My M1 MacBook Air's keyboard is starting to act funny, since apparently some of the keys got dirty. First the "5" key began acti5ng 5up. I t5ried re5placing the keyboard cover, hinge and dome myself and cleaning underneath, but it still acts funny, and sometimes gives false positives and randomly inserts the number into what I type, as demonstrated. 5Then the "M" and "U" keys began to be inconsistent. If I use the MacBook Air in clamshell/desktop mode, then I don't have this problem, but I can't use it that way forever.
Right now I am saving up for an M2 Pro Mac Mini, but if this keeps up and gets worse, I might hold off on that purchase and instead take this to the Apple Store and have the keyboard serviced/replaced. I don't have AppleCare on it, so I hope it won't cost as much as buying a new MacBook Air, and I hope it doesn't take a very long time. If it's just a little under $500 and can be done in a week or less, I'll consider it and get by using my 2015 Retina 15" MacBook Pro during that time, or possibly a few of my other older Macs just for a fun throwback to make the best of a temporary solution.
Would taking it to the Apple Store in this case be the best option? If that's the case, I could probably go do that some time in August, maybe during my week-off vacation from my day job.
Right now I am saving up for an M2 Pro Mac Mini, but if this keeps up and gets worse, I might hold off on that purchase and instead take this to the Apple Store and have the keyboard serviced/replaced. I don't have AppleCare on it, so I hope it won't cost as much as buying a new MacBook Air, and I hope it doesn't take a very long time. If it's just a little under $500 and can be done in a week or less, I'll consider it and get by using my 2015 Retina 15" MacBook Pro during that time, or possibly a few of my other older Macs just for a fun throwback to make the best of a temporary solution.
Would taking it to the Apple Store in this case be the best option? If that's the case, I could probably go do that some time in August, maybe during my week-off vacation from my day job.
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