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Cake day: October 25th, 2023
  • 4v3ngR@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•How much is this going to cost?English
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    1 year ago

    This is now officially being called “dustgate”. It is caused when dust (or other particles) get into the screen via the plastic cover (with macbook pro). These particles can then settle on the ribbon cable, and when the lid is closed, the particles can push into the cable and cause the tracks to break.

    There has been a recent uptick in reports (on reddit and other sites). I’ll also note that I too have had it happen to my 2018 macbook pro just a few days ago.

    Apple has acknowledged the problem (in that they fixed it in 2021) but have not yet offered a repair program for it.

    I’m currently using my 2018 as a desktop machine, awaiting for the repair program.

  • 4v3ngR@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•Is the MacBook Pro 2018 worth it today?English
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    1 year ago

    2016 - 2020 are not worth anything these days. The 2016 and 2017 suffer from “flexgate” - in which the backlight cable is not long enough and eventually breaks - and they all suffer from “dustgate” - in which dust (or crumbs) can enter into the lower portion of the screen and break the tracks on the data ribbon cables, resulting in a pink screen to be displayed.

    You’re better off getting a 2015 macbook pro, or save up for an M series (in which Apple has fixed the dustgate design flaw - even though they’ve not yet admitted it to be a design flaw)

  • 4v3ngR@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•MacBook Air 2018 13-inch - pink screen of death fix?English
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    1 year ago

    yep, though I believe this issue is different to the flexgate issue that happened for 2016 and 17 laptops (apparently it is called “dustgate”). for flexgate was the backlight cable breaking due to it not being long enough. Flexgate, on the other hand, is due to bits of dirt or other debris can enter into the screen while cleaning the hinge mechanism (where all the crap likes to gather). One in there, it can settle on the flex cables. When the screen is closed, the crap gets stuck between the cable and a piece of the laptop. The result is that the copper “wires” can break - resulting in the pink screen.

    Here’s a video that shows how it can be fixed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPRNRxcOWA

    I’ve already purchased my replacement. A 2015 15 inch macbook pro i7 with 16GB memory for around $250 USD.

  • 4v3ngR@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•MacBook Air 2018 13-inch - pink screen of death fix?English
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    1 year ago

    I’ve the same problem with my 15 inch 2018. It started the other day. I pulled of the base plate to check whether the flex cable was damaged, but couldn’t see anything wrong with it. Upon booting up again, it was all good.

    It happened again, and I found that doing the old school “hit it until it works” solved the issue. So it is likely the flex cable isn’t seated correctly - or is broken.

    Some third party repairers will “fix” the cable for much less $$$ than Apple will charge for their bad design.