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My TiBook hits the floor
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Like an idiot, I tripped over the power cord and dragged it off the couchside table and it fell 2 feet to the floor.
No apparent damage or so it seemed.
Then I went to insert a CD and noticed that the slot was mashed together and the front of the case underneath the slot had come apart. The case was bent such that a CD couldn't be inserted and there was a quarter-inch gap where the case had separated. Oh crap. My heart sank, thinking this can't be a good thing.
Well, there is a happy ending and it says something about the toughness of the TiBook. I grabbed my Swiss Army Knife and carefully inserted the blade inside the slot, twisted it slightly and popped the case back together. Bada-bing, bada-boom. TiBook fixed!
Looking at it now, you can't tell that it was ever damaged. I should have took a pic of it before I fixed it as it really looked pretty bad.
I've dropped the TiBook off the couch before (problem with hyperactive cat) but this is the first time it's ever shown any ill effects.
Either I'm lucky or Apple makes some tough-skinned notebooks!
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Yikes, you'd think that the power plug wouldn't grip hard enough to yank the whole thing off the table. Shoulda made it with in-line releases like the XBox controllers have... Then again, that COULD get really annoying if it got unplugged all the time, but then again, you probably have a battery in there.
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Instead of using a swiss army knife, please remove the bottom case cover as you would when inserting an airport card. It's a little more nuisance but far safer than sticking a knife around the computer (especially a folding knife with no lockback on it- the knife can fold shut and cut you in the process when you use a swiss army knife.)
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Great story...thanks for posting.
Actually, it would be kinda nice to build a "database" of use and abuse that the Ti books have experienced. What are common absuses that the Tibook passes and which mistakes turn out to be Tibook killers? A common complaint from non-users (and users too?) is that the Ti book "seems really flimsy." But this experience as well as some of my own prove otherwise. 
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Originally posted by freebird:
You're one lucky dude! Just in case something like this happens again, consider http://www.safeware.com.
do you recommend this over Applecare, does it cover the same thing?
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Originally posted by cambro:
Actually, it would be kinda nice to build a "database" of use and abuse that the Ti books have experienced.
I'd like that. That way, if I decide to purchase a used TiBook, I can just check the database to see who to avoid buying from!
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Originally posted by msuper69:
Like an idiot, I tripped over the power cord and dragged it off the couchside table and it fell 2 feet to the floor.
No apparent damage or so it seemed.
Then I went to insert a CD and noticed that the slot was mashed together and the front of the case underneath the slot had come apart. The case was bent such that a CD couldn't be inserted and there was a quarter-inch gap where the case had separated. Oh crap. My heart sank, thinking this can't be a good thing.
Well, there is a happy ending and it says something about the toughness of the TiBook. I grabbed my Swiss Army Knife and carefully inserted the blade inside the slot, twisted it slightly and popped the case back together. Bada-bing, bada-boom. TiBook fixed!
Looking at it now, you can't tell that it was ever damaged. I should have took a pic of it before I fixed it as it really looked pretty bad.
I've dropped the TiBook off the couch before (problem with hyperactive cat) but this is the first time it's ever shown any ill effects.
Either I'm lucky or Apple makes some tough-skinned notebooks!
This is why (and only why) I got my PB order thru CompUSA.... TAP (3 years).... They will replace with no questions asked.... Done it twice on my iPod!
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Applecare and Safeware are really for two different things. Applecare protects you from hardware failures where safeware protects you from hardware accidents. I recommend them both. Safeware is very reasonable and one price can protect all computers in your home plus peripherals and software. My homeowners insurance will only cover the first $1000. It's nice to know that if my Ti is damaged, even if I do something stupid, that I won't be sol.
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Me too. I managed to drop mine last night: had it on the lab and tried to catch a notice on a table right next to me.......ouuuch...it slipped of to the left and hit the floor with it�s left side lower casing........but i was lucky: no damage at all, no paint chipping, no screen issues. This thingy is REALLY rugged!!!
ME IS A LUCKY MAN
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i line itemed many things to go on my homeowners insurance...including my LCD projector and my computers. it only added about $3/month more to my premium. everything is covered: theft, flooding, fire, etc (things i can't control) as well as 'my fault' things: droping laptops for example; projector's ceiling mount releases, etc. hell, when i took my Ti on my Alaskan trip, it was covered if a bear mauled me and the 'book or it fell off the cruise ship into the water. all covered 
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Wow,
What homeowners insurance do you use? Sounds too good to be true.
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