Comments on: Macbook Air screen now folds flat. Broken hinge?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:27:09 +0000

Fuck apple. My hinge broke simply by opening it up one day. The next day it shorted out my LCD. When I brought to apple they REFUSED to repair/replace it. Considering I had apple care and it was 1 year old, they can kiss my ass. They claimed it was physical damage even though nothing externally was broken! Quoted me 800 for repairs. I ripped it up and through it at the manager and left. Back to a PC considering these fools are ripping people off

By: esi

esi — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:26:17 +0000

one hinge of my MBA got broken. some guy tried fixing it for me by using lead. its working alright now but is it going to create problems for me in the near future? am really confused cuz i don’t have money to replace the lcd.

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By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:00:52 +0000

Same problem here. Left hinge broke a few month back. Now right hinge broken too. Went to apple store in Jakarta. Was told must replace the lcd, cost around $800.

By: Mr Phuc - Viet Nam

Mr Phuc - Viet Nam — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:56:32 +0000

A friend named Christiaan Hunter, from Australia says it has bought an Apple MacBook Air from 28 / 02 / 2008 Broadway at Apple – Sydney. After a period of use (still in warranty), once after use is completed, he closed the screen at a half, suddenly the crack heard and there could not be chipping and peeling hinges.
He was working at Sai Gon – Viet Nam, he took it to Apple station because it was still in warranty repair. But technicians here refused warranty on defects due to damage that causes loss due to random use (was accidental damage. NV). Not satisfied with this explanation, Christiaan Hunter contacted with Apple in the U.S. and Singapore but still get the same explanation, and of course he had to give him money to fix the hinge in position monitors . Also Christiaan Hunter said there has been many users of Apple MacBook Air get this trouble, the majority in America.
Is that the mood because ally when viewed through the line of Christiaan Hunter himself or not, Steven Brown immediately implemented his posts at 5pm … morning that he also encountered similar problems in the hinge machine Apple MacBook Air. Worse, after heard the crack, he could not close the screen lid again. Steven Brown in addition to paying $ 900 for repairing the screen hinge, must also take more charge back up data in the process of repair.
In Vietnam, outside of Apple’s statistics, we have known that there were 5 problem of Apple MacBook Air hinges screen cases. Three cases were hinge bar ripped from 20mm to 25mm, two cases of broken screen hinges. At Sai Gon City recorded two cases like this. These cases are not able to close the screen closed. If you continued using by hesitate to correct this mistake, that can disrupt the body’s structure, and break screen system like wireless, wifi …
Recently, the world of Apple MacBook Air fans have been forumed such a “buzz” on many countries. So that the Apple should be responsible more with the “accident” in a random … quite frequently from the screen hinge This image models. Because they are idols from the Apple product so that they just get an attitude intense, demanding revision Apple official must to find out the cause of why the Apple MacBook Air hinge parts was broken, It was caused by design, is not it? or policies of materials used in manufacturing components of the machine at this location is not standard? If so, Apple confidently should have taken an action to satisfy customers that have been faithful to them capital; like product recalls, change the others or at least, unconditionally guarantee with these troubles!
At st. Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam,there is a place not the authorized dealer or warranty station or any other Apple laptop any brand in the world, but this place can repair, replace, and remedy all the errors arising from failure hinge parts of different types of laptops. Through the exchange, he Phuc – person in charge of the facility confirmed to us: “laptop repair hinge is replaced by a new type of titanium alloy hinge super durable, not welded. What Kind of Laptop hinges not have all the other places, we can! “. One client was the hinge of each screen Apple MacBook Air here revealed more: she just spend the $ 100 for the replacement of the hinge Apple MacBook Air, which she bought the previous ten months with $ 2,250. New hinges are made of titanium alloy base warranty to two years in the procession is not due to physical problems, whereas if you bring official agent takes from $ 600 to $ 900 to fix the situation.
Interested in this matter may contact:
Add: 57 Banana Garden F4, District 3, HCMC. City
Mobile phone: 0938831366
Home phone: (083) 8340893
Email: phucbanlelaptop@ymail.com
You can refer the problem of the screen hinge Apple MacBook Air:

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By: WildKat

WildKat — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:09:09 +0000

The hinge of my MacBook Air broke tonight! I heard a big crack (all I did was open it) and the left hinge had completely separated and the plastic had come apart near the hinge. I can’t completely open or close it now and after pushing the power button I heard it trying to start up about 4 or 5 times but now when I try there is nothing. It has a full charge. I only got it at the end of Aug. last year. I got it in the UK, but now I’m back in Canada (there is no Apple Store in this province) so I have no idea what’s going to happen!

A couple of months ago I also had the misfortune of a swollen battery in my iPod which cracked the case and made it completely unusable!

By: Sero0

Sero0 — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:09:45 +0000

Same problem…broken hinge…bu i kep on using it and now i donthave a dislay..can some1 suggest a spare lcd cable that can be replaced and get the problem fixed.or have i messed up the MBA.

By: FUCK APPLE

FUCK APPLE — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:15 +0000

Apple did the same thing to me. They look at the computer TRYING to find any other damage to they can claim you physcially broke it. Its a joke I will never buy an Apple product again, their MacBook Air is a piece of crap. I have this problem, yet I went into the store to be told someone inspected it over the internet and declined to cover it. When I spoke to that person, she kept telling me “Through visual inspection of the hinges they appear to be broken” She was careful to say not cracked. When I said Duh their broken thats why im here, she said that I mustve opened the computer to far and that It was my fault. When I asked how they can conclude that, she kept saying only “Through visual inspect” Never once did they tell me WHY THOUGH. She must have told me that 300 times! Its like talking to a recording. Apple can kiss my ass, worst service ever.

By: v Stixrud

v Stixrud — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:10:06 +0000

That happened to mine also but just had it replaced about 3 weeks ago
I called and complained to customer service who told me they would make an exception for the repair and also went to 2 different apple stores the second one did it willingly didnt even seem to care about the exception
He did it as he said in the spirit if christmas
Which I was happy about because I did not and still do not have the 800+ for repairs!

By: BAINS

BAINS — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:59:57 +0000

Hey guys, i also need help.

First one hinge broke, kept using the macbook like that. Then the other one went. Now the screen really messed up, i think the wireing got messed up because nothing on the screen moves and its all purple and greenish….I dont no what to do, i have apple care but the guy said because of the dents and scratches on he cannot do anything….but its a goddamn macbook air, its made to be travelled with!