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macbook pro "15 2017

  1. Spooner83

    4K clarity question

    So, I'm an editor for some buddies of mine who vlog. I noticed that our 4k videos look kinda grainy after exporting, but I save them in the highest quality possible. For instance, there's a video I helped film on vacation with them and I noticed that one of the first scenes is crystal clear...
  2. qweraz

    macbook pro 15" 2017 keyboard side dots

    Does anyone have this symptom on the side of the MacBook keyboard as in the picture?? Not dust. When you shine it with a flash, it will glow. It is subject to the keyboard replacement program service, but because of this, it tells me to pay a fee to replace IT. This symptom appears after the...
  3. S

    Will lifting my Macbook Pro improve performance? (Thermal Throttling)

    I run fairly heavy workloads on my Macbook Pro 15in 2017. I am frustrated by a combination of loud fan noise and thermal throttling, but I can't perform any of the more significant mods like adding thermal paste because it is a work machine. Has anyone done research on how effective...
  4. Laurens165

    Yellow stains on retina screen

    Hello, I'm not sure this is the place for this kind of queries, but my MacBook Pro medio 2017 has yellow stains on the side of the screen. These stains come and go as they please, it's a bizarre happening. Is there anyone here who could clarify to me what is happening and what to do about it...
  5. shaan104

    I want to prevent the Touch Bar from sleeping when left inactive

    I just bought a new MacBook with Touch Bar and when ever I'm watching something, or the Touch Bar is left inactive, it dims and sleeps which is really annoying to me. Is there any terminal command or apple script through which I can disable this feature. I searched all the settings and it isn't...
  6. M

    MacBook Pro Problems - A critical software update is required for your Mac

    There appears to be an issue with the MacBook Pro Touch Bar and Touch ID. There are multiple articles online and videos of customers complaining about MacBook Pro Touch Bar and Touch ID users recently began running into an issue where the machine will not power power-on displaying below error...
  7. M

    External Samsung Monitor marked as TV?

    Hi, I searched for a while now but no method is really working to get my external Monitor (SAMSUNG C27F390 curved) working correctly. I connected it with the Apple Thunderbolt to HDMI/USB/Thunderbolt Adapter but the text is some kind of blurry and not as readable as on my Macbook itself. After...
  8. X

    #Bluish Spots# Please Check the screen of your MacBook Pro 2016, 2017, 2018

    Hi guys, I noticed that there is a common display defect of MacBook Pro with the new model. Open a pure white page and you can see there are some bluish spots, patches, or areas. I collected cases with this issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8304551...
  9. J

    Defective MacBook Pro (2017) Speakers

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) that made it to the two day mark before a loud electrical pulsing sound (a little like repetitious static) came across my speakers. This sound quit after a few seconds but damaged the left speaker system. When raising the volume of the sound, the left woofer would cut...
  10. Amitg

    Macbook pro 2017 15" Display keeps going off if lid opened more than 40 degree

    Macbook pro 2017 15" Display keeps going off if lid opened more than 40 degree. Why is apple ignoring so many complains for 2017 models which are having same issues as my. Just search the internet there are more than 1000's of users with this same problem and now apple service centre wants...