Wrist discomfort

I get what you are saying but I have the same problem if it is on a tabletop. (And I was able to use my old mac balanced on my lap with appropriate air circulation

, intended purpose or not.) The keyboard is just set too deep for some of us. and the thinner edge then presents a problem. I do not live anywhere near an Apple store so I could not test this out.

I often used my notebook on my lap. The way I used the prior 13", it truly never overheated. I had it for 10 years. It still works. I got a new one because I can't update anything given the old system. I am also lefthanded and now I have moved my dock and scroll bar to the left side so that is helping a little.

I am very short and in many situations I cannot find a desk at which I can comfortably sit AND adjust a chair so I am tall enough not to have my hands at the weird angles. At home I often use a keyboard, which is on an underdesk customized pullout (basically got a door and attached the keyboard pullout using brackets), and the keyboard is attached to the notebook, which sits on a stand. I never can use my notebook just flat on a table or desk or even just on a stand without a key board attached because I am so short. You suggest: just lower the desk --then there'd be no way to get a chair under it; I am that short. Or raise the desk and use a footrest. I have a footrest at work and one at home but coffee shops do not come with footrests. And sometimes I just don't want to sit at my desk--I want to work on a couch. This situation is hard to explain unless you are very short like me and know what challenges are.

I agree that these model good form. However, these do not show the wide touchpad and that changes a lot the way one can position one's hands. I concede that the notebook I bought and the way I historically have used notebooks/laptops have turned out not to be a good fit. A very expensive and sad lesson for me, as I typically keep a computer for a minimum of 7 years.

Hi. I’ve always been able to use my lap as a stable surface with air flow. I do not set it on cushions or use it in bed. Short people cannot comfortably use many surfaces for notebooks/laptops.