> Page 49 of 49 That tells you something... Cupertino, we have a problem.
I was shocked when I saw there was 49 pages. Remember, the m1 is just a few years old!
MacBook Air M1 screen crack for no apparent reason
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#12Dear Apple, Its okay to not have to make your laptops ultra skinny if it means you avoid these sort of issues. Sincerely, A customer waiting to buy a decent laptop that is sturdy and comfortable to type on.
Dear Giancarlo,
Please buy a MacBook Pro - the new M1 and M2 models are nice, thick, sturdy, comfortable, fast, and have a beast of a battery.
The Macbook Air line is specifically for the non-Pro consumer who values portability and size over everything else.
Sincerely, Anyone that can Google this.
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#13A friend just had this happen to their M1 Air under warranty and Apple quoted him $400 for the repair claiming it was "accidental" damage, even though he didn't do anything to it, like the 50 pages of people who replied in the thread. Wanted to make a quick PSA against purchasing one of these to save a few hundred bucks vs the M2 Air which hopefully won't have this problem, and possibly put some pressure on Apple to…
After the keyboard fiasco I am very nervous about upgrading my 2012 macbook. I tried the last intel model air (same body as the m1) and that computer was an absolute lemming. This 2012 computer sure looks old and ugly, but I can replace all the components myself with a screwdriver, and the body was designed so the cpu could actually work at 100% and not end up thermally throttled. The computer gets hot and the fans get loud for sure, but it doesn't throttle any. Back then the base clocks were probably set to more sane thresholds for heat's sake versus today's turboboosted cpus in thin cases with poor air circulation that inevitably throttle under long term load.
Re: MacBook Air M1 screen crack for no apparent reason
#14Any clue of what is causing that? Is it the aluminium chassis expanding as a function of temperature and causing stress on the glass?
Re: MacBook Air M1 screen crack for no apparent reason
#15Dear Apple, Its okay to not have to make your laptops ultra skinny if it means you avoid these sort of issues. Sincerely, A customer waiting to buy a decent laptop that is sturdy and comfortable to type on.
Dear Giancarlo, Please buy a MacBook Pro - the new M1 and M2 models are nice, thick, sturdy, comfortable, fast, and have a beast of a battery. The Macbook Air line is specifically for the non-Pro consumer who values portability and size over everything else. Sincerely, Anyone that can Google this.
I think the keyboards are sub par on the pro and Air models.
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#16Impact at the edge of screen created microscopic crack. Thermal change caused the crack to spread. It happens all the time with vehicle windshields.
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#17The current macbook air body is pretty poor. I had one of the late intel ones for a spell before overheating killed the logic board, and it developed an outline of the keyboard on the screen within a few months just from the clamshell being closed daily. I wasn't even carrying this thing in a bag, it just sat on a desk.
>The current macbook air body is pretty poor.
>I had one of the late intel ones
The current or the previous?
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#18Dear Apple, Its okay to not have to make your laptops ultra skinny if it means you avoid these sort of issues. Sincerely, A customer waiting to buy a decent laptop that is sturdy and comfortable to type on.
Dear Giancarlo, Please buy a MacBook Pro - the new M1 and M2 models are nice, thick, sturdy, comfortable, fast, and have a beast of a battery. The Macbook Air line is specifically for the non-Pro consumer who values portability and size over everything else. Sincerely, Anyone that can Google this.
Further PSA: don’t buy the m1/m2 MBPs. It’s a weird machine now that the m1 pro/max MBPs are out, and the m2 air with its redesign is also out. Get one of those instead
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#19> Page 49 of 49 That tells you something... Cupertino, we have a problem.
I was shocked when I saw there was 49 pages. Remember, the m1 is just a few years old!
I don't think this has anything to do with the M1 chip. I think the case may be a bit too tight, and flexes when it cools, and that is enough to cause the crack.
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#20Dear Apple, Its okay to not have to make your laptops ultra skinny if it means you avoid these sort of issues. Sincerely, A customer waiting to buy a decent laptop that is sturdy and comfortable to type on.
I love the drive towards lighter and thinner laptops. Long may it last.