Mini Display malfunctioning Macbook Air 2012

I can only get my mini display port to work if I put in the adapter and then angle the computer so that pressure is put on the adapter/port. I can accomplish this by closing the computer and flipping it upside down or twisting the cable, etc. I have never heard of anything like this happening and I cannot find anything online that addresses the issue. Has anyone else seen this happen? I really don't want to get the port replaced because it will likely cost close to the amount of just getting a new computer. If that is the case - I will be going with a PC. I paid almost $2000 for this Mac and I really expected the ports to be bulletproof. Needless to say - I think Apple should fix this on their dime and they should also stop using ports that literally NOBODY else is using. Just put a dang HDMI port on it and call it a day.

You might be better off checking elsewhere - perhaps over at ifixit.com? That particular site specializes in repairs of Apple devices, and it's possible you'll get a better answer.
I took a quick peak over at their site and grabbed a link for one of their tear-down guides (it may not match yours exactly, though, so if you want to crack yours open, make sure you get the right link!). I grabbed the link for the mid-2012 13" Air. It looks like it would be fairly simple to take off the bottom case and examine the port to see if it's loose on the logicboard, at least! You'd probably have to get a set of tools from ifixit - Apple has taken to using propietary screws to hold their computers together.
MacBook Air mid-2012 teardown
Hopefully that helps you a little!
~Lyssa

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