Oxidized hinge material on MacBook Pro M3

udosc wrote:

I have received today the MacBook Pro M3 base model, and upon close inspection I saw that one of the hinges was

Please let me know if you know how I can get this fixed ((: I'm a very OCD person, so the more it sits there the more I'm inclined to send it back.... .😅

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I don't see it as an issue—

there is no repair to be made, however you can return it, yes.

Check your country details if differnt from the USA:

you have a 14 days for an exchange or refund for any reason—see Returns & Refunds Order status

Only items that have been purchased directly from Apple, either online or at an Apple Retail Store

Returns & Refunds - Shopping Help - Apple

It looks like some liquid residue that was probably from some part of the manufacturing process which did not react too well with the rubberized section.