[SOLVED] Dropped box

[SQUinn107]

I was carrying my brand new alien ware aurora 11 and it was double boxed and had the shipping styrofoam but I tripped over tmr dog and fell into the wall then the box fell about 2-3 feet what could happen do I need to return it?

 

[USAFRet]

I was carrying my brand new alien ware aurora 11 and it was double boxed and had the shipping styrofoam but I tripped over tmr dog and fell into the wall then the box fell about 2-3 feet what could happen do I need to return it?

What could happen?
Somewhere between fully functional with zero issues, to totally broken.

 

[SQUinn107]

What could happen?
Somewhere between fully functional with zero issues, to totally broken.

That doesn’t really help

 

[USAFRet]

That doesn’t really help

There is absolutely no way for any of us out here to predict the outcome of a dropped PC in a box.

It might be fine, it might be dead.
It might be not-working but easily fixable.

 

[DSzymborski]

That doesn’t really help

Did I overcook my steak? Should I replace the tires on my car? Do you think I need a haircut? What would my mom have liked for Christmas?

These are all as answerable as your question. We're not psychics. The only person that can say what state your laptop is in is you.

 

[drivinfast247]

Schrödinger's laptop.

 

[USAFRet]

Schrödinger's laptop.

I was going to make that exact comment.

 

[aldan]

there is only one way to tell.plug it in and hit the button.this is one time when conjecture is not gonna help.

 

[Shjacks55]

What if it was defective and didn't work, before you dropped it? Most electronics is not tested before it is shipped.
On a positive note, if it is under warranty then go ahead and swap it out. It will give you some peace of mind.
Working decades ago in computer stores: yes, some times the boxed computers fall from the "high steel" when boss wants a floor display. And if it doesn't dent in the corner of the box, noone will know. No customers ever returned a computer because it didn't work as expected.

 

[SamirD]

If this is in the original, sealed box, then it probably is perfectly fine as UPS will regularly drop boxes in the same manner. If there's any problems, it's new so you've got the warranty.