My 5-6 month old Macbook now has a loose lid. If you flip the macbook upside down the lid comes undone. If you hold the Macbook from the hinge the lid comes undone form the body. What can I do?
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Alu Macbook Lid Loose
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When you say it comes undone.. do you mean the hinge comes loose form the body, or that the screen opens?!
If it's the second one, all i can tell you is that it's normal when you turn it upside down. All the Unibody macbooks are designed that way to make opening the screen easier.
If it's the second one, all i can tell you is that it's normal when you turn it upside down. All the Unibody macbooks are designed that way to make opening the screen easier.
Same thing, hold yours Vertical with the hinge side down and see if it opens. Mine opens (1inch) when the whole computer is vertical.
Is that the only time it is 'affected'? When it's held upside down? If so, that hardly seems like an issue...no?
So you guys are flipping your Mac's upside down right? Apple logo facing the floor and only hanging on to the 'thicker piece'?
I just wanted to make sure cause mine definitely does NOT open when I hold it like that.
I dont think the 13" MB's should do that. Ive read about the Pro's doing it because the screen is bigger/heavier.
I dont get what you guys mean by "holding it by the hinge"
I just wanted to make sure cause mine definitely does NOT open when I hold it like that.
I dont think the 13" MB's should do that. Ive read about the Pro's doing it because the screen is bigger/heavier.
I dont get what you guys mean by "holding it by the hinge"
Rather ironic you're asking this today. I just missed this thread, but I just posted here about the same issue:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/593645/
Are Macbook magnets weakening over time?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/593645/
Are Macbook magnets weakening over time?
Same here, and a guy I work with has an Alu macbook and we were talking about this the other day.
JK, lol
Since it is under a year old, take it to the Apple store and ask them to fix it.
Place the Macbook hinge down in the palm of your hand, with the front sticking straight up.
I've heard of some MBs having stronger magnets than others, but so far what I've generally seen in my friends' macboooks is pretty much the same thing.
I really don't see how it should be an issue, other than what I addressed in my previous post.
Ok gotcha... Yea mine doesnt open when its vertical or upside down AND I dont get the marks on my screen from the keys... Strange.