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There’s a high risk of breakage,” Panesar explained to me.īoth say it’s easier to just replace the display entirely, which Panesar says is Apple’s typical solution for this fault and could cost customers upwards of $625 (£500) if they don’t have Apple Care. To repair, we have to remove the screen from the outer shell without breaking it and solder in new flex cables.

“The difficulty is that the damaged cables connect on the back of the screen itself. MORE FROM FORBES 'Genius' New MacBook Repair Tool Has Defeated Apple's Hardware Lock By Janhoi McGregor Both Panesar and Steins say this is a common problem, but the repair job isn’t easy. Panesar says he’s repairing at least four affected MacBooks a week and he’s had over 50 in the last year. Scanning forums, there are posts across Reddit and Apple’s Community pages describing vertical purple lines on various MacBook models, which appear to be the same issue.

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These models were released between 20, but Panesar says that MacBook Pro models that were sold between 20 have a similar design that could be susceptible to this fault. Ricky Panesar, founder of repair specialist iCorrect, told me the issue impacts the A1989, A2251, A2289, A2338 and A2141 units-with the latter being the worst affected. On the right: where dust collects before it lands. On the left: the cable that is causing the fault.