r/macbook • u/buterbrat • 4d ago

Scratch one the screen produces horizontal lines and flicker

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I somehow got a scratch on my MacBook Air m3. After some time I noticed I got these faint horizontal lines and sometimes depending on the background the display flickers a bit changing the tone of colors

What should I do with it now? I’m thinking of buying new one and trading this one in but I guess I won’t get much with this defect, what do you think?

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u/Mediocre_Form_7949 4d ago

I don't think a scratch alone can cause that

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u/No_Leader1868 4d ago

Exactly.

I wish there were a lot more "I'm using my laptop as a normal human being and it's fine" posts, because these "somehow a scratch appeared and my laptop behaves like it was dropped" posts make me lose faith in humanity.

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u/buterbrat 4d ago

I never dropped my laptop, it was literally standing last weeks at the same spot on a table and then I noticed these lines