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    My new powerbook g4.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by MYK, May 24, 2007.

  1. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Since this is made of aluminum and has a dedicated video card, it has been slightly bent on the bottom. Maximum temp when i used it was 50 degrees maybe a little more. When you place it on a table it doesn't sit 100% correctly. It's like when a table has uneven legs. Nothing serious just slightly, and on the top left corner the body isn't very aligned with the case.

    Any chance of fixing this without changing the case? I'm ok with this but should I be worried, performance wise?
     

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  2. cycloneguy2618

    cycloneguy2618 Notebook Deity

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    This should be in the Apple section, shouldn't it?
     
    cycloneguy2618, May 24, 2007
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  3. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    Correct.
    Moved.
     
    mujtaba, May 24, 2007
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    KelchM Notebook Evangelist

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    looks to me like it got smashed at some point.
     
    KelchM, May 24, 2007
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    with my experience, you have nothing to worry about, out of the Hundreds of Macs that I have seen, I go to an Apple supplied school. many people drop them, bend them, or whatever, and have no issues with performance or heat at all.

    of course there is a chance, but out of all of the Apple laptops that I have seen that have been damaged in some way, all of them have been perfectly fine in the end. My roomate's Powerbook G4 has been running strong for over a year and a 1/2 after being dropped and dented, with absolutely no problems. other than already being slow for what he is doing with it :p
     
    circa86, May 24, 2007
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