Apple has released a Repair Program that covers two of the affected models, not all of the affected models. The issue, dubbed as “flexgate” can be read about here. 2016-2017 MacBook Pro – The display cable is too short which causes it to break apart when the display is opened/closed repeatedly over time.Even on the MacBook Pro’s that were announced just a few days ago with “enhanced” keyboard, they fail. 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and MacBook – Butterfly keyboard fails.I have yet to get any 2019 MacBook Pro’s on my desk for repair but it’s a fair assumption that this same design screwup affects the latest MacBook pro’s as well. If this happens on the 15″ model, a mux chip can catch this high voltage before it destroys your CPU and replacing that chip can bring the Mac back to life, no guarantee though. If this happens to the 13″ model, c’est la vie, it’s done for. The LCD connector is in a place where debris or humidity can easily enter the machine. Any conductive crud or corrosion can short these two pins together sending high voltage to the low voltage line.
2016-2017-2018 MacBook Pro – The pin layout of the LCD connector has low voltage and high voltage pins right next to each other. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), *a very reliable machine but of course it’s pretty damn old.Īny modern MacBook Pro because of design issues: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) with NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) with NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M I just aim to simplify it a little and add my own 2 cents. I agree with his list of recommended and non-recommended, mostly. To be clear, this is not a “Louis is WRONG and here’s why!” article. I have at least two dozen people messaging me “So should I get this one? *link to MacBook on eBay*” so hopefully I can type this up quick so all I have to do is just send a link 🙂 It’s noon at the time of writing, he released his video around 3 or 4am while I was sleeping. You can watch the video several times, pause and rewind while you lookup the info and take notes but I figured I’d help you out a little here. The video is fast paced and I don’t expect anyone that isn’t well versed in logic board numbers or model information in general to keep up. Louis Rossmann released a video where he covers the MacBooks he recommends and those he doesn’t.
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