Cracked Bezel MacBook Air M2

I'm not too sure how it has happened but a crack has formed on the metallic bezel at the bottom of my MacBook screen. It is localised to a single point and almost looks like it may have been caused by the hinge itself. There has definitely never been any debris close enough to the laptop to cause this type of damage, unless a bit of dirt or cat hair managed to cause the bezel to break (which seems unlikely, unless the apple screen it just very weak).


Has anyone experienced something like this?

MacBook Air, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 4:18 AM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2023 7:01 PM

After 4 month of usage. And exactly at the point where the screen is closing. Apple just told to pay $99.99 (I have AppleCare+) because too much power was applied to laptop when I was closing it . Despite of the fact that it is worn off from another side.


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Nov 2, 2023 12:51 AM in response to Bethy_123

An identical thing happened to mine and I am super careful. This is crazy. I had my MacBook Air from 2020 for 3 years and it never had this issue. My M2 is only 1.5 months old and the bezel is already cracked? This is nuts! Can't Apple be held responsible? This makes me so sad :(


Is this really going to cost $400? for a brand new machine that is used gently daily??? There has to be a design flaw.

Dec 14, 2023 4:53 AM in response to Bethy_123

I have the same kind of crack and it has caused my entire screen to go permanently grey, even if I hold control+option+command+power button it only goes black for a few seconds before coming back on grey, it has cracked before and the cost to repair it was about $400. I ended up getting a new computer because the other one was old anyway but after just a few months It’s broken again. This is really infuriating and I’m going to try to get as much money back as I can for this laptop and get a different computer, not using Macs anymore, this is stupid.

Apr 10, 2023 9:21 PM in response to Juliaakhmetova

This is exactly what the crack on mine looks like! Like the hinge itself shattered the screen. And I've been googling and there doesn't appear to be any Apple endorsed screen protectors which cover that part of the bezel (the only apple endorsed screen protector is Belkin TruePrivacy™ 13" Screen Protection for MacBook Air/Pro - which doesn't cover the bezel).


It is sad to hear this has happened to other people. Seems to be a design fault or weak materials. You shouldn't be worried your screen will crack every time you close your laptop.

Jun 6, 2023 12:45 PM in response to Bethy_123

I think you'll find it to be plastic.


There are a very few post here about that subject, you can search and find them.


Generalization: The logical fallacy that says if it happens to me it happens to all.


Just because yours broke doesn't make it a common occurrence and Apple may have decided it was owner caused.

Cracked Bezel MacBook Air M2

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