13" MBA thin tiny horizontal lines?

[SchneiderMan]

I just got a 2010 13" MBA and I'm used to using the MBP 15" for a long time now. I noticed when looking at the screen that I can see small thin horizontal lines. They are most noticeable on the dock and icons. Is this is because of the resolution? Thanks!

 

[halledise]

I just got a 2010 13" MBA and I'm used to using the MBP 15" for a long time now. I noticed when looking at the screen that I can see small thin horizontal lines. They are most noticeable on the dock and icons. Is this is because of the resolution? Thanks!

not normal, unless to much Jack Daniels, then they start to appear.
take back to your point of purchase and compare with another and ask for a swap

 

[SchneiderMan]

not normal, unless to much Jack Daniels, then they start to appear.
take back to your point of purchase and compare with another and ask for a swap

It's like faint TV lines. Still not normal lol?

 

[aleni]

i thought this was an issue with rev B macbook air, because my old rev A didn't have that, and 2 of my rev B MBA had that before i sold it, and now my 11" air doesn't have that. i know what u meant, it's like a fainted horizontal lines like old tv.

 

[SchneiderMan]

i thought this was an issue with rev B macbook air, because my old rev A didn't have that, and 2 of my rev B MBA had that before i sold it, and now my 11" air doesn't have that. i know what u meant, it's like a fainted horizontal lines like old tv.

Yeah I checked my 15" MBP and it doesn't have them so I'll ask for a replacement.. Thanks

 

[Black.Infinity]

can you post a pic so we can have an idea how its look like

 

[Mechinyun]

I had it on my 13'' that i got back in Dec, its a defect in the LCD screen.. Exactly as you describe.. no pic necessary.. Unfortunately.. you will need to have it replaced if you want it fixed as I did.

 

[SchneiderMan]

I had it on my 13'' that i got back in Dec, its a defect in the LCD screen.. Exactly as you describe.. no pic necessary.. Unfortunately.. you will need to have it replaced if you want it fixed as I did.

Yeah I'll call Apple tomorrow and ask them to send out a replacement while I enjoy myself No biggie, Apple always sorts things out at the end..

 

[JesseW6889]

Horizontal Lines

Same as above, I have the horizontal lines.

What I've noticed is that they come and go. I've had the MBA since December, so I'm past my 90 day full apple support. I started to file a claim and realized the lines disappeared, so I dropped the claim.

They're not easy to see, by any means, but I notice them more in the top bar and the dock. What I've also noticed is that they don't go all the way across the screen. For example, in the top left corner of the menu bar, I can see them but they stop about 4 inches to the right.

Again, they come and go and they aren't everywhere but they LOOK like, every other row of pixels is a TINY bit brighter (or darker) so they look like lines.

I'll try to put a picture up, but in all honesty, I've gone back and forth about whether the lines were really there or if I was just seeing things!

 

[JesseW6889]

Horizontal Lines (Cont.)

Just went through the Express Apple Care or whatever it is online and requested an exemption (since I'm past the 90 days phone support) and put that it was a hardware issue.

The tech that I spoke to told me to shift+command+4 and take a screenshot of the desktop to see if it was a software or hardware issue. Thankfully I know that the lines are restricted to certain areas, because the screen shot showed the lines, but only because it was in the location of the screen that has the lines on it! So I moved the picture and there weren't lines.

He said that since the lines weren't on the picture that I had a hardware issue and that I'd need to bring it in to get it fixed. I bought my MBA at an Apple reseller (I bought it new, it just wasn't at an apple store). I asked if there was any way I could get it replaced, and he said 'No, only if you have 3 issues then they'll replace it'. I also asked about the Apple Store as an option for replacing my MBA with a new one, and he said it was the Manager's call, but that it was very unlikely that they would act outside of protocol, but that I could try.

I don't know what to do, but I don't want to lose my computer for a few days to fix a built in problem... any advice?

Yeah I'll call Apple tomorrow and ask them to send out a replacement while I enjoy myself No biggie, Apple always sorts things out at the end..

Any luck?

 

[yotis]

Hello

I know this is an old post, but by any chance can you tell me how did you fix your issue? It seems that my Mac is starting to do the same, just mine is an MBP not MBA.

Thanks!