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MBA M1 Build Quality Issue
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The only time I've heard of MacBooks wobbling is when they have battery issues.
These things are machined to pretty tight tolerances so this should happen.
I'd just get it replaced.
These things are machined to pretty tight tolerances so this should happen.
I'd just get it replaced.
I'm going to second this. It's most likely the desk or table that's not perfectly level.I guess you are sure your surface is flat ... I had that problem once with a 2012 MBP 13 and it turned out my desk was less than perfect
A couple of people on here have reported this.
One sent his back but another loosened the screws in the underside and then tightened them evenly and the problem disappeared.
Just don't leave any obvious marks if you try it
One sent his back but another loosened the screws in the underside and then tightened them evenly and the problem disappeared.
Just don't leave any obvious marks if you try it
As others have stated, and if you experience the same problems on different flat surfaces, I would send it back. I'm not experiencing any flexing or balance issues.
It’s not my desk. I put my Lenovo laptop on my desk and it’s balanced evenly and no wobble or no flex. I put on my mba on my kitchen counter top and on a lamp table and still it has the flex and wobble. I’m going to return my mba tomorrow and be ordering a new one, perhaps the base mba.
Exchange it - had the exact same issue. It wasn't the surface because I have a 2019 MBA that lies perfectly level in the same spot. I temporarily leveled the new M1 MBA by backing out some of the bottom cover screws, but in the end I exchanged it for an M1 MBP. You paid good money for it, exchange it or it will drive you bonkers.
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Glue a thin piece of plastic sheet under that corner, ideally use a contrasting colour.
Or have it replaced.
Or have it replaced.
Hey bud, any update on the delivery of your M1?A couple of people on here have reported this.
One sent his back but another loosened the screws in the underside and then tightened them evenly and the problem disappeared.
Just don't leave any obvious marks if you try it
Yes matey
I think it's somewhere over the western end of Kazakhstan 😁 on its way to Cologne. (If I've got the right flight).
Apple estimated 29/1 delivery but no chance of that. UPS estimate 1/2 delivery assuming no holdups for Brexit or whatever.
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I returned my MBA M1 back to Best Buy this morning and got a refund. I told them about the flex on the right palm rest and wobble on the lower right corner of MBA. One of the geek squad workers actually compared it to their MBA display model. The display model had no flex and no wobble. I'm going to order new MBA M1, but this time with 16GB of RAM as I do not like seeing high memory pressure for doing the basics tasks.
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