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So I dropped my macbook pro a couple of days ago from around four feet up. It landed and left a nice big dent on the casing... Anyways I opened it up and the lcd screen had several nice big cracks on the bottom of the screen. Those cracks and the area around them are turning black so I can't see the screen where the cracks are in some places... This is getting worse. For those who have experience with shit like this, will the blackness stop where the cracks are or invade my entire screen making it completely useless? Can I get an external monitor and then not have to worry about my screen situation? What is the probability that I'm going to lose my hard drive in the very near future due to the fall?

I'm in another country right now so I want to wait on getting another comp until I get back into the US where it is way cheaper if I need to replace it or anything else with the comp.


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Your screen is probably going to die. The hard drive won't be affected by this, though. And you can connect it to an external monitor and it should work just fine.

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Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.

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Quote: from Ancient Rights at 5:47 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Your screen is probably going to die. The hard drive won't be affected by this, though. And you can connect it to an external monitor and it should work just fine.

so you don't think my hard drive will be affected by a 4 foot drop?


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Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.

Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.


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Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 7:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Ancient Rights at 5:47 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Your screen is probably going to die. The hard drive won't be affected by this, though. And you can connect it to an external monitor and it should work just fine.

so you don't think my hard drive will be affected by a 4 foot drop?


It should be fine.

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quickly save ur stuff to some cd's/dvd's/flash drives and some other stuff b4 it goes blank cause im not sure about your hard drive, if something is wrong with it you may not notice it as soon as it happens, u might notice its having boot up problems and stuff like that, u never know

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Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.

Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.



Order it from the net?

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Quote: from Ancient Rights at 5:52 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 7:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Ancient Rights at 5:47 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Your screen is probably going to die. The hard drive won't be affected by this, though. And you can connect it to an external monitor and it should work just fine.
 

 so you don't think my hard drive will be affected by a 4 foot drop?


It should be fine.



Do you know if there is a way to tell if the heads crashed or not? Or if I took it into a mac dealer would they be able to tell me?


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Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:59 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.
 

 Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.



Order it from the net?


Either very expensive or a huge customs fiasco with me having to pay up the ass to get the comp.

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Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:04 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:59 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.

  Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.


 
 Order it from the net?


Either very expensive or a huge customs fiasco with me having to pay up the ass to get the comp.


Jesus fuckign christ
there are laptops on the net for 100-200 dollars
just get a new one
or dont use the broken one much until you get back to the US and then get a new one
either way dont get a separate screen

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Quote: from Kaijuu at 6:08 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:04 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:59 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.
   

  Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.



  Order it from the net?

 
 Either very expensive or a huge customs fiasco with me having to pay up the ass to get the comp.


Jesus fuckign christ
there are laptops on the net for 100-200 dollars
just get a new one
or dont use the broken one much until you get back to the US and then get a new one
either way dont get a separate screen

I really don't think you understand how it works retard. I won't be able to *get* it or if I do I will end up paying several hundred dollars a few times the value of the computer to get it. I understand that you may be a hick without a passport so you don't understand how international shit like this works...As I have said before you illiterate fuck just ordering it off the internet isn't quite as simple as it sounds when you are not in someplace like the United States...

So now why shouldn't I get a separate screen that will be far cheaper than a new computer(assuming my screen becomes unusable)?


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Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:13 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 6:08 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:04 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:59 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.

   Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.


   
  Order it from the net?


  Either very expensive or a huge customs fiasco with me having to pay up the ass to get the comp.

 
 Jesus fuckign christ  
 there are laptops on the net for 100-200 dollars  
 just get a new one  
 or dont use the broken one much until you get back to the US and then get a new one  
 either way dont get a separate screen

I really don't think you understand how it works retard. I won't be able to *get* it or if I do I will end up paying several hundred dollars a few times the value of the computer to get it. I understand that you may be a hick without a passport so you don't understand how international shit like this works...As I have said before you illiterate fuck just ordering it off the internet isn't quite as simple as it sounds when you are not in someplace like the United States...

So now why shouldn't I get a separate screen that will be far cheaper than a new computer(assuming my screen becomes unusable)?



You're the fucking retard. You can order something on the net and get it sent to wherever the fuck you are. Things are cheap on the internet, crazy I know, but its true. There are people that send shit to places OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. So instead of looking stupid with an extra screen, buy another laptop for a low price on the net.
OR you can gtfo livewire and only use your computer when necesary until you can get back to the us and buy another laptop from a store.
Instead of buying another screen and looking like a retard because you can get a laptop for about 100 bucks off the net

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Quote: from Kaijuu at 6:43 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:13 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 6:08 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 6:04 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:59 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Patronizing Bastard at 5:49 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Quote: from Kaijuu at 5:48 pm on Aug. 2, 2009

Just buy a new laptop. before the screen trns completely black put all your files on the new laptop. They aren't that expensive.
     

    Not in the United States... in certain other countries they are way way more expensive.



   Order it from the net?

   
  Either very expensive or a huge customs fiasco with me having to pay up the ass to get the comp.


  Jesus fuckign christ
  there are laptops on the net for 100-200 dollars
  just get a new one
  or dont use the broken one much until you get back to the US and then get a new one
  either way dont get a separate screen

 

 I really don't think you understand how it works retard. I won't be able to *get* it or if I do I will end up paying several hundred dollars a few times the value of the computer to get it. I understand that you may be a hick without a passport so you don't understand how international shit like this works...As I have said before you illiterate fuck just ordering it off the internet isn't quite as simple as it sounds when you are not in someplace like the United States...  

 So now why shouldn't I get a separate screen that will be far cheaper than a new computer(assuming my screen becomes unusable)?



You're the fucking retard. You can order something on the net and get it sent to wherever the fuck you are. Things are cheap on the internet, crazy I know, but its true. There are people that send shit to places OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. So instead of looking stupid with an extra screen, buy another laptop for a low price on the net.
OR you can gtfo livewire and only use your computer when necesary until you can get back to the us and buy another laptop from a store.  
Instead of buying another screen and looking like a retard because you can get a laptop for about 100 bucks off the net

Ignorant hick. I would be laughing at you right now if it weren't for the fact that this problem screwing me.


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