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citivolus

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Sep 19, 2008
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I got the screen on my MacBook Air M1 2020 replaced by Apple recently. Now it is very hard to open the lid with one hand. It seems that the magnets holding the lid closed are much stronger than the prior one. I tried swapping just the hinges on the new screen with those from an older one thinking that that was the issue, but it made no difference. I feel silly going back to Apple to complain about this, but it really makes opening the laptop pretty frustrating every time I go to use it. Has anyone experienced a similar issue issue?
 
I got the screen on my MacBook Air M1 2020 replaced by Apple recently. Now it is very hard to open the lid with one hand. It seems that the magnets holding the lid closed are much stronger than the prior one. I tried swapping just the hinges on the new screen with those from an older one thinking that that was the issue, but it made no difference. I feel silly going back to Apple to complain about this, but it really makes opening the laptop pretty frustrating every time I go to use it. Has anyone experienced a similar issue issue?
If you had the screen replaced by Apple recently, then you tried swapping the hinges on the new screen with those from an older one, you most likely voided any warranty on the new part and the repair work.
 
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