Cracked MacBook Case

Hey everybody,
I have exactly the same problem and know why this happened and everything. Really, its not that weird lol ... but im sure someone else exlpained it above.

so, my problem is the following: i bought my macbook (early 2008) in may 2008 in Germany.
right now, though, im living in colombia, south america and here, there are no apple stores!

so, my warranty should cover this cuz i bought it less than 12 months ago. the only thing is, that i dont want to send my macbook anywhere. 1. because in colombia, its pretty unsafe to send stuff by post cuz it gets "lost" hehe and 2. because i'm scared that on the trip around the world it will even break more and warrenty would make me responsible...

does anyone got an idea what i could do? I would be so thankful, i'm really desperate...

thanks a lot.

finn

I love apple products and have always been very loyal, but this cracking case problem has me really dissapointed. It seems to be a common problem with MacBooks that their cases just crack by themselves. I googled it and many complains have been reported. There is even a Flickr group about it http://www.flickr.com/groups/crackedmacbook/
The first crack on my MacBook appeared about a month ago. Today I saw two real cracks in the back where the hinges are obviously stress cracks. My computer is 10 months old and I treat it like a baby. I'm going to take it to the Apple store where I bought it tomorrow. This will be the third time my computer goes for repair under warranty. Apple should address the problem and do something about it like a product recall. this and other factory defects can really damage customers' brand loyalty.

I've had my Macbook for just over a year now and noticed a crack on the casing to the right of the trackpad. After researching the problem online, I went into my local mac store this afternoon (not an actual apple store) and they said that they would fix it for free. They didn't give me the run around or any problems and I'm supposed to get my computer back tomorrow. I'm very pleased with the service provided, especially as I don't have apple care or any extended warranty.

Took my macbook into the Apple Store in Regent Street, London, on Friday with the same cracks. No need for an appointment at the genius bar, just taken straight from me with no questions asked and the whole keyboard face was replaced free of charge. Great service.

AppleCare just replaced the bottom case on my Core Duo MB after I noted a few tiny cracks. I mentioned a couple stuck LCD pixels while at the Genius Bar/Apple Store discussing cracks and they threw in a new display! Turn around was only four days.

Wow - I have the same issue, and the crack is in the same spot. It's a good thing I got the apple care protection plan.

It can be fixed in store (Apple or authorised service centre).

I just got mine fixed last week... (under AppleCare)

Thanks for the link. I will call them tomorrow (its holiday today :-()

My just cracked AGAIN, like ***? The keyboards are so crappy. This is going to be my 5th replacement (but 2nd replacement due to cracking) but still, that in itself say something's wrong.

deltatux

Just going my 5th replacement keyboard due to cracking in 18th Months. your right bad design...... hence the change to a Aluminum construction me thinks!.

Hi bvk
I am also in India (Hyderabad). My macbook case has cracked after 1 year and 3 months! What did you do for yours?

In medellín there is apple store and Bogotá though, good luck.