That’s an interesting theory. They replaced the case though, I think it’s the upper case with the battery, so a new keyboard too. I backed it up but everything booted ok. Would the trackpad be new with this repair?
Where is the serial number embedded in the machine?
But now that I’m really looking, I can see worn marks on the space bar, both sides and I only hit the space bar on the right. Also more wear on the trackpad than I’d expect with a new (I think) one. The trackpad looks like it has a film over it except for the upper center, it’s like a big U is more dirty than the center.
However it’s possible I put on hand cream at some point this week.
I’m in a dim room right now and it’s pretty grey out, so I’ll check it out more closely in better lighting. There is a tiny chip on the outer edge that I am pretty sure was there before. Would be nice if they’d sent the pix like I asked. I guess me saying “I’m going to be beyond upset if I have to come back up here and ask for them again” didn’t mean anything.
Diane