• rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    What does this have to do with “Apple Silicon”? Unless it’s not screen deterioration, but something with graphic output.

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      1 hour ago

      It refers to the affected models, not the cause. The apple silicon iMac was a complete redesign.

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      8 hours ago

      Might just be to indicate when it started happening. They could have written “M1” and still cause the same confusion, and I believed that’s what the model is called.

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      8 hours ago

      “According to an investigation by one of the affected users, the Apple iMac screen uses a flex cable that must sustain a voltage of around 50 volts when the screen is set to high or maximum brightness. This causes the connector to burn out over time, it was theorized, resulting in short circuits that cause the black lines to appear on the screen”

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        7 hours ago

        Oh. Makes sense it’s a cable. This way they can profit on spare cables and keep the reputation of reliable hardware for their fanbase.