Hi guys! I wanted to get some suggestions on what I should do in this situation... I bought this iMac a few days after the metal ones came out.. Ive been happy with it for a while no real issues except I had to take it in because bootcamp screwed up my HDD.
Anyway I started noticing very light spots towards the top of the LCD kinda like water drops.. I usually just keep my Mac running 24/7 but have a 10minute limit on the screen so it turns off and doesnt waste the LCD panel. Ive noticed that when the screen is off there is what I describe as "tiger stripes" on the top left of the LCD. Its very obvious its a defect in the LCD.
I have searched the forums and from what ive read it seems like it was caused by Heat. When i feel the top left vs the top right sides the left is hotter.. Ive started running smc fan control to stop the defect from getting worse.. I live in Oregon and its not that hot here so Im not sure why this happened Im in a regular sized room and I dont do alot of intensive stuff Photoshop once in a while...
Anyway the damage seems to be already done..
I ran my SN through the apple SN check online and it says its out of warranty..
Any suggestions on what I should do? How much will they charge to fix this issue? It wasnt really my fault i never did anything to it for all i know it was one of the techs that might have screwed something up when they opened it to fix the HDD..
Im thinking of selling this Mac and buying a MacBook Pro this is why its very important to me to try and find a solution to this problem.. Ive worked with Macs at my Job for 2 years and never had an issue and ive had this one for a while now and Ive always been happy with Apple but this is really crappy that I might have this Mac for a long time with this defect..
Thanks for reading I welcome any suggestions..
PS sorry no pics
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ALex
Anyway I started noticing very light spots towards the top of the LCD kinda like water drops.. I usually just keep my Mac running 24/7 but have a 10minute limit on the screen so it turns off and doesnt waste the LCD panel. Ive noticed that when the screen is off there is what I describe as "tiger stripes" on the top left of the LCD. Its very obvious its a defect in the LCD.
I have searched the forums and from what ive read it seems like it was caused by Heat. When i feel the top left vs the top right sides the left is hotter.. Ive started running smc fan control to stop the defect from getting worse.. I live in Oregon and its not that hot here so Im not sure why this happened Im in a regular sized room and I dont do alot of intensive stuff Photoshop once in a while...
Anyway the damage seems to be already done..
I ran my SN through the apple SN check online and it says its out of warranty..
Any suggestions on what I should do? How much will they charge to fix this issue? It wasnt really my fault i never did anything to it for all i know it was one of the techs that might have screwed something up when they opened it to fix the HDD..
Im thinking of selling this Mac and buying a MacBook Pro this is why its very important to me to try and find a solution to this problem.. Ive worked with Macs at my Job for 2 years and never had an issue and ive had this one for a while now and Ive always been happy with Apple but this is really crappy that I might have this Mac for a long time with this defect..
Thanks for reading I welcome any suggestions..
PS sorry no pics
(ALex
