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.
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I see tiger running, but how
I see tiger running, but how is that possible on a MacBook Air?
I'll bet that's the reason
I'll bet that's the reason they've got display problems!
Whoa, good point!
Whoa, good point!
It's pretty much been
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.
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Hey, they were just trying to make the screens look like they do in the ads, in person! Can't blame them for that!
Ya in other words they don't
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.
I have the same problem with
I have the same problem with my MacBook (non Air...)
So I dont think its an Air related issue...
I have the same problem than
I have the same problem than Daniel,
My new Macbook unibody 2,4 GHz have lines like the picture.