Score one—for the consumer? The Macbook trackpad suddenly stopped depressing, and I discovered the cause was a swollen battery. I mean, pictures can’t do it justice; the bulge in the White glaze made it resemble Stormtrooper armor even more (the rounder parts thereof). Got to thinking about retiring the 3-year-old machine rather than spending $100+ on a replacement, but read that others with the same problem managed to get it free, out of warranty, by bringing it in, so I took a chance and made a “Genius Bar” appointment. I awoke from a jetlag-induced nap to ponder continuing it, staying and watching the premiere of the V remake or futilely trying to make it to South Coast in 15 minutes, but in this turn of events at least, the staff there was gracious with both my tardiness and their product defect. Still gonna go with ASUS next. Touch my heart, Taiwan.
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