I finally got my new 15" MBP the other day and I have to agree that the top edge is very sharp. It would have been nice if they had rounded them off a bit.
However, my 7 year old PowerBook G4 had almost as sharp an edge on it as this one does. I always would end up with a grove pressed into the palm of my right hand after an hour or two of heavy typing.
My solution then and now is to use an iLAP. It helps keep the machine cool, while also providing a nice padded wrist rest in front of the forward edge of the machine. I had to put some 1 inch thick rubber bumpers on the iLAP's surface to get the MBP up to a comfortable height, but now that it is optimized for this new machine, it sits on here great!
In fact, the MBP is a little higher than my PowerBook was on this thing, so I am not having any contact with the front edge of the chassis.
Depends on if you have the issue or not. I've seen some with a sharp edge and some with a slight bevel. You obviously have the the slight bevel. Mine unfortunately did not have the bevel. It does now that I've lightly sanded it. I've been a Mac user for 12 years and I couldn't believe that this sharp edge was making it thought quality control. Apple's slipping in my opinion. Guess that's what happens as they become more and more popular. Sanding it seems to be the best option for sure. I love my MacBook Pro now. This is the way it should have been designed in the first place!
I just bolted (a single pivot bolt) a sharp edged piece of strap iron to my lower case near the hinge. It swings up and down much like the LCD. I use it as a paper cutter.
Too bad this MBP doesn't run as hot as the old MacBook. I could just use the keyboard and LCD as a waffle iron!
Actually, the point is, a human being is supposed to have some adaptability. If your computer's edges are too sharp to suit you then learn a new way to position your hands. Don't be so rigid.
A note for people think of sanding the sharp edge off their laptop (which I highly recommend doing for the comfort factor!) When aluminum oxidizes it forms aluminum oxide which forms a protective coating on the aluminum which helps prevent further oxidation.
You won't void your warranty for slightly rounding off the sharp front edge!!! Unless of course something goes wrong with the body itself...BUT...If your hard drive goes...they'll still replace it. If you're screen stops working...they'll still replace it. If you're motherboard is fried...they'll still replace it. I think it's worth the risk personally. I love my sanded down edge...feels like butter now. Finally I can use my computer without feeling like a razor is being pushed into the palm of my hand!!!!
Please...my friends 13" came with a small bezel...my 15" came without one but instead a razor sharp edge. I sanded mine down just a tad and it looks just like the 13" now. I doubt anyone will notice OR CARE!
@ J D, the thing is, you have just changed the re-sell-ability. I for one would not buy it since I could not use it as a paper cutter. But maybe there are more sensitive guys out there that would buy it now. Hard to say for sure.
There might be a market here for a small tool that could be used either way... you could use it to sharpen your MBP or to relieve the edge, your choice. $19.95 will get you TWO of them if you order now! But wait, there's more...... you will also receive the 'bathroom mic cover'. This little device can be placed on the left side speaker of your 15" MBP to cover up the mic so that embarrassing sounds will not be transmitted when you are using Skype in the bathroom. When ever you suspect a 'funny' sound just place the padded cover over the entire speaker. It will cover the mic yet let the outgoing audio come through.
Hey, it's 3:30 A.M. This is my best at this hour 😉
Sanding the case edge, even just a teeny tiny little bit, will remove the anodized surface. That will allow air to reach the unprotected surface, and the sanded edge will corrode. You're right, no one will notice...
Oh and what about anyone who ever gets a scratch or ding on their MacBook Pro...will it corrode and fall apart. Please!!! My friend has had his for 2 years and it has several deep scratches. Guess what...it hasn't deteriorated. By the time it does it'll be time to buy a new one anyway.
Aluminum anodizing is done via an electrochemical process that produces a controlled aluminum oxide coating.
Atmospheric oxidation does NOT produce a uniform coating and will be vastly inferior to an anodized oxide coating in terms of corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
