I have the same problem.. do I lose my warranty if I do it so? I’m still in the returning period.
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New Macbook Air wobbles
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You mean your AppleCare warranty? If you return it to be replaced your AppleCare will be refunded back to you so you can purchase again for the replacement. I went through this very recently and it was pretty easy. I'd call right away and set up a replacement for it.
Contact Apple. I think some people have said in this thread that they've had it replaced.
You have a 14 day return window, so if you haven't already, contact Apple to get a replacement. Where did you purchase from? Depending on where you purchased they should be able to do a straight exchange. I had this issue with mine and got a replacement.
I've purchased MBA M1 from Apple Online Store India in August, I've replaced it 2 times, the first 2 Macbooks had a wobble on the right side, the 3rd one had a slight wobble on the left, like Sky87 said, on marble there's minimal to no wobble at all, but on surfaces like wood, there's noticeable wobble, I decided to keep it since there's no return option in Apple Store India, besides, except this issue, the macbook is completely fine.
Are you sure that it's not the other way around? I mean, marble, just like glass, should be almost perfectly flat, but whatever wood surfaces you have can very well be uneven. My Air sits flat on glass and on my countertop, but it wobbles a little on my 15 y.o. desk.
It would only wobble if the desk was warped. Even if the desk wasn’t level, the mac should sit flat.
Our new MacBook Air M2 arrived today and has the same issue. The problem occurs when the screen is fully openend. The chassis seems to deform and one of the rubber feet is lifted from the surface on which it stands. This results in an annoying wobbly sound when typing. When the screen is closed or at an angle that is less than 45 degrees, the issue does not occur.
Tried this on different surfaces (including a glass plate).
Tried this on different surfaces (including a glass plate).
Maybe the weight is getting tilted from front to back. Perhaps the issue may be with one of the back feet when it's closed. Did you check that?
If it’s a weight tilting issue, wouldn’t that result in an issue on both frontal feet? I only have it with the frontal right foot. When closed all four feet touch the surface, when fully opened, the frontal right foot is not.
The aluminum shell of the laptop is too soft: the MBA M1 can start wobbling any moment, depending on how you grab it. When it wobbles, it is enough to (manually) bend the case without applying too much strength/pressure and it goes back to "normal", i.e. it does not wobble any more.