Update. Bad News.
I did a full wipe/re-install last night, and it began flickering this morning. No dice. I’m done trying to fix this thing.
I’m taking it to the store this morning and will speak to the store manager. I’ve had it less than ninety (90) days since the last repair, it hasn’t gone more than four (4) months since I got it last July without needing a repair. Not a scratch or dent on this machine, it’s carried in a neoprene sleeve, in a padded bag.
So far, the butcher’s tally has me at...
- Display
- Main Logic Board
- Top Case with Battery
Anecdotal to this issue, this 2017 MacBook Pro was a replacement for my original 2015 model that the Apple Store and/or AppleCare was seemingly unable to fix as it kept coming back with problems: kernel panics, dead video, crooked MagSafe, and display hinge. At one point, it came in and went right back out the same day—what a circus.
I don’t lend myself to hyperbole but I think I am willing to give an iPad Pro or a competitor Windows laptop a try at this point. If I didn’t dislike Windows so much, I probably would’ve already bought something else by now. I’ll see what happens today. Wish me luck at the store.