M1 MacBook Pro blank screen but works fine (Even backlight)

My MacBook Pro with M1 chip from 2022 recently went to just a blank screen. You can see a blurry haze of the mouse icon and other icons in the background however, no image really genuinely populates. The backlight of the monitor still works when it’s plugged into an external display it works absolutely fine. This seems to be a very common problem based on other forums such as this one and Reddit, etc.


I went to the Apple Store where they looked at it and quoted me $1100 to replace the display which is ridiculous. The computer was over $4000 is only 3 1/2 years old and is six months outside of its AppleCare, but no protection or warranty for this device beyond that. This is really embarrassing and pathetic for a company.


No product that expensive should only have a life expectancy of less than five years and it’s ridiculous that they have no warranty protection for hardware other than what’s covered in AppleCare especially when this seems to be a fairly widespread problem across M chip MacBooks. Not only that but $1100 to fix a screen is almost 25% of the cost of the computer itself which seems unjustifiable.

Posted on Jul 13, 2025 6:51 PM

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Jul 13, 2025 7:06 PM in response to _burry

Consumer products, their warranties, and their extended warranties work in a predictable way.

 

Warrant-able implies, but does not guarantee, High Quality:

Consumer product makers build high quality products. You can tell because the manufacturer is willing to stand by their products and repair or replace them (but only for defects in materials or workmanship) at manufacturers expense for a stated warranty period.

 

For Apple Macs in most countries, that period is one year. That is the total responsibility Apple or any manufacturer has to you under law. Assumptions about additional responsibility of Apple or any other consumer product-maker's products working longer or maintaining their original failure-free status longer than the warranty period are not accurate. The amount you paid for the product has no bearing on this. The rules are the same for a car costing US$20,000 or more.

 

Complex Electro-mechanical devices fail at random, arbitrary, and capricious times.

The most frequent reason for most failures is 'just because'.

Your specific failure is most likely caused by an advanced scientific principle called ...

... 'bad luck'.


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If you want a really substantial lesson how this this works (or more precisely how this stops working) own an older used automobile.

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