the side table. It resulted in some dents and bruises. When I closed the lid, the edges are already un-even.

So this is what I did to fix the dent.

The solid, aluminum unibody of the Macbook Air is pretty tough. However, since the edges are very thin, a concentrated impact can leave some bruises.

And, after banging it again against the dashboard of my car, it actually made several cuts into the dashboard. Still, the Macbook Air lives!

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

19 Comments

Yuya says:

14 years ago

An actual drop test. Good thing its still alive. :)
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Taz says:

14 years ago

akin na lang Sir Abe hehehe…
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mary says:

14 years ago

:) May typo po sa post:

…aluminum unibody fot he Macbook air is…

Wala lang.

As for your fix… o_O haha
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justified says:

14 years ago

adik ka abe….hehe
merry xmas sau..namamasko po :)
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scorer says:

14 years ago

cool but if everything fails
you can try this at home Sir Yuga: http://www.theiloop.com/iexplode-old-macbook-air-exploded-using-dynamite-video/

in the end Macbook Air can handle dynamite explosion so wickedly awesome hehehe
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wh@ says:

14 years ago

@ mary mkpag comment akalo mo perfect sha. Tau din po si sir yuga.
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No Name says:

14 years ago

@mary

New MacBook Air is Unibody
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No Name says:

14 years ago

@mary

Latest MacBook Air is Unibody
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NemOry says:

14 years ago

sayang po na sa warp ang macb0ok. Hehe . . .ung medicine jan ay gagamitan ph0t0sh0p at iwawarp. .jwk. .hehe
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mary says:

14 years ago

@wh@

:) I think sir yuga appreciates the corrections. Ginagawa ng ibang regular readers niya yung pag-point out ng small errors… ginaya ko lang kasi I think it’s a good way of helping out the blog owner, as long as we don’t say it in a nasty way, diba?

Kasi busy si sir yuga para i-double or triple-check yung post kaya na-appreciate niya kung may ibang mag-p-point-out nung errors sa post. :) Para pwede niya i-edit and ayusin. Don’t you agree?
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Abe Olandres says:

14 years ago

Hi guys! Appreciate the corrections! =)
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Kim says:

14 years ago

Hey, Soul Sister! :D
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garz says:

14 years ago

wow. i never thought a macbook could be fixed that way. :)
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Eason says:

14 years ago

I’m sorry for being a newbie / noob but what does the word “warped” technically mean?
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Jaims says:

14 years ago

warped = dented
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Teknisyan says:

14 years ago

Nice work around!!!!

Parang drag and drop lang yan!!
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Ferdinand Angeles says:

14 years ago

May kilala akong latero sa talyer who can really fix dents
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Benchmark33 says:

14 years ago

Hehehe iba iba din pala meaning ng warped…I thought the unit is “twisted” (the way I understand warped)…it was “dented” pala meaning in terms of gadgets….now i know. Thanks everybody! :-)
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