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What's with all the comments on that Apple thread where people are saying "I didn't have a grain of cereal, rice, etc between the screen"? Are Macbook screens t

• ericabiz 4y ago
  Many laptop screens are that fragile. We repair computers and it’s quite common to see a broken screen because someone closed something inside the clamshell accidentally. I’ve seen everything from pencils, pens, erasers, paper with staples, paper clips…
• kayodelycaon 4y ago
  Some models have little to no clearance and if you close the lid with a grain of rice and apply pressure it'll break the screen. Closing the lid probably isn't enough, but picking it up could be.
• goosedragons 4y ago
  Yes. The tolerances between the top case and the display are that tight when closed. Apple has a literal support page telling you not to close the laptop lid with anything thicker than 0.1mm. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT211148 https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT211148