Comments on: MacBook Air Acting Up, Just in Time for Holidays http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: MBP 17 User http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336823 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:39:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336823 I have had this exact issue with two unibody Macbook Pro 17″ computers. They both have a display model of “9C99″ as shown in display profile (System Pref->Displays->Color->Open Profile->#13->Model). One was 2.93 GHz and the second the new 3.06 GHz but both had the 9C99 model display.

Two MBP 17″s with a model of “9C98″ did not have these distracting, awful lines in the display.

]]> By: Arhi http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336822 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:50:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336822 Normally I don’t leave a comment but:
-faint thin horizontal lines
-only 1 USB port.
-no optical drive :(

]]> By: Ai.bob http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336821 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:08:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336821 I’m 100% sure that it’s a hardware problem, because I can see the lines when the screen is off… Under a bright light.

]]> By: Al http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336813 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:39:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336813 The Firmware that was release yesterday didn’t do anything to fix the line issue nor the flickering. I got a call from Apple today telling me that they will send the Air to engineering for further tests. Looks like Apple still doesn’t know whats happening. I wish Apple would give out some type of official Statements instead of relying on forums. Makes me feel like they don’t care after you buy their crap.

]]> By: Tom http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336820 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:39:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336820 Firmware update is here!

Does it solve the screen issues?

]]> By: Joeㅇ http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336807 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:43:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336807 I purchased MacBook Air (1.8/128GB) two weeks ago, and had ‘faint,flickering’ screen as everybody else had. It was really disappointing. I paid $2700 for this piece a junk from Apple that I trusted. I replaced them ’3′ times from Apple and still, no improvements at all. Matter of fact, lines got worse and worse. I called them again, this time they connected me to higher office, I talked about this crappy experience I had and they told me they finished investigating this issue and it will be software issue not hardware. So I was confirmed that firmware will be released soon. I will keep my eye on them.

]]> By: Peter http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336819 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:56:04 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336819 “I returned my MBA rev B because of the horizontal line issue. On top of that the screen was flickering which gave me an headache after using the MBA for more than 5 mins.”

same here, waiting for the third one.

]]> By: Eideard http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336812 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:02:12 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336812 The more the merrier. Maybe this is why there are AIR refurbs going to $1199 (and less – after rebate).

]]> By: Al http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336818 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:34:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336818 I am curious whether anybody received a replacement with a working screen?

]]> By: justit http://gigaom.com/2008/12/08/macbook-air-acting-up-just-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-336806 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:56:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=12643#comment-336806 Yes the photo is not representational. On mine it’s like a layer of grime when compared to Gen A Macbook Air when viewing a white screen. Other than that, the new rev B is an incredible machine.

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