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Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Flexgate' Issue With MacBook Pro Displays
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There will definitely be a settlement. This is a widespread problem people had through no fault of their own, they shouldn’t have to pay $850 to fix it.
I’m not a big fan of class action suits but this seems justified.
Another zero substance apologist post looking to discredit people experiencing or discussing a legitimate issue.
Can you elucidate more on this?
The major flaws of the plastic macbooks were cracking and staining (particularly the white one) and they used a 6-bit TFT panel (wonky colors). Anything I’m missing?
That's just because the Google page has a white background, which is the easiest way to see the issue.
surprise! i experienced the problem a year ago. i still stand by my statement. issue is overblown.
do you want to try again with that zero substance claim?
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Another person willing to give Apple a pass
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Again. Why give a pass on this. This will be settled quickly. Apple will decide to look like hero and offer to fix their bad design
when i bought my macbook pro, it was the days when CNET did the overkill torture tests on them where they still survived... then apple made laptops that could cease keyboard function from a dorito, and screen break from regular use...
great....
Aren’t these severe enough? There was the auto shutdown issue but it was fixed with a firmware update.
I still find your original post to be of zero substance and didn't find it constructive to the conversation but ok, I'll play... how is a discussion about a known issue "overblown"? Isn't the purpose of a forum like this to discuss items of interest to a group of people?
Please define "overblown" as it pertains to this thread and discussion. How exactly do you plan to substantiate your claim that this discussion is "overblown"? I see mostly reasonable people having a discussion.
You experienced the issue yourself and I expect Apple repaired your machine but for people like post #51 who just had this happen and in my case someone who owns a machine possibly susceptible to this issue we find this information useful, your original post... not so much.
Well I think this lawsuit is in the states. I've had products die right after the warranty and I was SOL
I am keen to hear how you know the issue is overblown and the defect rate is low. Please post your official stats which prove your statements.
After about 3.2 years of use, my 2016 MBP 13" started to have this problem. I recently got the full display replaced under the program as well as my keyboard replaced as part of the keyboard replacement program. So all in all, I got a brand new Touch Bar, Keyboard, Battery, metal top-case, display (including rear metal cover) for $0.
Sure.
Am I supposed to comment only when I agree with others? That's not a how a discussion works. There will be disagreements and different points of view. Saying an issue is overblown is me literally discussing this item of interest.
If any one particular issue arises, such as the keyboard issue or the display-flex gate issue, it is not as a result of regular wear and tear, it is as a result of a manufacturer's defect, which in this case is the cable. As mentioned, if the cable was made longer etc, this issue wouldn't exist, even after using the device for 10 years.
My Macbook pro 13" from 2016 started to experience this issue after about 3.2 years of use. Which I don't see as being acceptable.
I am keen to hear your official stats on how this affects a majority of owners that weren't covered by the program.
I don't think anyone here made that claim, you however claimed it was overblown so yes please back that statement up.
Please show me where I said that this "affects a majority of owners that weren't covered by the program." You are making things up to support your distorted view of reality. Time to call it a day.
Warranty covers the defects. Product was never meant to last 10 years. Even if 50% of all customers experience an issue after 6 years, Apple has no legal obligation to cover it. Of course that might create a PR nightmare so Apple voluntarily launches programs to fix certain problems to prevent that.
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I never said that. I simply took your statement and turned it against you, yet you're accusing me of saying certain things but yet you don't apply the same logic toward yourself when you threw that statement at me. This is fascinating.
If this is your attempt at a constructive post then I feel sad for you. As stated elsewhere, no one here claimed this issue was experienced by overwhelming numbers of users, I re-read every post and yet your first thought was to post that the issue is overblown with no other supporting facts or statements, which seems petty and small.
The only fact here is that you cannot support your claim that the issue is overblown.
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$600-850?
My 2006 MB had a similar issue. Apple was going to charge $50 for the parts, labor was taken care of because they were replacing the top case also. But it wasn’t going to be near that much. I can’t imagine it costs that much now.
BTW, when I went back to pick it up, the Apple guy said he didn’t want to charge me for such a small amount and just handed me my MB.
My 2006 MB had a similar issue. Apple was going to charge $50 for the parts, labor was taken care of because they were replacing the top case also. But it wasn’t going to be near that much. I can’t imagine it costs that much now.
BTW, when I went back to pick it up, the Apple guy said he didn’t want to charge me for such a small amount and just handed me my MB.
Overblown can be applied to a situation where 100% of the people have a defect.
A wild example: 100% of 2018 MacBook Pro users started experiencing trackpad issues. So they started trashing the Apple Stores and threw bricks at Tim Cook. That to me is...overblown.
I never hinted at the total amount of people affected, so why am I being accused of a low defect rate?
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It's perfectly normal to have disagreements on here. That's literally a discussion. Don't feel sad.