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What Is Flexgate? MacBook Pros Have a New Problem

What Is Flexgate? MacBook Pros Have a New Problem

Posted on January 24, 2019 By Jarvis

Antennagate. Batterygate. Bendgate. And now Flexgate? The latest potential controversy involving Apple hardware is all about MacBook Pro screens.

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Detailed yesterday (Jan. 22) in a post by DIY gadget repair site iFixit, the issue involves the wearing down of flexible display cables inside of Touch Bar model MacBook Pros (2016 and later). iFixit says this creates inconsistent backlighting at the bottom of the screen, an effect sometimes called a Stage Lighting.
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https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/flexgate-macbook-pros-new-problem

Computers & IT Tags:Apple, diy, flexible display, hardware, ifixit, lighting, MacBook, macbook pro

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