Sharp edges of Macbook is so painful

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Sharp edges of Macbook is so painful

Hi. I was on windows desktop but for the hype in music production industry and because of the instability of windows, I switched to Macbook recently, I was thinking that the software would be problematic for it's gonna take time to get used to it but the problem came from somewhere else I didn't expect to get. I bought M3 Max and this Macbook's physical structure is so stiff that, it literally killed my wrists. I'm having really strong pain, so much that I started to put jelly mousepads under my wrists. I wanna tell the designers of the Macbook that, are you really continue producing this sharp edges? Definitely a dealbreaker. Just produce also oval edges and let's work smoothly. It's very very uncomfortable. I wish I knew this before I bought this.

What to do to prevent this wrist cuts? If it goes like this, I'm pretty sure my nerves will be permanently damaged because it's aching too much. It doesn't cut only the arm muscles but also veins and cartilages of my arm. And then causes a long lasting sore feeling there even after I stop using Macbook.

How to solve this? Is there any edge softener product or something? It really kills me.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on May 13, 2024 4:40 AM

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Answer 1

May 13, 2024 7:57 AM in response to FVRKAN

if you read Apple and generic ergonomics guidelines, you would quickly discover that the way you hold your wrists when typing is VERY important.

Your wrists must be kept in a 'Neutral' position, that is, the line of your forearm onto your hand must not be bent upward or downward.

if you can not keep your wrists in a neutral position, you WILL injure yourself over time, even if your wrists do not contact the edge of the computer at all.

Try placing the computer on a LOWER work surface, so that your wrists can move into a neutral position and be held there naturally.

Apple Community Specialists frequently urge Posters who are having physical issues like yours to contact Apple Support. Ergonomics is one area where they do extensive training. Apple wants you to be a happy customer, if possible.

Official Apple Support

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May 17, 2024 9:31 AM in response to FVRKAN

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Community.

We want to make sure you reach the right team for help with your device. We recommend that you contact Apple Support directly. Depending on your region, you may be able to reach them here: Get Support.

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May 13, 2024 6:58 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Well thank you for replying but I'm a grown man and I know physical law, so your advice doesn't really help me. My windows desktop's position is 3 inches higher than where my macbook is right now and I had no problem with that because neither the table nor the keyboard has sharp edges but although Macbook's position is way lower than my other computer, although I try to be higher than macbook, it doesn't prevent me to cutting my wrists. I'm at a reasonable angle and position right now, if I go higher than this, it would be literally stupid. And despite of these fact, it still hurts and I'm putting mouse pads under my wrists but will I use my macbook like this? I want to be heard. In the M4 models, I hope Apple produce soft edge versions as well and they will witness more than half of the people were wishing this! Just because for an operating system privilege, we're really struggling in other areas. Today also I discovered about sudden sound dropouts when I'm working with CoreAudio and opened another thread about it. I hope I can find something like sharp edge softener for Mac. It's really dangerous for long term, even right now it hurts a lot. Nonsense design.

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Sharp edges of Macbook is so painful

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