Comments on: My Stained MacBook (and what Apple did about it)

By: tjniels

tjniels — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:19:33 +0000

Are they still doing any sort of replacement? I got a brand new Macbook (2.1 GHz Core2 Duo) and the thing collects stains much more quickly than my iBook G4 did. I have to clean it every week, and it has never quite gotten back to the original color.

By: Oliver Kiss

Oliver Kiss — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:45:41 +0000

Great article! Really helped a lot! Thanks!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:27:55 +0000

hi:) is this staining/marking problem only with the white macbook’s? is the same problem occurring with black mb’s? perhaps a reason to spend the extra $100 to avoid time and pain of having to replace and replace.
cheers.

By: emilia

emilia — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:56:26 +0000

my macbook is reaching the stage of DISGUSTING! i really need to get the plastic replaced…

By: mike

mike — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:22:01 +0000

i’m glad i found this blog. i’ve been thinking about buying a macbook for a while now, and though i like the way the black mac looks, it’s a bit out of my price range. but i was also worried, with the risk of pit-hand stains, about buying a white mac. gpod to know it’s not a permanent injury.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:58:21 +0000

HI… just FYI I have a iBOOK that started getting discolored and I used the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and WALA it looks like a brand new laptop. I am not sure it will work on the MacBook but give it a try… have the magic eraser loosen the discoloration / dirt and then have a damp rag to wipe it all away. The eraser seems to loosen it or lift it but then it kind of smears so that is why you should have the damp rag to wipe it all away.

Good Luck!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:19:27 +0000

I believe I had this problem on a “not so swift” iBook G4. When I tried to clean it, I ruined the trackpad and had to get the whole palmrest replaced. Might I make a suggestion to everyone who owns a MacBook…BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I still use an eMac and a 466MHZ iBook and a iBook G4, and the 466 is impossible to take apart and fix without losing something (a screw) are impossible to take apart, and the Parts???? $700 for a logic board… Are you freakin kidding me? The warranty saved me a bunch of times on the iBook G4, for 3 keyboards, a trackpad, the airport cable, and the logic board. Investing in the AppleCare policy is one of the best choices I have ever made…Next to switching to the Mac:) I do have a question to all MacBook users, are they worth the switch… I have heard that they are very fast but have many problems. Thank You.

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:25:40 +0000

Chel: AppleCare covers you through the first year overall, but only for the priority tech support call for the first 90 days. On the Macs I've owned, I've held out on AppleCare purchases until late in my year cycle. AppleCare's site is going to have all the information you'll need.

By: chel

chel — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:13:37 +0000

I’m starting to show signs of this about 2 1/2 months into having my MacBook. Should I keep it awhile then have the plastics replaced or are they using new ones yet?

The other thing I have to consider is that I’ve not purchase AppleCare yet and am coming up on needing to do that. How do I contact them after the first 90 days? It says on the website that you only get one call within the 90 day period.

By: Priya

Priya — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:50:04 +0000

I have minor stainings on my MacBook. They aren’t brown or orange but a faint yellow, primarily on the palm rests and on thr left of the mouse button. I was thinking of going to Apple Care to get my Book top replaced too, but now I’m not so sure after I read it isn’t “the right white” compared to maybe the screen and the front cover of the Book. Does anybody have pictures of how “new” the plastic really looks? Much thanks!