Absolutely not. I had a Time Capsule and the power supplies on those all failed after 18 months. Apple replaced it and the next one failed again, exactly 18 month later. I made them replace it again, even though I knew it would just keep failing. They don’t check for quality.
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Can you back that up with any facts? What you state is simply conjecture. Any reputable tear down reports available to corroborate? If it were me, I would not replace a defective part with a defective part
Weird. I had a time capsule. Worked flawlessly for 6 years till I sold it. And in actuality. Apple has a stringent QC program. But they do, like almost every other manufacturer rely on Chinese contractors who lie cheat and steal when they can
You do know you can change the touch bar behavior to the old legacy layout in settings, right? The b and w over that feature has always astounded me. Use it or turn it off, why do people waste their time hating it. Personally, I think it’s cool
The later made 2017 models (manufactured after March 2018) have the same longer cables as the 2018 models. Not sure why they don’t allow service on the earlier 2017 modes, but at least if you need to get it repaired they SHOULD replace it with the newer displays.
The 2nd gen iPad Pro has the same problem. Is Apple going to recall that also???
Whatever the heck you are talking about, if it’s a thing, virtually 100% of iPhone 12s are covered by warranty. So nice try, try again dah!
But they turned their backs on the 2017 MacBook Pro owners, which had the same problem (display cable was too short). Whatever you do, don't buy a 2017 MBP used. Also, "very small percentage" is a complete lie, it is very much a frequent problem, as ALL of the models had the same flawed display cable. Guess who owns a 2017 MBP? Me!!
Money. Apple will screw anyone over for a buck, especially their customers. They ran the numbers and allowing the repairs on the 2017's was just too much cash. We also know from history that Apple isn't afraid of a lawsuit, and they often wait for one before they take action that can cost them money (recall, repair program, etc). I guarantee if someone laid a class action on them for the 2017 models, they would include them in the repair program.
My nephew has a 2017 that has the same problem and they paid for Apple to repair it. Since Apple made no improvements to the 2017 model of course it has the same problem. And Apple refuses to include the 2017!
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro 15" that has this issue - but many articles suggest the 2018 should have been immune. In my case, it actually got worse and has now progressed to flickering artifacts on the screen depending on how you angle the hinge.
Due to lockdown in the UK and the fact I need my laptop for work daily, I'm stuck using an external display as I cannot afford to have no laptop for 7+ days. Not the best situation to be in.
Due to lockdown in the UK and the fact I need my laptop for work daily, I'm stuck using an external display as I cannot afford to have no laptop for 7+ days. Not the best situation to be in.
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That is bad, I have the 2017 model and I am having issues since 8 months now, any idea how much they charged?
Interesting. They repaired mine a few months ago, and they called me almost exactly 24 hours after bringing it in to let me know that is was ready for pick up.
I had that on my 2017 12.9 too. Got it replaced a week before the warranty expired. The replacement started doing exactly the same thing about 10 months later. Where's our recall?
*sad face*
In case this helps any UK owners. My 2017 13" Non-TB suffered a similar issue, horizon block lines at the bottom of the screen like this when the laptop gets hot:
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I took it back to the Apple Store, out of warranty, and they ended up replacing the display for free.
The only reason they replaced the display for free was that the Apple diagnostics program showed a failing battery that was replaced less than 12 months ago (replaced free under the keyboard recall). As the battery was replaced less than 12 months ago they also covered the Display. This could have been for the fact that the Uk also have a 6 year consumer law.. I have no idea if they had replaced this if the battery wasn't also faulty though.
In all, the only parts of my laptop that are not original are the bottom cover, HD, and logic board 🤣
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I took it back to the Apple Store, out of warranty, and they ended up replacing the display for free.
The only reason they replaced the display for free was that the Apple diagnostics program showed a failing battery that was replaced less than 12 months ago (replaced free under the keyboard recall). As the battery was replaced less than 12 months ago they also covered the Display. This could have been for the fact that the Uk also have a 6 year consumer law.. I have no idea if they had replaced this if the battery wasn't also faulty though.
In all, the only parts of my laptop that are not original are the bottom cover, HD, and logic board 🤣
I have the same exact problem too. Seems like a common issue with that model as others have noted here. Hoping Apple will have a replacement program for that at some point as well.