Macbook pro screen cable issues spawn flexgate petition.
Macbook pro 2017 display cable problem.
Released june 2017 this macbook pro features kaby lake processors up to the 2 8 ghz quad core intel core i7 processor with turbo boost up to 3 8 ghz.
Normally the cables would be separate and easily replaceable 6 parts but apple permanently attached them to the macbook pro s lcd screen and quotes users a 600 fee to replace the entire.
Though this flexgate problem is so far only found to be associated with the touch bar models of the macbook pro ifixit found a similar display cable setup in the recently revamped.
According to repair site ifixit which first highlighted the problem 2016 and later macbook pro machines are using thin fragile display flex cables that are prone to malfunctioning with.
Display backlight continuously or intermittently shows vertical bright areas along the entire bottom of the screen.
13 inch macbook pro display backlight service program apple has determined that a very small percentage of 13 inch macbook pro displays may exhibit one or more of the following behaviors.
Macbook pro 15 touch bar 2017.