I have no way of knowing how many PBs total have this problem (mine has white spots, but no general unevenness as far as I can tell), but clearly among all laptops, Apple and other…

Quote: Originally posted by Wiskedjak: When you and every other laptop customer decide to pay twice as much for your laptop. Perfect lcds would drive laptop prices up s…

I had to live with the slight defect as well. But the overall experience for the 15inch is still rather good. THis is my second powerbook .. the first was a 12 inch and it has a pe…

just to add to the case. i bought my 1.25 superdrive in November. The screen had 1 white spot and 4 dead pixels right off the box. in december had 4 white spots and uneven illumin…

Why does everyone assume this is Apple's fault? Samsung is the company that makes the LCD panels, not Apple. It is up to Samsung to do quality control on the LCDs, not Apple. Th…

Quote: Originally posted by parsec_kadets: Why does everyone assume this is Apple's fault? Samsung is the company that makes the LCD panels, not Apple. It is up to Sam…

Quote: Originally posted by parsec_kadets: Why does everyone assume this is Apple's fault? Samsung is the company that makes the LCD panels, not Apple. It is up to Sam…

Is this still happening with the Newer screens? Supposedly the ones AFTER Dec. 6th I believe have had the white spot problem fixed. Has anyone with a Screen or Laptop bought afte…

Quote: Originally posted by hadocon: We all know that Apple was intending to use 15.4 displays, and at the last minute changed it for a 15.2 - Meaning that the case and …

Quote: Originally posted by parsec_kadets: We do? Sorry, but I don't read MacOSRumors.com and other rumor sites as fact. Maybe you do, but I prefer evidence over rumor…

I'm on my third LCD for my 15" AlBook (two replaced for white spots.) I was so happy to go a few weeks without them on this one, and then BAM! the right side of the display got dim…

Quote: Originally posted by gif32: I'm on my third LCD for my 15" AlBook (two replaced for white spots.) I was so happy to go a few weeks without them on this one, and t…

Quote: Originally posted by gif32: I'm on my third LCD for my 15" AlBook (two replaced for white spots.) I was so happy to go a few weeks without them on this one, and t…

Apple never makes mistakes It's not apple's fault. 2 plus 2 equals 5 Oceania was always at war with east asia.

The lid construction is the problem for the bad LCD display. I have already seen hundreds of units with unacceptable quality. NONE of the 15.2" aluminum units that I have worked p…

Quote: Originally posted by Paul Huang: The lid construction is the problem for the bad LCD display. I have already seen hundreds of units with unacceptable quality. NO…

Originally started with a 15" AlBook, had the screen replaced once due to spots and uneven illumination. All was fine, for about a week - no more spots but the uneven illumination …

It happens to my 2001 iceBook. Turning the brightness all the way up and then back to regular brightness works, but the issue still sucks.

I support Apple by buying their products. However, why is a replacement screen acceptable? If you pay that much money a replacement would peeve me off especially if the machine w…

I have been hearing about this for the 15" powerbooks for a long time. This is not just a issue for that powerbook. I have a 667mhz Powerbook that will be 3 years old in Dec of 200…

I've got PowerBook G4 15" Al 1.25Ghz in the end of December, before New Year and really happy with my cute and fast PowerBook, never had any problems, but I wish keyboard lights we…

Quote: Originally posted by Link: Apple never makes mistakes It's not apple's fault. 2 plus 2 equals 5 Oceania was always at war with east asia. <sarcasim&gt…

I have a 15inch with both problems. I have major white spots and really bad uneven illumination. I haven't yet taken it in because I've been working. What would be the point anywa…

Quote: Originally posted by parsec_kadets: Finally, Apple said in their earnings call that issues with the LCD have been fixed. IIRC, they didn't specifically say that…

Just an FYI, just like any major manufacturer excxept for IBM's T and X series, Apple gets its laptops made in Taiwan by a big standard maker that also makes laptops for Dell and T…