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Chris Beach replied on August 16, 2008 20:49 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

I had this problem and it was the inverter. Took it to the Apple store and they fixed it - have never had the issue since.

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gomaccrazy replied on July 24, 2008 13:31 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

I have the same problem. My MacBook already went in for this same problem, and it appears I have to send it back in again. Oh bother.

rnolds replied on July 24, 2008 13:23 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

I took my MacBookPro to my local service center. They replaced the screen completely and the inverter board. The problem is now completely fixed. Luckily I was still a week within my warranty.

muzzz replied on July 24, 2008 13:05 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

I used to have this problem but mine was a more subtle flicker that became obvious when the brightness was down a bit. I believe ALL macbooks have this same problem, people just keep the brightness all the way up so they don't notice it. Anyways, I think upgrading to Leopard solved it. Apple should replace the software drivers in the earlier versions of OSX. But they won't admit there is a problem so it is unlikely they will address it.

Christina replied on July 16, 2008 02:34 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

yay my powerbook was doing this and i turned the brightness down one notch and it went away. Love you guys!!

A comment on the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

Over time, the problem will get worse. At least mine did. I let it go for a year before I got it fixed because it wasn't that bad. Just before I took it in, it was really bad. New devices come with a 1 year warranty I think. Get it repaired if you can. – Steve, on July 06, 2008 00:09

Ian Lowe replied on July 05, 2008 16:25 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

Ive noticed this problem often when my computer wakes up from being asleep and is running on battery power. It's mainly just a nuisance but a little worrying since my device is less than a year old and I think I'm out of warranty.

Venicequeen28 replied on June 30, 2008 10:30 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

mines flickering AND turning pink. i am really upset... its not even 2 months old, it shouldnt be having problems.

Steve replied on June 30, 2008 04:50 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

I just took mine in a month ago and had the inverter replaced. It's been fine ever since. I was able to make it flicker every time when I would lower the screen to almost where it would go to sleep. I took it into the apple store and got it back in 4 days. I'm glad I got applecare on the device.

rnolds replied on May 22, 2008 12:17 to the problem "My MacBook screen is flickering!" in Apple:

Likewise I have to turn brightness down one notch to make it go away.