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Dear 2017 MBP Owners – Do you have that rattle?

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domsodidavid

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Since early 2015 modells, MacBook Pros (and 12inch MacBooks) suffer from a design flaw, which results a rattle from the LCD (more info here).

Now there's a little hope, that with the 2017 upgrade Apple finally readjusted the display.
Dear 2017 MBP Owners, Could you confirm that?

Thank you!
 
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It's not a design flaw because it doesn't really manifest itself during normal usage. Ever.
 
domsodidavid said:
Since early 2015 modells, MacBook Pros (and 12inch MacBooks) suffer from a design flaw, which results a rattle from the LCD (more info here).

Now there's a little hope, that with the 2017 upgrade Apple finally readjusted the display.
Dear 2017 MBP Owners, Could you confirm that?

Thank you!
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I can tell you that I was really annoyed by that rattle issue with the 2016 13" nTB I had for about 6 months. Recently I sold the 2016 and got the 2017 13" nTB, the 128 GB model at first, which was a mistake due to the lack of storage space. The 128 GB one I had first had the rattle, but it wasn't as bad as the 2016. I ended up exchanging the 128 and got the 256 instead and I was pleased to find the 256 did not have the rattle. So it's still a hit or miss issue.
 
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No rattle on my 2016, no rattle on my 2017 either. Although I did have it on a nTB version I bought before I decided to go with the TB model, but it wasn't really a big deal to me because it only happened when I moved the laptop in a certain way.
 
justinf77 said:
No rattle on my 2016, no rattle on my 2017 either. Although I did have it on a nTB version I bought before I decided to go with the TB model, but it wasn't really a big deal to me because it only happened when I moved the laptop in a certain way.
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This rattle is what you writing about?

 
aevan said:
I think they mean the sound you hear from the screen when you shake the computer.
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Oh, it comes from the screen? Odd, I would have expected the buttons or keys, like how some iphones have a rattle when you shake them.
 
What do you expect when an employee gets paid a $1 /hour wages working a 12 hour shifts?? Mistakes happen when these things assembled.
And it's a industry acceptable standard, that 3-4% of products are faulty right out of the factory.
 
maflynn said:
Oh, it comes from the screen? Odd, I would have expected the buttons or keys, like how some iphones have a rattle when you shake them.
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Don't all smartphones rattle due to the tilt sensor?

For what it's worth, I believe Apple use two different screen manufacturers. One of which rattles a little more than the other when using the device as an impromptu musical instrument.

jerryk said:
It is by design. There is a layer that is loose to allow for expansion due to heating. The layer has been there since the first retina MBPs.
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Just to add to this, I believe it's part of the IPS display. You can find information about how those things are constructed. It's a matrix or something-whatnot.

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One of those. Take a wild guess at which component it could be, why it could be, and why any of it is detrimental to the computer.

I predict we'll see: The diffuser, because Apple make terrible computers, and because I paid $5000 for a computer. But I'm happy to see what people come up with and see if it gets us anywhere.
 
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