November 12, 2018: Apple announces a solid-state drive replacement program. (Apple has not yet responded to a request to comment on the record about the frequency of its repair and recall notices.) It’s a surprising number of issues for a product line that is emblematic of the company itself and, in the case of the MacBook Pro, one that Apple insists is the “world’s best pro notebook.” The company’s laptops have been the subject of no fewer than five repair notices, including this latest recall, in the past year alone.

Apple sells millions of computers per year-18 million Macs were sold in 2018-so even a substantial number of impacted machines could still be considered “limited.” Call it a different kind of theory of relativity.īut the recall is not an isolated incident when it comes to modern versions of Apple’s premium, expensive laptops. The battery issues may very well only apply to a “limited number” of laptops, which is what the company almost always says when there’s a problem with its hardware. The batteries, according to Apple’s support page, “may overheat and pose a fire safety risk.” The recall is said to affect 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina displays sold between September 2015 and February 2017, and Apple is replacing batteries for free on eligible laptops. But it won't have the Pro or Max variants of whatever chip it ships with, unlike the MacBook Pro.Earlier today Apple announced a recall for some of its MacBook Pro laptops because of problematic and potentially hazardous batteries. The 15-inch MacBook Air would be a great alternative to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, with the machine likely to be more portable and cheaper to buy. That being said, M3 chips seem the most likely - especially when you consider that the current 13-inch Model already has an M2 chip inside and that too is expected to be refreshed. Gurman says that it isn't yet clear what the new 15-inch MacBook Air, nor its smaller 13-inch cousin, will have on the inside in terms of Apple silicon. But a 15-inch model could change all of that. The M2 MacBook Air is currently one of the best notebooks Mac users can buy considering its price and capability. The 15-inch MacBook Air is a product that we've heard rumors about for a good long while at this point and Gurman now believes that it will ship in late spring or summer, alongside an updated 13-inch model. Popular Now: AI-powered editing tool replaces actors with CG by simply dragging and dropping

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