Macbook pro screen not flush with the main body

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Macbook pro screen not flush with the main body

Hello, I just received my new Macbook pro 2018 13inch with touch bar and when it is closed the screen is not flush with the main body. What I mean is that the screen leave 1mm or less of space when the laptop is closed. This gap does not affect the functionality as it seems to work fine. It seems more like a cosmetic miss alignment. I wonder if this is normal or should i return it or try to get this fixed? Please let me know

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jan 9, 2020 6:11 AM

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dominic23

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Jan 9, 2020 9:29 AM in response to kosths

Return it and get another one without any such defect.

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steve359

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Jan 9, 2020 11:02 AM in response to kosths

I would take it in to authorized reseller and confirm your observation ... not suggesting you are wrong, just suggesting to check side-by-side.

Some tiny gap probably is good to prevent screen impacting keyboard, my humble opinion.

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dominic23

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Jan 9, 2020 10:44 AM in response to kosths

If it is just top misalignment and doesn't affect performance, keep using it.

I hope everything will be fine.

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kosths Author

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Jan 9, 2020 11:08 AM in response to steve359

It's like that. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/anyone-elses-2018-macbook-pro-screens-not-flush.2128238/ .

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kosths Author

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Jan 9, 2020 10:33 AM in response to dominic23

Hmmm, here is the tricky part. In my country there are only authorized resellers which means that replacement is not an optiont (except if something is unfixable). I can give it to an autorized service or keep it like that....idk if the store i bought it can replace it. Not to mention it was a stock clearance so probably they don't have others left. My to options are to try to get it fixed (if they find it fixable) or keep it as is.

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Macbook pro screen not flush with the main body

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