“In fact many users, including Plaintiff, does not use any of the covers Apple mentions,” the suit, filed in California’s Northern District Court on September 14, reads. The lawsuit alleges, however, that the M1 MacBook screen defect nevertheless “manifests independently of these considerations.” Per the case, Apple specifically told users to remove any camera cover, palm rest cover or keyboard cover on their M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro, which reportedly retail for $999 and $1,299, respectively, before closing the display, as any of the obtrusions might cause damage when the display is closed.

At that time, Apple relayed to customers that 'o enable the thin design of Mac notebook computers, the clearance between the display (screen) and the top case is engineered to tight tolerances' and cautioned users to handle the displays with care, the lawsuit says, contending this amounts to an admission by the tech giant that the M1 MacBook displays are faulty. Some users who’ve replaced or repaired their M1 MacBook displays have quickly experienced the problem again, the case says, claiming Apple has replaced some M1 MacBooks with laptops suffering from the same defect.Īpple is alleged to have known of the M1 MacBook screen problem from internal testing and user complaints yet failed to publicly recognize the defect until August 27, 2021, according to the suit. The 28-page lawsuit alleges thousands of Apple users worldwide have run up against issues with the “defective” M1 MacBook screens and have been forced to pay anywhere from $600 to $850 out of pocket to obtain repairs or secure replacements without Apple’s help.

Apple’s top-of-the-line M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro laptops come with screens that are “extraordinarily fragile” and can crack black out develop magenta, purple and blue lines and squares and stop working altogether, a proposed class action alleges.

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