DisplayPort MacBook Air users reporting high incidence of grey lines on screens

Seth Weintraub
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December 05, 2008
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Late 2008 MacBook Air users have been reporting grey horizontal lines across the screens of their laptops according to Tidbits. 

There have been slight variations in the description of the issue, but most accounts agree the lines are grey or white, horizontal or slightly angled, granulated or pixelated in appearance, and are very subtle. Overall the lines are said to give the screen the appearance of a piece of parchment or recycled paper. Also, the lines are said to appear at the initial boot; they do not develop over time. See what the lines look like for yourself in this photo.

Forum posters say that Apple has said there will be a fix in upcoming firmware updates.  It is not known whether the delay in base model  MacBook Air with HDD was because of this or a related flaw.

 

More information can be found on both Apple's discussion forums and the MacRumors forums.

Comments (8)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | December 05, 2008 - 6:43am

I see tiger running, but how is that possible on a MacBook Air?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | December 05, 2008 - 6:54am

I'll bet that's the reason they've got display problems!

Benjamin Dobson | December 05, 2008 - 4:15pm

Whoa, good point!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | December 05, 2008 - 8:23am

It's pretty much been determined that the issue causing the delay of the hdd-based MBAs was the hdd itself. If you were to start with an entry level MBA and choose the SSD option, you would see a drastic decrease in estimated shipping time.

powers (not verified) | December 05, 2008 - 9:30am

Hey, they were just trying to make the screens look like they do in the ads, in person! Can't blame them for that!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | December 06, 2008 - 8:50am

Ya in other words they don't have this problem, or they have not tested it. Just wanted to show you that it is the screen that has issues.

Daniel (not verified) | December 07, 2008 - 4:07am

I have the same problem with my MacBook (non Air...)

So I dont think its an Air related issue...

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | December 08, 2008 - 11:49am

I have the same problem than Daniel,
My new Macbook unibody 2,4 GHz have lines like the picture.