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new 12 ibook, screen question
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Hey guys,
I just got a new 12 inch ibook, and have a quick question. When I push or touch the white back of the screen, the LCD deflects on the front as if I had pushed on it from the front. Is this normal bc of the thinness of the screen? Also, sometimes when I type hard I will get screen dimpling at one part of the screen.
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Join Date: May 2004
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If I press really hard on the back of the screen I can get a little dimpling like you said on my 12" iBook G4.
However, I tried typing as hard as I would ever want to, and the screen remained normal.
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In my two year old iBook, I have always had an effect in the top left corner of the LCD similar to what you describe when you type. It's more along the lines of on any pressure on the screen anywhere due to anything causes a small ripple up there. I haven't had any problems with two years of this. It's so small that it is hardly noticeable.
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Be careful!
I had my 12" iBook G4 for less than a month and the screen broke, I still don't know how. Never dropped or banged, apparently the damage was caused just by some pressure on the closed lid. At least that's the best explanation anyone could come up with (including Apple tech). There was absolutely no sign of abuse, not a single tiny scratch. I was very surprised and in my opinion it's a design flaw. Apple declined to repair it under warranty, and I had to pay $500 out of my pocket. Not really happy about this, but then again, it's the first Apple computer that I had to take to the store for repair in over 20 years... 
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Originally posted by renpar61:
Be careful!
I had my 12" iBook G4 for less than a month and the screen broke, I still don't know how. Never dropped or banged, apparently the damage was caused just by some pressure on the closed lid. At least that's the best explanation anyone could come up with (including Apple tech). There was absolutely no sign of abuse, not a single tiny scratch. I was very surprised and in my opinion it's a design flaw. Apple declined to repair it under warranty, and I had to pay $500 out of my pocket. Not really happy about this, but then again, it's the first Apple computer that I had to take to the store for repair in over 20 years...
Extreme temperatures can break LCD screens. That's another possibility. This still wouldn't be covered under warranty, though as it's still considered abuse.
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Originally posted by Detrius:
Extreme temperatures can break LCD screens. That's another possibility. This still wouldn't be covered under warranty, though as it's still considered abuse.
For all the things Apple doesn't cover seems that a Safeware insurance policy is probably better money spent than the Applecare program.
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