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    Staingate + Dented Screens?

    I've heard of "staingate" and screens getting scratched/dented from keyboards. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm getting a 2020 macbook air - do you think I will have the aforementioned problems?
    • Ellezk
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    • 2020 macbook air macbook macbook air macbook air 2020 staingate
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Help re: 2020 Macbook Air

    Hi, I’m wanting to buy the 2020 macbook air, as pretty much everything about it suits my needs/wants perfectly... However, I’ve been seeing a lot of negative reports regarding the fan/throttling issues (some saying it idles at 100 celsius??) For context, I’m a college student who will be...
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    Changes to Force Touch Trackpad?

    Hi everyone, My friend recently bought the new 2020 MacBook Air after never having a MacBook before and I was helping her set stuff up and show her some things she wouldn't otherwise know. I have a question about the force touch on the trackpad, for me and my 2016 MacBook Pro, when I force...
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    Selling my 2019 MBP for a 2020 MBA?

    Hello all, I'm not usually a person who erratically changes devices every year, I usually wait a couple years and in the case of this laptop I was planning to keep it for a good long while, however, I have a 13 inch MacBook Pro with 256GB of storage that I'm (currently) happy with. I got it on...
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    Help with monitor

    Hi there, I have a MacBook Air (about 2013), running Catalina 10.15.4. I've just bought a BenQ monitor (BL2780T/27) and have connected it using a mini-display - HDMI cable. Unfortunately, the new monitor is reflected a zoomed in / enlarged version of my laptop screen, so rather than...
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    2017 MBPr vs. 2020 MBA

    Hi all - first time poster here so sorry if this or something similar has been asked. I currently own a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, photo attached) and was wondering how it compares to the performance of the newest MacBook Air? I'm someone who loathes the keyboard on the MBP and was thinking...
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    MacBook Air 2020 i3 vs i5? Might change my order

    Hello, I was hoping if anyone has some thoughts on if it’s better to buy the i3 or spend the extra 100 for the i5, for the new 2020 MBAs. I ordered the i5 because most reviews recommended it, but it won’t arrive for a few weeks. I’ve been seeing some videos which are saying that the i5...
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    iPad Pro iPad Pro 12.9 inch or Macbook Air

    Hi, so I moved recently and my 2012 27 inch iMac no longer really fits my space as I have to share deskspace with my work from home setup (permanently, not just for Corona) which has 2 24 inch monitors. My computing needs are pretty basic at this point. I used to be a gamer, but for the past...
    • ZolakJHS
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    • ipad pro macbook air
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iPad
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    Problem with Chrome Fullscreen

    Hey, My Macbook Air is having problems with going into fullscreen when watching videos ie youtube, vimeo, netflix, news clips. It doesnt seem to matter which site, when i try to watch in full screen, after about 10 seconds, the screen slpits on a weird angle. I cant find the solution anywhere! I...
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    MBA 2020 for programming

    Hello, I'm starting out in the web developer world, mainly focused on backend things, I'm currently finishing my studies (They will be over in a couple of months probably). So, my main doubt here is if my macbook would be able to handle the tasks I would do daily as a web developer, I would be...
    • s1lent
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    • macbook air macbook air 2020 programming
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  11. emraha06

    2020 MacBook Air ghosting smearing

    Does MacBook Air retina 2020 have terrible ghosting and awful text smearing like mbp 16? Is it possible to share experience?
    • emraha06
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    • 2020 ghost macbook air retina smear
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    MBA 2017 now suddenly has a MBA 2015 serial number

    My MacBook Air 2015 was shipped to a company for repairs and now it appears to have a MBA 2015 serial number! The Apple website does not recognise any of the serial numbers. Has my logic board been swapped without my permission? The specs still say 1.8GHz Dual Core i5, but I don't think any of...
    • Kayla90
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    • 2015 13" 2017 13" catalina macbook air serial number
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  13. Jules242

    Help! Intermittently no sound post-new upper case & I/O port

    Hi everyone! I have a nasty issue after doing the following swaps on my A1466 2014 Macbook Air 13" — new (used) I/O port to replace a headphone jack that got jammed up somehow — new (used) upper case as a replacement for the keyboard, which for a while had non operational 1-9 number keys. —...
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    2020 Macbook Lineup Predictions

    I've been considering what the 2020 MacBook lineup could potentially look like given that Apple is pretty much guaranteed to give the entire line the magic keyboard treatment. This is what I have so far: 13 inch MacBook Air - 128 GB SSD - 8 GB RAM - same bezels - magic keyboard - 2 USB-C...
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    Any chance of 11” or 12” MacBook Air

    I want to buy a light/travel-friendly MacBook. Discontinued 12” MacBook weights 2 pounds while the new 13” MacBook Air weights 3 pounds. To me, the weight difference is big enough to justify the 12”. I can’t decide whether I should get a refurbished 12” MacBook now, or wait for a smaller-size...
    • yepp
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    • macbook air question
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Macbook Air Screen Problems

    My 2016 MacBook Air. I opened it up today and the screen was like this. Didn't drop it, no water drops, anything. I tried restarting it, i tried doing the command, p, r, shift. i even tried the shift & power button. nothing is helping. i don't know if its the smc, if it has just been dropped...
    • macairoxox
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    • hardware lines lines on screen macbook air retina screen screen flicker screen flickering smc conflict
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Networking
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    Macbook Air Screen Issue

    e My 2016 MacBook Air. I opened it up today and the screen was like this. Didn't drop it, no water drops, anything. I tried restarting it, i tried doing the command, p, r, shift. i even tried the shift & power button. nothing is helping. i don't know if its the smc, if it has just been...
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    MacBook Air horizontal and vertical lines

    My 2016 MacBook Air. I opened it up today and the screen was like this. Didn't drop it, no water drops, anything. I tried restarting it, i tried doing the command, p, r, shift. i even tried the shift & power button. nothing is helping. i don't know if its the smc, if it has just been dropped...
    • macairoxox
    • Thread
    • hardware lines lines on screen macbook air retina screen screen flicker screen flickering smc conflict
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    2011 MBA 13" — keyboard not working

    I have a 2011 MBA 13" 4GB RAM, 128 GB SSD, 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5. For the past few months, the top row of letters, from "Q" to "O", work intermittently or not at all. Four of the five vowels (e, i, o, u) are on the top row, so the buttons get a lot of use and it is infuriating when they give...
    • amp!
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    • macbook 13 2011 macbook air mba 2011
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    MACBOOK AIR DISPLAY LINES

    DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS BLACK LINE ISSUE WITH THIS MACBOOK AIR? (PICTURE BELOW) IVE TRIED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING RETTING PRAM PLEASE SUGGEST IDEAS DOWN BELOW (btw the white/gray boxes are there to blur private stuff as this is my girlfriend's macbook air)
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