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I Hate Aluminum — #7

ouch, that's a nice one. but, just like car dents, only the first one hurts. and don't hate aluminum, hate your friend instead. be more selective with whom you let trudge about you…
MacNN Troubleshooting by teknopimp Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 10:39

I Hate Aluminum — #6

Is it really necessary to direct anger and blame towards Apple because you have a clumsy friend?
MacNN Troubleshooting by madmacgames Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 10:37

I Hate Aluminum — #5

Dropping (fairly) heavy objects onto your laptop is never a good idea, not matter what it's made of. Based on the damage, I doubt that plastic would have helped.
MacNN Troubleshooting by TailsToo Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 09:07

I Hate Aluminum — #4

Pismo's was like a tank! Could be tossed around without any damage. I hope you had Safeware.com insurance ...... no deductable ..... free replacement plus extras! I sent in a TiP…
MacNN Troubleshooting by romeosc Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 08:10

I Hate Aluminum — #3

Quote: Originally Posted by fleaplus So on Thursday my friend dropped a desktop hard drive onto my powerbook. It now has a nice big dent in the aluminum right above the trackpad…
MacNN Troubleshooting by solitere Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 05:28

Tiger: what about Sony Ericsson 910i compatibility? — #6

Looks like the RAZR is now supported too. That's good, I was thinking of getting a RAZR. Also I noticed under Pocket PC compatibility they have a link direct to Mark/Space for Th…
MacNN Software by michaelb Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 04:54

OS X Tiger Customisation + Widgets — #1

Now that Tiger has started shipping (to some people) I thought it would be good to have a thread where people post pics of the widgets they are using and/or have created and the c…
MacNN Software by Noonster Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 04:47

I Hate Aluminum — #2

Ouch make yourt friend pay for the repair. Just looking at that hurts my heart.
MacNN Troubleshooting by jdiddy Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 03:50

I Hate Aluminum — #1

So on Thursday my friend dropped a desktop hard drive onto my powerbook. It now has a nice big dent in the aluminum right above the trackpad and the 60GB hdd it came with is dented…
MacNN Troubleshooting by fleaplus Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #15

I took the whole thing apart again and pounded the dent out. Now sleep mode doesn't freeze and the airport card works again. (I took care to keep the antenna from being peirced whe…
MacNN Troubleshooting by fleaplus Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #16

Don't hate your friend or cast the blame on the aluminum; that is so lame. This is in the same category as the risk you run by having open containers of drinks next to your laptop…
MacNN Troubleshooting by urrl78 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #17

Quote: Originally Posted by urrl78 Don't hate your friend or cast the blame on the aluminum; that is so lame. This is in the same category as the risk you run by having open co…
MacNN Troubleshooting by fleaplus Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #18

I'm pretty picky when it comes to the looks of my Apple hardware. If my G5, display, or Powerbook ever get a ding, dent, or scratch... they are gone. Seriously, I'd have to repla…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jasonsRX7 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #19

Quote: Originally Posted by urrl78 I usually park my 2003 Mustang GT furthest away in the parking lot AND take up two parking spaces. Occupying more than one space is calle…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Big Mac Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #20

>I usually park my 2003 Mustang GT furthest away in the parking lot AND take up two parking spaces. That's you?!? I just saw a new mustang 2005? the new body / style. I'm not …
MacNN Troubleshooting by osxisfun Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #21

actually double parking is when you park besides a car that is parked on a curb on the road, parking in two lanes at a supermarket/parking lot isn't really frowned upon unless the …
MacNN Troubleshooting by iREZ Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #22

Quote: Originally Posted by iREZ actually double parking is when you park besides a car that is parked on a curb on the road, parking in two lanes at a supermarket/parking lot i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by osxisfun Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #23

Quote: Originally Posted by urrl78 I usually park my 2003 Mustang GT furthest away in the parking lot AND take up two parking spaces. I used to know guys in school that sin…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jasonsRX7 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #24

Thats a nice dent man! Bummer. Wonder why you are having issues? There is absolutely no components under that part of the top case (trackpad is part of top case). Plastic is by f…
MacNN Troubleshooting by StonedRose Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #25

Quote: Originally Posted by romeosc Pismo's was like a tank! Could be tossed around without any damage. Thats the thing I loved about my Pismo...this thing took a huge be…
MacNN Troubleshooting by stevesnj Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #26

Quote: Originally Posted by urrl78 I usually park my 2003 Mustang GT furthest away in the parking lot AND take up two parking spaces. My car sits there alone in the empty portio…
MacNN Troubleshooting by teknopimp Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47

I Hate Aluminum — #27

I love the look of Al, but frankly after having two Al PBs, I much prefer our iBook's case.
MacNN Troubleshooting by alex_kac Sun, 24 Apr 2005 - 02:47
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