Fragile Macbook Air M2

Sounds like my problem. Being very carefull with the device and suddenly there was a horizontal line out of the blue. I can't believe that this device is so fragile. But due to my experience with it I think it is.

Me too, the screen of my Macbook Air M2 just suddenly became glitchy (flickering) for no reason. I was using it at night and then the next morning, I was reviewing the pdf file of my 600-word essay, and it just started flickering. I bought it in Sept. 2022 (it is June 2024 now), and already it is breaking (with super-expensive display replacement costs!). My previous Macbook Air, which I got in 2014-2015, lasted me until 2022 (7 years!) Macbook Air M2 is so delicate, it's only been less than 2 years now 🥹😭💔

Me too, the screen of my Macbook Air M2 just suddenly became glitchy (flickering) for no reason. I was using it at night and then the next morning, I was reviewing the pdf file of my 600-word essay, and it just started flickering. I bought it in Sept. 2022 (it is June 2024 now), and already it is breaking (with super-expensive display replacement costs!). My previous Macbook Air, which I got in 2014-2015, lasted me until 2022 (7 years!) Macbook Air M2 is so delicate, it's only been less than 2 years now 🥹😭💔

hi, All. I have the apple MacBook Air M2 13 inch bough in November 2022 in south africa. I barely take the MacBook anywhere and it is permanently on my desk and moved from one position on the desk to another. Last week this grey like horizontal line from the bottom section of the screen it appeared with a slight flicker. Upon taking it to store I was told the screen it damaged and it needs to be replaced. Like how is that even possible when it just literally sits open daily. The cost to replace the screen in South Africa will cost me like R16000 which is close the price of a new MacBook. So frustrated and disappointed. Unfortunately bought at online store which only carries a 12 month warranty on the MacBook. Surely this is a common problem and Apple ought to be looking into this. Very disappointed that you spend so much and product that is meant to far more superior is of lower and very poor quality. very upset with this

I have the same. Had it in my backpack, with a hardshell cover. Backpack has a special notebook sleeve.

Now I have a horizontal crack covering my whole trackpad.

I am having the same problem with only 9-10 mths old M2...the LCD is cracked easily and the repair/replacement will cost about SGD $700++ OMG....Apple....common...I have been using Apple almost for all products (iphone, macbook air early 2014, ipad) for a long time, and buy Apple again (macbook air M2) because I thought the products will be good, long lasting but sooo disappointed..this macbook air so fragile...I will never use Macbook again, and I started to think that Apple products is no longer "premium". I should read this forum before bought, let's create awareness of this Apple products!!!

Wow, you are so lucky to have such a great experience with your MBA. I hope it stays that way for you. I envy your great fortune when it comes to how sturdy your MBA is -- as compared to the rest of us who had to spend half the amount of what an MBA costed us because of its fragile screen.

asela87 wrote:

Wow, you are so lucky to have such a great experience with your MBA. I hope it stays that way for you. I envy your great fortune when it comes to how sturdy your MBA is -- as compared to the rest of us who had to spend half the amount of what an MBA costed us because of its fragile screen.

Based on what I've seen in the forums and the trade press, my experience is more common than yours. I understand that doesn't help your specific issue.

FairlyLisa wrote:

If you have to be THAT careful with the laptop it should not be produced. Do better Apple!!!!

1) I'm not Apple. 2) I'm the one who has a bad habit of eating while using my computer. Apple has no fault there.

You seem to have missed the point that, with common-sense care, things one should be doing anyway, the MBA is not fragile. If you want to eat cookies while you type and never clean your MBA, expect problems. Maybe not the screen, but the keyboard will get sticky, and you'll get marks on the screen.

Nope. No such problems here. Other than a bit of cat hair stuck in the keyboard and a few finger smudges, my MBA is practically like new.

hennot240 wrote:

let's create awareness of this Apple products!!!

I do. I regularly tell people about my MBA. I think it's great.

Also, if a gadget breaks this fast, it should be very unsustainable, terrible for the environment 🥹

I have precisely the same situation with my M2 Air, vertical lines began appearing about a month ago ... so disapointed about the product.

If you have to be THAT careful with the laptop it should not be produced. Do better Apple!!!!