We recently bought a new Macbook Air and since day 1 have had problems with the power cord not charging the computer after it's been unplugged for awhile. I found the fix online where you press the right combination of keys and it magically reactivates the power cord, but it's getting old having to do this every single time we take it off power to use it on battery. Is there a more permanent fix for this? Can they do anything at the Apple store to fix it, or should we ask them to replace it?
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2017 Macbook Air won't charge
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If it's still under warranty, take it back to the Apple store and let them fix or replace it. I don't recommend doing anything to the machine that may give them an excuse to not warranty the unit.
Replace it but get it done by the Apple team. Especially if it's under warranty. My Macbook Air is now over 5 years old. The only thing that's began to suck is it started overheating faster than usual. I hope it survives for another couple years.
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Update: the Apple store ended up giving us a new Macbook Air to replace ours. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, and the charging problem was occurring with both my cord and a new one that they brought out to test it with. So far the new one is working great!
Great to hear such a story; my experience of Apple customer service is excellent, especially while the computer is still under warranty. In fact, this was one of the many reasons I ''switched" to Apple, as I had found that they honoured their warranties when an iPod died while under warranty.
Glad it worked out. LESSON: always ask, Is this normal? then we would tell you whether is OCD on your part or something that needs to be taken care of right away.