White MacBook Turning Shades of Yellow

A few weeks ago DailyTech reported that a user at an Apple store had seen flaking on a black MacBook less than 24 hours after the MacBooks initial release, fortunately that seems to have been an isolated case. Last week DailyTech reported that some MacBooks had accidently left the factory with a clear piece of plastic covering the rear air vent. Now some users on the Apple support forums are reporting moderate to severe discoloration near the palm rest and other locations of their new white MacBooks. At least one user has posted images of the problem to Flickr.

Apple hasn’t admitted any problems yet, and the cause is still unclear. It’s hard to look at the discolored area and not blame it on heat though. Intel + left behind plastic piece = burn marks.