You know that, even though the MacBook Air (etc) can fit in an envelope it shouldn’t be transported in one.right? (These 15” included, just higher than normal)
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That said, both MacBooks or PC laptops have extremely low failure rates. These MacBooks must be experiencing excessive flexibility and not enough clearance around the batteries, resulting in damage to the batteries. The only reason rates should differ is because of the laptop design. I’ve had many many bad battery’s but the failures are related to charging/cables/other/electrical shorts (prevent machine turning on) but I’ve never seen flames or burns on batteries (yes, burns elsewhere).īatteries should have similar failure rates (not that many manufacturers) between PC and Macs. I’ve been a tech/network admin/IT manager and I’ve never experienced this working with hundreds of Windows laptops (only a few Macs). With a little luck Apple can proactively contact owners in most cases to notify them and rely less on other channels. I also wonder if Apple is substituting these damaged machines with MBPs from a more recent generation or the same line with 'fixed' batteries.
I wonder if heat is one of the cases as, for example, it can get very hot where I live and I don't have air conditioning.
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Has Apple detailed what 'some cases' refers to?Įvery single Mac laptop I've owned has had battery problems (swelling only up to this point) except the MacBook Air, fingers crossed. Gagne was lucky in that normally the MacBook Pro was kept in a basket filled with notebooks and journals, or on the couch, with either location potentially causing far more damage than what transpired. He claims it was sitting "screen closed, unplugged, and in Sleep Mode" on a coffee table. One concern was that the MacBook Pro wasn't actively being used by Gagne at the time of the incident. The battery "blew and a small fire filled my house with smoke," wrote Gagne, noting the sound of the event and the strong chemical and burning smell. Under the recall, which provides a replacement battery for affected Mac notebooks, Apple explained the battery "may overheat and pose a fire safety risk" in some cases, something that has been illustrated by one unlucky owner.ĭesigner Steven Gagne of Pensacola, Florida, encountered a failure of his MacBook Pro's battery on June 17 while in bed, according to a Facebook post spotted by PetaPixel. On June 20, Apple launched a voluntary recall of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, specifically those sold between September 2015 and February 2017, over concerns the battery posed a safety risk. The hole in the base of the 15-inch MacBook Pro following a battery failure (via Steve Gagne/Facebook)