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Perseverance Author

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Why is my MacBook display behaving strangely?

I am using an alumin(i)um MacBook (13", late 2008 model with multi-function glass trackpad). In the past couple of weeks, the display has started to behave strangely. The screen seems to freeze (meaning any mouse movements or keystrokes do not display), and then the screen begins to fade to grey. It seems to be resolved by tilting the display until the MacBook "wakes". There has also been some occasional flickering of the display, although far less frequent. Could someone help me with this? Is it something like a loose connection, and, if so, how should I deal with it? (The MacBook is now out of warranty, so my next step would be my local Apple store). Thanks in advance!

MacBook 13" Aluminimum (late 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.3), 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM

Posted on May 14, 2010 1:01 PM

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Oct 26, 2010 11:48 PM in response to Perseverance

Getting the same fading behaviour, Im on a white macbook unibody bought in feb of this year, now screen starting to fade to white and flickering, this is my second macbook, first one i had to replace screen, battery twice,RAM replacement, power supply once and even a fan all of which costs a pretty penny, with this new one, already replaced power supply now the F*&^%king screens flickering, very disappointed, I rely on my mac for work and it really sets me back when stuff like this goes down, cant wait to DJ halloween night, thats probably the night it will explode, when i need it most, good work apple, pat yourselves on the back,luckily i'm in warranty so i'll be visiting your store soon to remedy this shameful mess.I love my macbook when it works, i hate apple for being crap.

Why is my MacBook display behaving strangely?