Very slight vibration to right and left of trackpad

netdog · Feb 16, 2008, 04:24 PM

If you put your fingers lightly on the deck, you feel a slight but constant vibration almost like it is electrically charged. Rest your hands more heavily and it seems to go away, but lighten up and you feel it again.

Anybody have this? Is it worth getting checked out? At this price, it seems like this machine should be just exactly right. Will the geniuses do anything for me?

Cybergypsy · Feb 16, 2008, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netdog

If you put your fingers lightly on the deck, you feel a slight but constant vibration almost like it is electrically charged. Rest your hands more heavily and it seems to go away, but lighten up and you feel it again.

Anybody have this? Is it worth getting checked out? At this price, it seems like this machine should be just exactly right. Will the geniuses do anything for me?

Mine did this the first day and went away.....really felt weird

Kinda like static shock....

mcvaughan · Feb 16, 2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netdog

If you put your fingers lightly on the deck, you feel a slight but constant vibration almost like it is electrically charged. Rest your hands more heavily and it seems to go away, but lighten up and you feel it again.

Anybody have this? Is it worth getting checked out? At this price, it seems like this machine should be just exactly right. Will the geniuses do anything for me?

Mine has no vibration whatsoever, but maybe because I have an SSD?

MazingerZ · Feb 16, 2008, 07:38 PM

1.6/HDD here and not vibration at all even with the fan at 6196.

jvette · Feb 16, 2008, 08:14 PM

That sounds like a normal hard drive vibration. That hard drive is really close to your hands with this being so thin.

NC MacGuy · Feb 16, 2008, 08:37 PM

Is it with charger plugged in? Try unplugging and see if they disappear.

netdog · Feb 17, 2008, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybergypsy

Mine did this the first day and went away.....really felt weird

Kinda like static shock....

Yes. I was trying to think of a way to describe it.

Cybergypsy · Feb 17, 2008, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by netdog

Yes. I was trying to think of a way to describe it.

mine had it one day, the next it was fine never returned at all

kanon14 · Feb 17, 2008, 09:49 AM

I felt the same thing too. I thought it was just some kind of friction?

Malcster · Feb 17, 2008, 03:16 PM

Ive experienced this before with my MBP, are you using the extension lead supplied? if not and you have the plug attached straight onto the mba power brick then it is not earthed which i believe may cause this, if you use the supplied extension cable it is properly earthed and should not exhibit this problem.

kanon14 · Feb 17, 2008, 08:26 PM

so will this actually cause any damage to the MBA, or me?

delta90017 · Feb 13, 2013, 02:32 PM

Feb 2013 I just started using my new Air in Mexico City. The entire machine has a slight vibration when you touch it. It disappears if you touch slightly harder, just as the user above reported. At first, I was afraid the surface might be electrically charged, but no shock. Power is normal where I am . . . no converter or anything needed. It's a mystery. And an annoying one at that.

Feb 16, 2008, 04:24 PM	#1
netdog macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London	Very slight vibration to right and left of trackpad If you put your fingers lightly on the deck, you feel a slight but constant vibration almost like it is electrically charged. Rest your hands more heavily and it seems to go away, but lighten up and you feel it again. Anybody have this? Is it worth getting checked out? At this price, it seems like this machine should be just exactly right. Will the geniuses do anything for me? __________________ We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are. -Anais Nin Classical Homeopath and Naturopathic Doctor in London
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Feb 16, 2008, 08:14 PM	#5
jvette macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	That sounds like a normal hard drive vibration. That hard drive is really close to your hands with this being so thin. __________________ Jvette, Just about every Apple product made in da House!
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Feb 16, 2008, 08:37 PM	#6
NC MacGuy macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The good side of the grass.	Is it with charger plugged in? Try unplugging and see if they disappear. __________________ *member #47,418*
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Feb 17, 2008, 09:49 AM	#9
kanon14 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hong Kong	I felt the same thing too. I thought it was just some kind of friction? __________________ Unibody Macbook Pro 15" G.Skill 256GB SSD; Mac Mini; Macbook Air SSD; iPhone 4
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Feb 17, 2008, 08:26 PM	#11
kanon14 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hong Kong	so will this actually cause any damage to the MBA, or me? __________________ Unibody Macbook Pro 15" G.Skill 256GB SSD; Mac Mini; Macbook Air SSD; iPhone 4
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Feb 16, 2008, 07:38 PM	#4
MazingerZ macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2007	1.6/HDD here and not vibration at all even with the fan at 6196.
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Feb 17, 2008, 03:16 PM	#10
Malcster macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bristol, UK	Ive experienced this before with my MBP, are you using the extension lead supplied? if not and you have the plug attached straight onto the mba power brick then it is not earthed which i believe may cause this, if you use the supplied extension cable it is properly earthed and should not exhibit this problem.
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Feb 13, 2013, 02:32 PM	#12
delta90017 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Air vibration Feb 2013 I just started using my new Air in Mexico City. The entire machine has a slight vibration when you touch it. It disappears if you touch slightly harder, just as the user above reported. At first, I was afraid the surface might be electrically charged, but no shock. Power is normal where I am . . . no converter or anything needed. It's a mystery. And an annoying one at that.
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