WARNING: Two brand new 2024 Macbook Air's have stopped charging!

WARNING if you are going to purchase the 2024 Macbook Air with M4 chip:


On May 22, 2024, I purchased a brand new Macbook Air with M4 chip from the 29th Street Apple store in Boulder.


1) Within the first 24 hours, the Magsafe charger stopped working.

2) The laptop would crash every single time I closed the lid and reopened. One Apple support fixed it. It came back. 2nd one fixed it. It came back.

3) Two days before the two week warranty period would end, the C ports stopped charging. I was now unable to charge it at all.


On June 5th, 2024, I took the lemon back to the 29th Street store. I purchased another brand new Macbook Air with M4 chip. GUESS WHAT? It stopped charging in two days--both the Magsafe and the C ports died.


In three weeks, that is TWO failed Macbook Air's with M4 chips. I am beyond ticked. I need this for my business!


Sure, YOU may have gotten one that is fine...for now. I would NOT recommend it to anyone. BEWARE!

Posted on Jun 8, 2024 8:33 AM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2024 11:24 AM

There are no MacBook Air with M4 chips available according to Apple.com. Only the iPad Pro M4 has been released yet and the M4 MacBook Air is not expected to be released until 2025, from what I have read online.


Are you referring to MacBook Air computers with M3 chips?

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Jun 8, 2024 4:10 PM in response to robnich

That is correct. Just punched the wrong number. So am referring to the 2024 Airs with the M3 chips.


And the store in Boulder told me it's a firmware problem, and that others are coming in now with a similar problem. I was then told to get a specialist to help me. He had me do all sorts of strategies to fix it...to no avail. He thinks it's a hardware problem. So nobody is on the same page. He is sending me a box to send it in for "repairs". I believe it when I see it. Because right now, you couldn't pay me to get another Air.


I am appalled that Apple has sent out no telling how many 2024 Airs with these ridiculous problems.

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