Balance Fail
Lately, my MacBook Pro has been having performance issues—mostly culminating in the computer stalling out and requiring a long wait until reacting or a reboot outright. In addition to the stall issues, at random times, there are various horizontal streaks across certain applications and, at other times, random gradients and screen smears pop up. This tells me that the video card is in the process of failing, like my PowerBook G4 did.
Apparently, my MacBook Pro isn’t challenged enough, though. On the way to take it upstairs, I had it open like a pizza box and I slipped on the step up to the foyer in my house. Down goes the MacBook Pro from four feet up onto a tile floor. Could it land face up?
Of course not.
Face down on the slot-drive side it goes. Damage: Dented front-right corner, warped drive slot, dented screen (caved slightly on the right side). The computer still works, for now. I can insert and eject a disc, but I need to straighten the slot with a knife.
Looks like I’m gonna have to replace this increasingly unreliable machine soon. Daily backups? You bet your ass.
Now to save up enough coin to make the purchase.
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