no offense, but, of course at the store the finger prints are going to be much worse on the midnight! LOL!! everyone wants to see it compared to other colors.. are people really that concerned? They are loosing sleep? Its nice apple is doing something different for once 😆
its hard to be OCD about these things (disclaimer: I AM OCD) I can't help you with the bleed. It is what it is. Silver (though arguably boring) is the best choice IMHO.
yea mines going back, I just noticed the hinge on the right side must be rubbing as it stripped off the coating all along the one edge of it. Left side looks perfectly fine. So I might just reorder in silver, who knows
I recommend an Apple - Windows kept costing me many years of tweaking before I finally discovered the Mac in 2016!
Yea I’m pretty settled on the MacBook. But as much as I love the midnight, I can see it’s not going to hold up well. I put it in a padded sleeve after I’m done using it, it’s never left my living room all week and it’s already got nicks in the finish.
Yeah the Midnight has proven to be a challenge to the OCD crowd (which includes me). Silver is the way to go IMHO.
severe OCD; for me, the space gray is perfect (i really wanted midnight, but i need first a minimum of sanity 🤣)
That doesn't look bad to me. As I posted in the thread earlier, I wouldn't go looking for something that can't normally be seen with typical use. The light bleed test does not show typical use. If you can't see any problems surfing the web, I wouldn't worry about this thread.
its hard to photograph because of its location but this is the best I could get of it. on the right side of the hinge. Doesn't look like much in the picture but when the light hits it, that nice exposed metal ring shines lol
It looks like the hinge didn't have a complete covering to begin with. I don't see how simply opening and closing the lid would have caused that unless there is a manufacturing / assembly defect impacting the hinge assembly when used.
Yea I can't see where its rubbing but definitely looks like it is. There's also a mark out of the coating on the deck right in the same spot just above the hinge. It sucks it has to go back, I hate risking getting something with a different issue, but these aren't exactly cheap laptops so I dont want to settle for this kind of Quality control issue either.
Hopefully, your replacement M2 won't have any problems. I wouldn't like that chipping or defect either. I haven't seen any with my Starlight. I should note that I have not gotten a magnifying lens out to check like so many here seem to do.
Im wondering If apple will send me a replacement while I hold onto this one so I dont have to go weeks agin without a laptop. They dont stock a 16/1tb in any stores where I live, so I would have to wait until mid September again.
They have done that for several people on here in the last 2 weeks. I would call and ask. I bet they will agree to do that for you.
