Hello dear forum friends,
We all know that Apple hasn't always been perfect when it comes to Mac design, and that many failures could have been avoided — and often even seem intentional. I'm thinking in particular of the screen connectors, with the backlight placed right next to the internal display detection line.
For the past few weeks/months, I've been seeing a growing number of trackpad-related failures on the new M2 and M3 MacBook Air models following liquid spills. The liquid always ends up in the same spot, through the hole in the chassis outlined in red in the attached photo. My question is simple and direct: does this hole in the chassis serve any actual purpose, or does it merely act as a channel that guides liquid directly onto critical trackpad components — ultimately causing both the trackpad and keyboard to fail?
Have other repair technicians noticed the same issue?
We all know that Apple hasn't always been perfect when it comes to Mac design, and that many failures could have been avoided — and often even seem intentional. I'm thinking in particular of the screen connectors, with the backlight placed right next to the internal display detection line.
For the past few weeks/months, I've been seeing a growing number of trackpad-related failures on the new M2 and M3 MacBook Air models following liquid spills. The liquid always ends up in the same spot, through the hole in the chassis outlined in red in the attached photo. My question is simple and direct: does this hole in the chassis serve any actual purpose, or does it merely act as a channel that guides liquid directly onto critical trackpad components — ultimately causing both the trackpad and keyboard to fail?
Have other repair technicians noticed the same issue?
