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by: borrachoruso
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thin lines?
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Nov 11, 2008 8:30 PM
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Anyone else notice thin grey lines on a slight angle on the display?
Otherwise love my macbook air!
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 11, 2008 9:41 PM
in response to: radman
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I have these as well.
It's driving me completely nuts; it looks like everything is on laid paper stock.
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 11, 2008 11:06 PM
in response to: fizzwinkus
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See this thread over at another Mac user forum. The problem seems to affect a number of users worldwide.
iMac Intel 24 inch 3GHz iBook G4 12 800
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
iPod classic
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 11, 2008 11:46 PM
in response to: John Potts
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Extremely annoying. Mine also has these faint lines on it's screen.
And 4 finger scrolling is not working for me! There is no such option available for me.
Years ago i had a Powerbook with the same issue.
Macbook Air 2,1
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
Serial: W8844xxxxxxx
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 11, 2008 11:57 PM
in response to: Christian Hahn1
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Christian
The thread I referenced above also mentions the 4-finger trackpad problem that you have. According to the thread, this problem seems to affect only purchases made outside the USA. Did you buy yours outside the USA?
iMac Intel 24 inch 3GHz iBook G4 12 800
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
iPod classic
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 12, 2008 1:51 AM
in response to: John Potts
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Yes John, I bought it in Germany directly from the Apple Online Store and got it shipped from China.
Could the trackpad issue result from the OSX build version and/or the trackpad driver? Mine is build 9F33 and System Profiler says "Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Version: 0.70"
But the problems with the display doesn't seem to be software related. It looks like an interference between the TFT panel and the transparent panel on it, because it looks like a "speckle pattern" of a laser beam when changing your point of view.
Macbook Air 2,1 (1.83GHz / SSD)
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 13, 2008 2:51 AM
in response to: orch5
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I've returned my Air back to Apple today for replacement. This is because of the lines and no four finger swipe. First time I've ever returned something.
G.
iMac x 2/MacBook/MacMini
Mac OS X (10.5.1)
2gb / 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 13, 2008 5:50 AM
in response to: orch5
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I also returned mine for a replacement today because of the display problem and the missing four finger swipe!
Years ago a had the same display issue with a Powerbook 1.67GHz with the hi-res display.
Macbook Air 2,1 (1.83GHz / SSD)
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 16, 2008 10:27 AM
in response to: radman
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Week 45,no lines on screen. I replaced a 12" Powerbook 1.5Ghz, (so far) couldn't be happier.
Macbook Air 1.86Ghz 128SSD
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
Macbook Pro 2.16Ghz 8GB iPhone 3G
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 17, 2008 12:25 PM
in response to: Stefan Ro.
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I played with a 1.86Ghz MBA and found that screen flickered quite a bit when I brought up the test pattern on a full screen Safari. The test pattern was from the post #89 at <http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=594520&page=4>.
I then tried the same on a new MB, and the screen on the MB was fine without any flickering.
Except the time I had the test pattern on, I didn't notice any line(s) people wer describing in various forums.
If you have a new MBA (rev B?), could you try that test pattern to see if you get the similar flickering even if you don't see thin lines? The screen flicker caused me to turn my back on that beautiful MBA.
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 18, 2008 10:18 AM
in response to: kyrules151
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got the Air today, Spanish keyboard. week 46
NO four finger swipe (I dont care, dont need that)
but the best!
NO thin faint horizontal lines !
happy.
Mac Pro, MacBook Pro
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 19, 2008 7:21 AM
in response to: radman
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I returned my replacement MacBook Air back to Apple today for a refund. The screen still has a 'grainy' appearance and the text is not as crisp as my White Intel MacBook. The four finger swipe still didn't work.
Essentially I'm gutted about this. I don't care about the four finger swipe, but I do care about my eyes. On both the Airs I tried the screens were just not as good as my White MacBook (£1000 less).
If someone from Apple would like to call me about this I would very much appreciate it. I am ready to buy an Air, right now, but I do want the screen to be crisp and clear.
I hope this does not deter people from buying an Air. It is a fantastic product, just let down by a few quality control issues.
Graham.
iMac x 2/MacBook/MacMini
Mac OS X (10.5.1)
2gb / 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
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Re: thin lines?
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Nov 20, 2008 11:11 AM
in response to: orch5
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""I don't care about the four finger swipe, but I do care about my eyes. ""
same here, first I was happy, but after using the Air for some hours, burning and starting to hurting eyes. sent it back today for replacement, lets see what comes...
Mac Pro, MacBook Pro
Mac OS X (10.5.5)
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