Comments on: My MacBook Battery And Cracked MacBook Screen http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/ Where the world comes to complain. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: keri http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15164 keri Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:06:47 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15164 ok so it's been a few years since I posted this comment, but I just read everyones response. since then I have witnessed 4 friends and family members crack their computer screens. my sister dropped a magnet near her MacBook and the magnet hit the screen and caused a huge black hole Which eventually turned into an entire black screen. two others sat on/stepped on their pc laptops, and my father dropped his off of his recliner while sleeping with it on him. in all instances, something was causing the screens to crack. I still to this day don't understand how my screen cracked in transition from my apartment to the apple store, and I will probably not buy a laptop from apple until the problem is adressed and/or fixed. I have an iPhone now, and after watching a professor's screen crack on his iPhone midclass while it was in his pocket, I took extraordinary and wxpensive measures to protect mine with an otterbox. too bad they don't make those for MacBooks. my new pc has not had a single problem in 2 years, and when I brought my MacBook overseas, since it's already shot, the screen cracked even more. very nice. ok so it’s been a few years since I posted this comment, but I just read everyones response. since then I have witnessed 4 friends and family members crack their computer screens. my sister dropped a magnet near her MacBook and the magnet hit the screen and caused a huge black hole Which eventually turned into an entire black screen. two others sat on/stepped on their pc laptops, and my father dropped his off of his recliner while sleeping with it on him. in all instances, something was causing the screens to crack. I still to this day don’t understand how my screen cracked in transition from my apartment to the apple store, and I will probably not buy a laptop from apple until the problem is adressed and/or fixed. I have an iPhone now, and after watching a professor’s screen crack on his iPhone midclass while it was in his pocket, I took extraordinary and wxpensive measures to protect mine with an otterbox. too bad they don’t make those for MacBooks. my new pc has not had a single problem in 2 years, and when I brought my MacBook overseas, since it’s already shot, the screen cracked even more. very nice.

]]> By: DrunkenTech http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15160 DrunkenTech Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:39:35 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15160 Maybe Apple shouldn't sell laptops to anyone in Texas, nor sell them to anyone who use the words "rite" or "ur" in a technical discussion. Maybe Apple shouldn’t sell laptops to anyone in Texas, nor sell them to anyone who use the words “rite” or “ur” in a technical discussion.

]]> By: james http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15155 james Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:52:11 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-15155 look... everybody that keeps saying " i drop mine all the time and it doesn't break. Screens don't just break." Just because yours has not broken yet does not mean it doesn't break. Your mac is not being used and in the same conditions as everyone else. my screen broke but not from force because i use it all day everyday and i always take care of it the best i can and have never dropped it or set anything on it. I was just using it one day and noticed a hairline crak that over a few days began to warp the area around the crack. not too long after that the edges started to warp where there is no crack at all and the entire edge is blacked out all the way around. i think georgie may be rite about the climate idea because it got pretty hot here in texas and that is when the edges went black. so dont say screens dont just break or mess up on there own if ur not an expert on computer screens. look… everybody that keeps saying ” i drop mine all the time and it doesn’t break. Screens don’t just break.” Just because yours has not broken yet does not mean it doesn’t break. Your mac is not being used and in the same conditions as everyone else. my screen broke but not from force because i use it all day everyday and i always take care of it the best i can and have never dropped it or set anything on it. I was just using it one day and noticed a hairline crak that over a few days began to warp the area around the crack. not too long after that the edges started to warp where there is no crack at all and the entire edge is blacked out all the way around. i think georgie may be rite about the climate idea because it got pretty hot here in texas and that is when the edges went black. so dont say screens dont just break or mess up on there own if ur not an expert on computer screens.

]]> By: DrunkenTech http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-13978 DrunkenTech Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:57:37 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-13978 I've had machines where the battery has swollen so thick (2+inches) that the machine cannot sit level and the trackpad stops working. The swollen battery is an obvious failure that would not go undetected except in the slightest, smallest cases. In which case: Swollen batteries do not cause screen spotting or cracks unless you have anger management problems and throw the battery at the screen. If you knowingly KEEP the battery, swollen to the size of a southern biscuit, inside your computer, you are a fool. That's like not going to the hospital if you find blood coming from your eyes. Short story: keep an eye on your computer and don't beat it up. NOT DIFFICULT I’ve had machines where the battery has swollen so thick (2+inches) that the machine cannot sit level and the trackpad stops working. The swollen battery is an obvious failure that would not go undetected except in the slightest, smallest cases. In which case:

Swollen batteries do not cause screen spotting or cracks unless you have anger management problems and throw the battery at the screen. If you knowingly KEEP the battery, swollen to the size of a southern biscuit, inside your computer, you are a fool. That’s like not going to the hospital if you find blood coming from your eyes.

Short story: keep an eye on your computer and don’t beat it up. NOT DIFFICULT

]]> By: blake http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-13976 blake Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:24:51 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-13976 i have been working on computers for four years now, and the issue with the screen cracking on the macbooks is that the battery overheats and causes a stress on the screen, the reason why regular laptops don't have this issue, is because they have more space to "breath" meaning more holes, for air to cool the battery, if you have the issue of your battery not being recognized, even if you can take your cord out and it still be on, remove your battery asap, even if it is a mac or a pc, it will overheat first causing your screen to have have a dim area, the one i am on has that issue right now, but anyways, the it will eventually crack it, i have had no other complaints other than that with my macbook, i am actually looking for a cheap screen replacement site at the moment, i am repairing an a1278 for a friend, need a screen for cheap, like less than 200 bucks, oem or not idk, 13.3 glossy i believe, havent recieved it quite yet, Thanks all, Blake i have been working on computers for four years now, and the issue with the screen cracking on the macbooks is that the battery overheats and causes a stress on the screen, the reason why regular laptops don’t have this issue, is because they have more space to “breath” meaning more holes, for air to cool the battery, if you have the issue of your battery not being recognized, even if you can take your cord out and it still be on, remove your battery asap, even if it is a mac or a pc, it will overheat first causing your screen to have have a dim area, the one i am on has that issue right now, but anyways, the it will eventually crack it, i have had no other complaints other than that with my macbook, i am actually looking for a cheap screen replacement site at the moment, i am repairing an a1278 for a friend, need a screen for cheap, like less than 200 bucks, oem or not idk, 13.3 glossy i believe, havent recieved it quite yet,
Thanks all,
Blake

]]> By: tired http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-12766 tired Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:56:58 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-12766 this blog is stupid. screens do not just break. i have used mac books and apple computers my entire life. i have dropped them countless times and also have pets that are hard on my computer. yet the only time i suffered from a cracked screen is when my boyfriend plopped down on my couch with my open macbook behind it. the apple store gave you a battery for free- no questions asked. go find an apple specialist (tech serve is one that is cheaper), get your screen fixed, and stop bitching. take better care of it. if you "went away" and the screen cracked (by no fault to you of course), then maybe you should put your computer in a safer spot when you leave it unattended next time. screens are fragile...its the most expensive piece of equipment involved in a laptop. just be thankful that it wasn't your hard drive that "spontaneously" stopped working. this blog is stupid. screens do not just break. i have used mac books and apple computers my entire life. i have dropped them countless times and also have pets that are hard on my computer. yet the only time i suffered from a cracked screen is when my boyfriend plopped down on my couch with my open macbook behind it. the apple store gave you a battery for free- no questions asked. go find an apple specialist (tech serve is one that is cheaper), get your screen fixed, and stop bitching. take better care of it. if you “went away” and the screen cracked (by no fault to you of course), then maybe you should put your computer in a safer spot when you leave it unattended next time. screens are fragile…its the most expensive piece of equipment involved in a laptop. just be thankful that it wasn’t your hard drive that “spontaneously” stopped working.

]]> By: Golden Monkey http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11621 Golden Monkey Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:36:48 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11621 Reading this and a few other sites on the same topic - could the "non-external force" cracks be a result of extreme temp changes? Presumably the screen and the casing expand and contract at different rates, and perhaps that could cause pressure on the screen, and hence cracks. My girl friend's macbook cracked yesterday, with no obvious external forces, it's Summer here in Shanghai and so high thirties centigrade outside and too cool air conditioned inside (often as low as 18). A few other posts referred to breaks appearing whilst on holiday in Egypt - so assuming a similar thing there... Not a hypotheses I'm able to test, but maybe a not too far flung explanation. Reading this and a few other sites on the same topic - could the “non-external force” cracks be a result of extreme temp changes?

Presumably the screen and the casing expand and contract at different rates, and perhaps that could cause pressure on the screen, and hence cracks. My girl friend’s macbook cracked yesterday, with no obvious external forces, it’s Summer here in Shanghai and so high thirties centigrade outside and too cool air conditioned inside (often as low as 18).

A few other posts referred to breaks appearing whilst on holiday in Egypt - so assuming a similar thing there… Not a hypotheses I’m able to test, but maybe a not too far flung explanation.

]]> By: Georgie http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11424 Georgie Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:57:16 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11424 I got a macbook yesterday and love it. I had a sony vaio which had a 30min battery life, flimsy keys, bad quality screen, and rubbish speakers. Reading this, is there anything I can do to prevent my screen from cracking? I got a macbook yesterday and love it. I had a sony vaio which had a 30min battery life, flimsy keys, bad quality screen, and rubbish speakers. Reading this, is there anything I can do to prevent my screen from cracking?

]]> By: peanutt20 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11332 peanutt20 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:38:07 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-11332 Drunkentech... that post is the funniest thing I've ever read :) I came across this site because my daughter dropped my macbook over 5 feet from her loft bed. While it sustained some major pixel damage and I will have to replace the LCD, I'm actually starting to feel that I lucked out as far as what could have happened. The fact that there is no visible damage other than LCD pixel issues leaves me with a positive impression of the macbook durability. 5 Feet! For me, a quick back-up and then mailing to a thrid party repair company is worth a couple hundred bucks when I compare the benefits of having my mac over the frustration of when I had a PC. My previous laptop was actually in grave danger of LCD/damage issues since it took every bit of personal restraint I could muster not to throw the piece of junk over my balcony into the dumpster. Drunkentech… that post is the funniest thing I’ve ever read :) I came across this site because my daughter dropped my macbook over 5 feet from her loft bed. While it sustained some major pixel damage and I will have to replace the LCD, I’m actually starting to feel that I lucked out as far as what could have happened. The fact that there is no visible damage other than LCD pixel issues leaves me with a positive impression of the macbook durability. 5 Feet! For me, a quick back-up and then mailing to a thrid party repair company is worth a couple hundred bucks when I compare the benefits of having my mac over the frustration of when I had a PC. My previous laptop was actually in grave danger of LCD/damage issues since it took every bit of personal restraint I could muster not to throw the piece of junk over my balcony into the dumpster.

]]> By: Notes From The “My MacBook is too fragile” Bullshit Pile « DrunkenTech.com http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-10935 Notes From The “My MacBook is too fragile” Bullshit Pile « DrunkenTech.com Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:47:29 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-macbook-battery-and-cracked-macbook-screen/928/#comment-10935 [...] another dumbass, named Jeannine, decided to post on MyBiggestComplaint.com about how their MacBook was only dropped a few times: My macbook screen [...] […] another dumbass, named Jeannine, decided to post on MyBiggestComplaint.com about how their MacBook was only dropped a few times: My macbook screen […]

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