Trackpad wear and tear?

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Trackpad wear and tear?

My macbook is in use almost 40-50% of the day. I work the most with Illustrator, Logic, Garageband, Word, Safari, iChat, iTunes.. I really go to town with this laptop.

I'm starting to notice some wear in the center of my trackpad, it's a whole lot shinier than it used to be.. and it's got a lot more traction (not as smooth anymore) than the edges.

Do your guys' trackpads look/feel worn? Is this normal? I've had my macbook for about 6 or 7 months now.

Thanks very much

White Macbook 2.0Ghz, 512ram, 4H625, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jan 3, 2007 12:39 PM

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Gregory Mcintire

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Jan 3, 2007 6:08 PM in response to gabeB

Is this normal?

Yes it is normal. I have seen lots of used laptops and the trackpads always get shiney. I put a Post-It Note on my trackpad. this keeps it from wearing and feels much better to me than the plastic trackpad. It is of course easily replaceable when it gets dirty or damaged. I've been doing this on every Mac laptop with a trackpad that I've owned and swear by it.

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Anren

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Jan 3, 2007 4:48 PM in response to gabeB

It is effects of grease caused by the friction between your finger and trackpad. Better using a mouse. If u prefer to use trackpad, try some protection shield.

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dwb

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Jan 3, 2007 6:10 PM in response to gabeB

The shiny spot is oil from your finger. I clean my screen, keyboard and keypad every couple weeks. I use a lintless cloth and screen kleer - fold the cloth in quarters - spray fine mist on the cloth, clean, and then buff dry with the unwetted site.

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