new MacBook Pro with scuff marks near speakers?

[esaelias]

so I got my MacBook pro

I have to admit the screen is perfect literally no backlight bleed and uniform so I was really happy

but what I noticed is two light scuff marks just below the speaker......

you can notice them in certain lights is this part of the manufacturing or summit

 

[Falhófnir]

Yep known anodisation issue, seems to affect a lot of machines as seen in this thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...new-refurb-mbp-threads-merged.713578/page-496

Just a cosmetic defect and seems to be a byproduct of the method used to coat the aluminium in the finish

 

[esaelias]

Yep known anodisation issue, seems to affect a lot of machines as seen in this thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...new-refurb-mbp-threads-merged.713578/page-496

Just a cosmetic defect and seems to be a byproduct of the method used to coat the aluminium in the finish

shal i return it does look quite ugly...especially in certian light?

i am in my 14 days?

 

[Sterkenburg]

It seems to be a relatively common cosmetic defect. It will not affect anything else obviously, but a scuff out of the box on an expensive machine would annoy the hell out of me. Knowing myself, I would spend the day staring at it, and would end up asking for a replacement.

 

[esaelias]

It seems to be a relatively common cosmetic defect. It will not affect anything else obviously, but a scuff out of the box on an expensive machine would annoy the hell out of me. Knowing myself, I would spend the day staring at it, and would end up asking for a replacement.

your right ill pop down store and see what they can do most likely they will replace it but it is custom so do not know

 

[Sterkenburg]

your right ill pop down store and see what they can do most likely they will replace it but it is custom so do not know

You are fully entitled to ask for a swap, but might have to wait a little if you made a custom order and want the exact same specs on the replacement. Unless you're lucky and they just happen to have an identical unit in the store.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

I’d be more worried about Apple trying to use that cosmetic defect as a reason to deny warranty claims, or force usage of an AppleCare+ incident if I had an issue down the road.

 

[esaelias]

You are fully entitled to ask for a swap, but might have to wait a little if you made a custom order and want the exact same specs on the replacement. Unless you're lucky and they just happen to have an identical unit in the store.

i will wait i am just upset because the screen was perfect, no backlight bleed, uniformed....so hopefully will return upto max three times after that ill forget it
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I’d be more worried about Apple trying to use that cosmetic defect as a reason to deny warranty claims, or force usage of an AppleCare+ incident if I had an issue down the road.

i got it today via delivery, i would go to war with all f apple if they try to deny my return or replacemnet, i do not work 9-5 everyday to waste my money on defective crap