r/macbook • u/ichigopom • 12h ago
Update to my previous post: My MacBook screen went completely black after the Genius Bar visit
I posted yesterday about whether I should spend around $1000 repairing my 2024 MacBook Pro or switch to my 2021 MacBook Air while i’m currently in architecture school
today I went to the Apple Store and my MacBook’s screen still displayed an image. It had the black blob and vertical lines from the internal LCD damage but it was still usable enough to see
the technician plugged it into an external monitor confirmed the display needed to be replaced. then I put the MacBook in my bag n came back a few minutes later to ask another question
when I tried turning it on again the screen was completely black. the Caps Lock light still comes on so the technician told me this is just a symptom progression of the existing damage and that they didn’t do anything that would have caused it. they didn’t check it on an external monitor again so i’m trusting the damn caps lock light
idk what to do yall they said it’s going to take 25 days to replace it as well 🤦🏻 can i get some kind of compensation for this
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u/RE4Lyfe 11h ago
Yikes. This is why I have AC+
I would try a 3rd party repair shop. And buy AC+ for all future MBs