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Apple MacBook Pro 16" M2 Max (2023)

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Bricked overnight after macOS Tahoe update (no boot/display).

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Bricked overnight after macOS Tahoe update (no boot/display)
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Bricked overnight after macOS Tahoe update (no boot/display)

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Forum / discussionIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/MacOS: "Tahoe update bricked my MacBook overnight — possibly lost everything". I honestly had no idea this was even possible. Maybe I'm naive but that's bonkers. Apparently, other people are having this problem too. I had a 2023 16" MacBook Pro (M2 Max) that had zero prior issues. I ran a normal macOS update overnight while it was plugged in. In the morning, the machine was completely dead — no screen, no boot, nothing. It also didn't provide power to my external hard drive. I took it to Apple: * DFU revive failed * "With a known-good battery," the fan spins, but still nothing happens. * Their solution was to replace t

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