Did cracks appear on your M1 MacBook screen for no reason? You’re not alone
Are these much-lauded MacBooks not all they’re cracked up to be?
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Several incidents of the M1MacBook ProsandAirssustaining screen cracks are being reported. What’s more baffling is that, based on these reports, the cracks seemingly appear for no apparent reason, with many frustrated users discovering them when they open the lid to use theirlaptops.
According to9to5Mac, several users on bothApple Support CommunitiesandReddithave experienced the same issue, with some receiving free repair or replacement while the rest being forced to shell out a few hundred bucks to get their screen fixed.
One particular 9to5Mac reader, Ian Probert, said they were asked to pay £570 for the repair.
None of the accounts in these threads has pinpointed the specific cause. In fact, most users who experienced the issue are still baffled by it. Although, a handful of users are being told byAppleSupport that they must have accidentally shut the lid on a speck of something, like an object the “size of a rice berry,” according to one user.
Too small to see
While the possibility of a cracked screen due to debris is always a risk with laptops, it seems like the culprit is too small for these users to have seen or noticed.
One user has speculated that it could also be due to the frame that holds the screen being too weak to properly safeguard it from torque force as it’s being shut closed or carried around.
Either way, this could possibly be a problem in the design itself, which Apple is hardly unfamiliar with. Older MacBooks have suffered frommassive battery issuesandfaulty keyboards. Any laptop screen, especially one of such a premium notebook, should have been robust enough to withstand tiny debris or screen flexing.
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Apple has yet to release an official statement on the matter, but hopefully, it’s able to find a solution before the next generation ofMacBooks roll out later this year.
Michelle Rae Uy is the former Computing Reviews and Buying Guides Editor at TechRadar. She’s a Los Angeles-based tech, travel and lifestyle writer covering a wide range of topics, from computing to the latest in green commutes to the best hiking trails. She’s an ambivert who enjoys communing with nature and traveling for months at a time just as much as watching movies and playing sim games at home. That also means that she has a lot more avenues to explore in terms of understanding how tech can improve the different aspects of our lives.
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