Poll on MBA Rev.B SSD - Thin Horizontal Lines

[lincolnchee]

If you have just got yourself a MBA Rev.2 SSD, please help participate in this poll so that our experience can serve as a guide for prospective MBA buyers. My poll doesn't seem to be comprehensive enough, it missed out those manufactured in Week 43 or earlier and Week 48 or later. As such, please refer to below:

- Have faint thin horizontal lines across my screen (WeeK 44) <- Week 43 or earlier, please choose this.
- Have faint thin horizontal lines across my screen (WeeK 45)
- Have faint thin horizontal lines across my screen (WeeK 46)
- Have faint thin horizontal lines across my screen (WeeK 47) <- Week 48 or later, please choose this.
- Have exchanged for one that does not have the faint thin horizontal lines
- Do not have any faint thin horizontal lines across my screen

This is a picture taken by one of the posters (Thread: Thin Horizontal Lines on Rev 2 MBA, Post #87):

This problem doesn't seems to affect just the MBA but also the MBP (Thread: Thin Horizontal Lines on Rev 2 MBA, Post #134):

All credits go to these kind-hearted souls who took a photo of their defective screen.

 

[Ironic]

Come on people vote !

 

[lincolnchee]

There are some people who experience the screen problem but having a week 43 and there are also some who have returned a few times to get back the same defective screen. So the actual figures for defects might be higher. Anyway, if you are Week 43 or earlier, please choose the first option.

 

[mrcharlie91]

well

This poll will decide my mba purchase keep it up guys

 

[Ironic]

You will be OK dont worry

 

[mrcharlie91]

You will be OK dont worry

Thanks we will see the result

 

[lincolnchee]

If you happen to see what I see, then probably you have the same issues as the rest....
I am just praying that a firmware update would resolve this.

 

[lincolnchee]

...

 

[StefanR.]

My Poll is not comprehensive enough. It missed out those who have their defective MBA manufactured in some other weeks. As such, ...
For those who have Week 43 or earlier, please choose Week 44.
For those who have Week 48 or later, please choose Week 47.

and others have no lines but headache from flickering.

 

[Ironic]

seems like it going back and forth almost 50/50

 

[h1d]

You will be OK dont worry

Really responsible advice for 50/50.

And again, it's funny that no one voted for 'fixed by replace', but they might not just come back here anymore.

 

[tommi80]

Really responsible advice for 50/50.

And again, it's funny that no one voted for 'fixed by replace', but they might not just come back here anymore.

Even if someone got a fixed replacement, he cannot vote twice!

 

[h1d]

Voters can't change the vote? I'm yet to get a Rev B, so I'm not even trying to vote, but then, that option is only useful for people who already got one fixed with a replace.

 

[Ironic]

Everyone just vote ignore the crap please/

 

[h1d]

Don't worry, everyone will ignore your post like that before you asked. I can't believe your attitude for one thing but you could care less.

 

[Ironic]

50/50 not what i would call a widespread problem most who have perfect NBA would not even post

 

[09872738]

50/50 not what i would call a widespread problem most who have perfect NBA would not even post

In one word: nonsense!

 

[Ironic]

In one word: nonsense!

sorry you are right less the 50 %!

 

[Luvion]

Voted "Have exchanged for one that does not have the faint thin horizontal lines"

Mine was a lot worse than the pictures in this thread. The Air I currently have has no visible lines, it's still a bit grainy on the whites but it will do.

 

[lincolnchee]

50/50 not what i would call a widespread problem most who have perfect NBA would not even post

Not many know the existence of this forum. They will normally call Apple Care or approach the retailers directly. This is ridiculous, 30% defects are enough to shatter my confidence in their product. I will be extra careful when purchasing Apple products, unlike other brands.

 

[Ironic]

I would go to the store pay, open the box look at it, then if not happy ask for another one, if they are all bad, get a refund, simple?

 

[h1d]

Thank god that people reported the problem repeatedly to alert new potential buyers to make that opportunity easy instead of buy and realize at home thinking Rev B is always supposed to be perfect like some wants to believe.

 

[LeonX]

Does anybody who voted "Have no lines" live in Germany? Pls post a PM!

 

[bbotte]

I think I have them on a week 43, but i have to really look at a blank white screen really really close to see a hint of them. So it really is not noticeable to me and I don't care. The thing is awesome.

My biggest problem is connecting it to Cisco Access Points for Wi-Fi, it will not pull the IP automatically from the access points. Annoying to see a Vista machine and my iPhone connect right next to my $2500 picture frame. I guess this affects all the new MacBooks as I have been reading.

 

[Ironic]

I would love to see pictures of severe lines. post them if you have them...