Bottom plate "bulge" on 2012 MacBook Pro 13" (outward dent)
I purchased my first Mac this summer at the 2012 refresh of the Mac line. I purchased a 2012 MacBook Pro, 13" non-retina
I went to pick my MacBook up about an hour ago and noticed a small dent on the bottom, I noticed it because it was bulging outward (See photo). I'm pretty suprised because I keep my MacBook in immaculate condition.
Curious, and pretty upset, I opened my computer up to see what the issue was. This is the only flaw to come to my baby since I bought it 🙂
Upon opening the bottom case, I saw that the issue was a screw in between my hard drive and my Superdrive ( the that stuck out a little further than the other one that was lined up with it).
I am a little bothered by this, considering that the only two pads on the inside of the bottom plate are for these two screws and one failed to do it's job.
Obviously, the case damage takes my computer away from mint condition and drops resale value.
I purchased this computer from Best Buy and purchased the 1 year ADH warranty from them.
Would something like this be covered? Do I have any reason to be concerned, aside from the appearance? Is anyone else having this issue?
Also, should I bring this in to the Apple Store, which is about a 45 minute drive from here, or to best buy (about 10 minutes)?
Any help or suggestion would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion