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A1708 / EMC 2978 — Released October 2016, this entry-level MacBook Pro retains its traditional function keys (as opposed to the OLED Touch Bar). The function key version packs an Intel Core i5 and two Thunderbolt 3 ports.

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Bottom panel popped off while sitting down doing nothing.

I left my laptop on and sitting on a table for a few hours and left, when I came back the bottom panel had bulged a bit near the sides. I just popped the back in place again but then I wondered how it got like that. It wasn't dropped or anything, it was just sitting there. I read up on batteries expanding and got concerned, but it has only done 7 cycles, coconutBattery says its in good condition and I have had great battery life, however it is 400 days old. I am confused as to what happened.

EDIT: On second thought could the battery be damaged due to it being stored for over a year at around full capacity? (I think it was around 80% or above when I bought it a few days ago).

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Are all the screws in the bottom like they should be? They have a tendency to fall out, as far as I know.

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All of them are in and don't look loose.

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A swelled battery can press the bottom cover and it can pop off even with the screws being present! The screws can get pulled through.

Down load this gem of an app: CoconutBattery it will allow you to check your batteries health.

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I used that to check my hours and cycle count and it didn't say that it was damaged in any way.

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Are you missing the case screws?

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Nope, and it was just the left and right sides that popped out (where there are no screws), the rest stayed in place.

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LOOK at the battery, FEEL the battery to see if it swollen

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