Apple has key out a serious issuing with a “ very small number ” of 2018 MacBook Air laptops that demand the replacement of the chief logical system board,9to5Mac reported on Sunday , cite internal documents from the company .
According to 9to5Mac , the issue has been track down to “ Retina , 13 - inch , 2018 MacBook Air models with sure serial bit , ” with Apple Store and authorized resort staff instruct to supervene upon logic boards in the qualifying unit for free . Apple mentioned in the document that the proceeds has to do with “ ability ” without operate into further detail , the internet site write , though online hunt show substance abuser reputation of the affected models “ not able to power on at all . ” It ’s not clear whether those reports inevitably pertain to the issue at hand here , given the wispy description .
Apple has n’t yet listed the issue on its dedicatedexchange and amend extension syllabus website , though 9to5Mac noted it does not always do so when there is n’t a with child - scale problem with a product . The document posit that Apple will meet impacted customers directly via email and that the repair programme will run for four years , while those that guess they are experiencing the matter can go to an Apple Store or other authorised repair outlet for a look .
The 2018 MacBook Air.Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo)
Apple has had a chain of unfortunate issues with its laptops as of former . before this calendar month , itannounced a recallof some 15 - inch MacBook Pros with Retina displays built between 2015 and 2017 due to battery issues that may cause the models to “ overheat and pose a fire safety risk . ” AsWired notedat the sentence , since the offset of 2018 , Apple had launched no less than five repair or recall notices for its laptop , including the infamous MacBookkeyboard job , a battery replacement notice and a separate whole state drive replacement program for some 13 - inch MacBook Pro ( non Touch Bar ) units,“Flexgate ” exhibit issues , and the aforementioned battery that mystify a flame hazard .
[ 9to5Mac ]
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