I feel for ya brother.

Not dropped mine yet, but you know that feeling you get when you nearly drop it... I get that often and I swear to be more careful.

The damage looks minimal, but just like with "minor scratches" in cars, it _hurts_ a lot. How bad did it look before the fix?

It did actually look a lot worse. I almost burst into tears when it happened. I'm glad you think the damage looks minimal. Of course, to me, it looks anything but minimal. I su…

As long as it works I would say just leave it. It also shows how strong these machines are. Imagine if you did that to a PC laptop. Just keep that in mind.

I dropped my Rev A 12" Powerbook in South Station before Thanksgiving and it has a dent similar to yours, but on the front left corner. The latch actually closes better now! Its a…

It's true. In a way, it demonstrates another advantage of the aluminium casing. It's relatively malleable, and so it can absorb shock by deforming in localised areas while mainta…

Quote: Originally posted by typoon: As long as it works I would say just leave it. It also shows how strong these machines are. Imagine if you did that to a PC laptop.…

Can anyone tell me whether Apple Care covers this kind of thing? Their site is less than clear in this respect.

Quote: Originally posted by mintcake: Can anyone tell me whether Apple Care covers this kind of thing? Their site is less than clear in this respect. No It doesn'…

Yep if I took a hammer to this Compaq laptop I use at work you'd just see little pieces of plastic start chipping away and falling apart. Glad your Powerbook survived the fall; br…

/holds head in hands. May I suggest talc on those hands next time! ;-)

i'm glad the thing still works. dont beat yourself up too much. it sucks. we've all done dumb things (lost count myself) anyway, at this point i dont think i'd bother buying apple…

ouch...i don't even own a powerbook and that hurt to look at

Quote: Originally posted by mintcake: Can anyone tell me whether Apple Care covers this kind of thing? Their site is less than clear in this respect. Sorry to see …

I'm sorry this happened, and people have given you some good suggestions, but I've got to know: why the heck are you trying to put a Powerbook up on a high shelf with the potential…

Well, while I never managed to drop the iBook I had a few years back, it was essentially ruined one week to the day after I got. Long story short, I walked out of the room and wh…

Quote: Originally posted by ibook_steve: I'm sorry this happened, and people have given you some good suggestions, but I've got to know: why the heck are you trying to p…

Quote: Originally posted by mintcake: You know Steve, I've been asking myself the same question all day... I think the answer is a combination of (a) I didn't expect to…

Quote: I think I'm going to learn to live with it. Must look into better protection than the Tucano second sleeve though. Oh, and thanks for the support/suggestions everyone.…

Quote: Originally posted by typoon: No It doesn't cover accidental droppage Got my Pismo covered on household insurance when I knocked it off a table. New case, ne…

I'm all for believing in the toughness of the powerbooks :-) but I was just wondering, does anyone know how the powerbook or ibook measure up against the other wintel notebooks in …

Why won't apple fix the "accidental dropped notebook" through apple care, but they will replace the LCD screen with it?(and from what i heard, even "dropped" lcd screens"

Ack! What can I do? I got my Al 15" literally 4 days ago and the latch is failing. It won't stay closed anymore... even when it's just sitting on a desk. Is there anything I ca…

Quote: Originally posted by j718a: Is there anything I can do myself to fix it? Yes someone here posted the instructions Apple gave him to fix it himself. The threa…