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I found cracks on back of my imac
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Jul 8, 2006, 04:25 PM
 
I found 2 cracks on back of my iMac in ventilation, if anybody have same thing. Now here in latvia very high temperature. maybe it's from this.




     
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Jul 8, 2006, 04:46 PM
 
woah, such big pictures. they look more like really bad scuffs to me. do they a clear touch to them or is there a defenate gap? i cant tell from the way to big pictures
     
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Jul 8, 2006, 05:17 PM
 
They coming from inside
     
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Jul 8, 2006, 05:35 PM
 
It is common for plastics to crack under direct sunlight, that could be the problem.
     
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Jul 8, 2006, 06:03 PM
 
I don't have any direct sunligth to my mac back, window in room is far away from mac.
     
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Jul 8, 2006, 07:10 PM
 
Huh, this is wierd. Maybe you could contact Apple if it is still under warrenty, but I don't think they would do anything about it. I hate having my Mac look imperfect, it must be frustrating.
     
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Jul 17, 2006, 07:16 AM
 
Mold lines

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Jul 17, 2006, 10:46 AM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh
Mold lines
Man, that would suck!
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Jul 21, 2006, 12:35 AM
 
Actually mine arrived with alot of scratch marks on the clear plastic casing. I guess I should call and complain... it's really distracting when light hits it.
     
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Jul 21, 2006, 11:07 AM
 
Mine did too, but since I had to move a few months after I got it, I figured it would just get scratched anyway.
     
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Jul 21, 2006, 09:19 PM
 
I dunno if mine has cracks or not. I don't spend much time looking at the BACK of it. I dust it off everyonce in a while, but other than that, I look at the screen.
     
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Jul 22, 2006, 10:46 AM
 
There's another thread about cracks in the back. Didn't mean to sound harsh in my last post.

I don't think it was decided if they were cracks, or just part of the manufactuering process. As long as your machine is running great, I wouldn't worry about it. But if you are worried, call applecare and see what they say about it.

I can't really tell from your pictures if it's a crack or not. Looks more like a scuff to me.
     
   
 
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