Any Macbook uses here? I got a ? for ya before i spend alot of $$
Have been, I'm on a Mac Mini presently, try me.
@mcfate i have no idea whats causing it. I tried the bios reset (cmd, option, p-r) and it doesnt resolve it
You can try resetting the SMC β a long shot, Hail Mary sort of thing β but that sort of thing usually a sign that the display is failing, sorry.
If money's a serious issue, one line on a display with 1980 (or more) of 'em ain't the end of the world.
The last MacBook Pro I used as a Mac β it runs Parrot Linux atm β ran headless, hooked up to a desktop display.
I've taken a Vow Against Further Travel.
@mcfate Well being i spend 2500 on this damn thing id hate to spend more $$ less then 2 years later into this. i went macbook because i thought it was supposed to have less issues than PC lol. I use it for my photowork so you can kind of imagine how distracting it would be when you are in the middle of edits. But ill give the SMC reset a try. cant hurt. Wouldnt be so bad if the computer repair place (only one in this area) wants $75 just to look at it
Well, this is why they give one-year warranties and why some people pay to extend 'em. Not me, it's usually a bad bet.
Any piece of equipment can fail, for any number of reasons, and Macs DO tend to have fewer issues and retain their value better than PCs do.
Here's a tip: I buy all my Apple stuff refurbished from Apple. It's literally as good as new, it comes with the same warranty a new unit does, and you can save a fair bit of money.
@mcfate I bought mine from Best Buy . Was a good deal so i figured what the hell lol. I usually dont buy warranties because 9x out of 10 im just throwing money away. This was the 1x lol
Yeah, life can be like that. My last MacBook Pro kept having the battery swell up, and on that model, the battery and the keyboard (!) are a unified component.
The first time, they replaced it for free because there was a maintenance advisory out on that model. The second time, they wanted somewhat over $300, at which point I ordered a (refurb) Mac Mini, which doesn't have a freaking battery I never actually need.
If you use a laptop at a desk all the time, you're better off with a desktop machine, I think, and not an "all in one" like an iMac.
If my monitor gets stupid, I'll just buy a new monitor.
@mcfate so I got it to the shop. Paid the $75 (grudgingly). Now we wait. figures when I turned it on in front of him the line didn't show up. He's like we can keep it running but we can't have someone here and just watch til it happens and I totally get that. So I was just gonna pack it up take it home and leave it on til it came up again and keep it open and drive there while on next time I came up . soon as I got ready to shut it down it popped up. So at least he knew I'm not crazy lol