Help for Sharp Edges

I tend to sit on the couch with the MacBook and end up with the palm of my hand resting on the edge of the Mac so my thumb rests on the mouse button.. and this definatly hurts... a lot.

If it hurts...... stop it, there's no need to punish yourself. Why is the idea of actually trying to adopt a more comfortable typing position so abhorrent to you?

Because I've been using computers and laptops for about 20+ years... and I have my hands in the same way they've been used on every computer I've ever owned. I certainly never had this issue with my Pismo. This is a definite design flaw - nothing to do with good technique.

I used a razor knife I dragged it across the edge ( scrapeing not cutting) then finished it off with 600 grit sand paper. Much nicer now. You could also use a file or just use sand paper.

You want me to take sandpaper and a razor knife to a $1300 laptop? I happen to think that the design of the edges is a monumental error of judgement, a rotten achilles heel on an otherwise wonderful machine. People who say, well you're not supposed to rest your hands there are not dealing with reality. The more I think about it the less I want to believe that it got past hundreds of designers and testers. The Macbook should be a finished article, not something that people need to take a toolbox to as soon as it's purchased.

I felt the same way as you and debated on doing it for about 3 weeks before I decided I couldn't stand it the way it was anymore. After deciding to go for it it really wasn't a big deal and I wished I had done it sooner. The main difference in you and me is I already had mine and it was fix it or live with it. I found it very uncomfortable so I fixed it. I never said I wanted you to take a knife & sand paper to yours I merely offered a solution. Take it or leave it. Buy one or don't buy one I could not care any less. As for the design of the edges being a monumental error in judgment. I don't even think it even was in the design for the edge to be so sharp. I think it is a quality control issue probably stemming from the cheap Chinese labor. I worked in a Plastic Injection mold building facility for many years. The sharp edge on the Macbook comes from one of two things. Either the mold plates need sharpening or they are squirting the plastic in at to high of a pressure causes it to bleed out at the mold parting line ever so slightly. The casings that have a very sharp edge (and not all of them do) should have been deburred in a similar manner to what I did before the computer was even assembled.

I used a razor knife I dragged it across the edge (
scrapeing not cutting) then finished it off with 600
grit sand paper. Much nicer now. You could also use a
file or just use sand paper.

Amazed that this debate is still raging. Users unable to modify and adapt. ;>)

PROBLEM: Existing MacBook has 90 degree plastic edges rather than rounded and dull. Can be sharp and irritating to some users. EXISTING DESIGN. Discussion has often blamed user for typing posture, rather than hardware solution.

SOLUTION: Dull the edges by user with light-duty sandpaper or equivalent. Five minute fix. Use computer with bad posture or good posture, doesn't matter. Nobody bleeding.

APPARENT PREFERRENCE: Blame Apple, gripe, don't use computer. Gripe for sake of griping. Don't adapt or modify. Get blood stains on clothes and couch. Blame Apple again.

Well it should not be amazing to anyone that this debate is still Raging. Number one Apple has not made any changes to alleviate the problem and Number two there are people getting there new MacBooks on a daily basis. If people were still going on and on about a sharp edge somewhere on a clamshell iBook that would be amazing. Is Apple to blame? Yes. Are they planning to do anything about it? I don't know. Will complaining about it on this forum cause Apple to modify the edge? Highly unlikely. If you want Apple to change it contact customer service. If you want tips on how to fix it yourself read the forum. No matter who gets tired of reading about the sharp edges you still have just as much right to post on the issue as anybody has to post about any other problem. If you are simply wondering how to fix it and not discuss it you can always do a search on sharp edges. If your sick of reading about sharp edges there is a very simple solution to that. Unsubscribe to any sharp edge threads and pass them over when scanning new threads. Complaining about people complaining about sharp edges in a thread on sharp edges is more annoying than there being 200 threads on sharp edges. If our reading the thread you are interested if you don't want to read about sharp edges what are you doing it for? Everybody have a nice day!

it really isn't an apple "problem", more like they are trying to ge users to adopt better posture, so don't gripe!this board is for peole with real problems, not frivolous complaints.

Well said macbookmaniac.

Apple is a great machine, but with that brings a following that you don't get with PC's. Kinda like political extremists who lose their ability to be objective about their own party.

Quote it really isn't an apple "problem", more like they are trying to ge users to adopt better posture, so don't gripe!this board is for peole with real problems, not frivolous complaints.end quote

Eh, OK? There is a minor problem as explained earlier. It is called flash. A condition where excess plastic squirts out around ejector pins and or the parting line on a plastic injection mold. It is a very minimal amount of flash and not all are affected. I assure you it is not Apples way of getting people to adopt better posture. That being said if you do place your MacBook at a lower level it probably wont ever bother you. If you reach up at all to the keyboard then your wrists lay on the edge and if yours has the tiny amount of flash causing the sharp edge it really cuts into you. Mine would never have broken the skin but it was very uncomfortable. But that doesn't mean you should have to use your laptop in a lower position to be comfortable. It's easy to remove the sharp edge but maybe we need to all vow to contact Apple with our concerns. The only way they will ever do anything about it is if they hear our complaints. I fixed mine and I'm happy as can be with it but I will contact customer service about it today. Who's on board?

I sent Apple a message through their feedback system 5 minutes ago. I'm sure if enough of us do this they will look into it and hopefully correct it on future machines.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Good idea.
Just finished sending it.

I used a razor knife I dragged it across the edge

(

scrapeing not cutting) then finished it off with

600

grit sand paper. Much nicer now. You could also use

a

file or just use sand paper.

Amazed that this debate is still raging. Users unable
to modify and adapt. ;>)

PROBLEM: Existing MacBook has 90 degree plastic edges
rather than rounded and dull. Can be sharp and
irritating to some users. EXISTING DESIGN. Discussion
has often blamed user for typing posture, rather than
hardware solution.

SOLUTION: Dull the edges by user with light-duty
sandpaper or equivalent. Five minute fix. Use
computer with bad posture or good posture, doesn't
matter. Nobody bleeding.

APPARENT PREFERRENCE: Blame Apple, gripe, don't use
computer. Gripe for sake of griping. Don't adapt or
modify. Get blood stains on clothes and couch. Blame
Apple again.

Well said..

MacBook, C2.0 duo, black Mac OS X (10.4.7) 120 gb hd, 2 gb ram, 250 gb ext drive, 5g ipod, 2g ipod

...Complaining about
people complaining about sharp edges in a thread on
sharp edges is more annoying than there being 200
threads on sharp edges. If our reading the thread you
are interested if you don't want to read about sharp
edges what are you doing it for? Everybody have a
nice day!

I wasn't complaining.... Just expressing amazement... Didn't mean to offend.