You may have heard about “exploding” MacBook computer batteries. When a lithium ion battery, like the one in your MacBook or cell phone, starts to fail, a chemical reaction can occur that causes the battery to swell up like a balloon. If the battery is punctured or otherwise damaged, it is technically possible for it …
Above is a picture of a 2010 MacBook Pro with a graphics chip issue. The issue sometimes causes display artifacts as you see above, but it can also cause kernel panics with a sudden restart, screen going black during use, and a few other crash related issues. Apple has had some trouble over the years …
Separate Glass Panel The MacBook Pro model has had a panel glass covering the screen since late 2008. While Apple did have an option to purchase the MacBook Pro with a Matte screen on their 15 and 17 inch models until late 2011 (Matte models do not have glass covering the screen and have a …
This iMac is one of the dustiest ones we’ve seen in a while! It’s a good idea to keep any computer as clean as possible. If you’re experiencing overheating, loud fans, and your iMac is in a dusty location like a garage, basement, or workspace, you might find something like this inside. All that dust …
A broken LCD looks like this: Unless it looks like this: Or vertical lines like this: Sometimes even this: That one kind of looks like gathering storm clouds against the El Capitan background. And this one looks like a bullet hole on …