Is the screen on the 16" supposed to be so frail?

[venom600]

My expectations are hardly unreasonable, wanting a brand new 3000 dollar laptop to be at least close to as durable as the 8 year old model is "out of line with reality" to you? I'm not sure if you're joking or you simply haven't touched other mid to high end laptops lately because comparing it to any random 1200 laptop at best buy, this screen is remarkably fragile.

Yes, it is totally unreasonable when one is a semi ruggedized plastic bodied computer made to be abused by children in school and the other is a state of the art ultra thin workstation. And again, there's no proof that this is fragile. It's your idle conjecture based on the flexibility you assume shouldn't be there. Effectively what it comes down to is, if you don't like it, don't buy it and get something that meets your standards. Until proven otherwise, there's nothing wrong with this machine.

Or maybe something was broken on the machine you saw. Have you checked any others?

 

[mightyjabba]

Honestly I don't know where the OP is coming from with this. I have the 16" as well as a BUNCH of older portables, and the 16" is one of the most solid feeling machines in the bunch. Is this entirely based on how it felt when opening the screen from the corner? Who even does that?

 

[4sallypat]

OP needs to buy a Chromebook if he wants a flimsy constructed cheap plastic feel for about $250 instead of a $2500 MBP.

 

[iemcj]

OP needs to buy a Chromebook if he wants a flimsy constructed cheap plastic feel for about $250 instead of a $2500 MBP.

What are you talking about? The entire point of the post is I DON'T want a laptop that feels like flimsy plastic. My 13" macbook pros screen is nice and solid, the 16" one I was using at costco (only one within a 2 hour drive) is super flexible like it's just made of plastic with a metalic spray paint on it. The body feels normal but the top part of the clam shell that holds the screen can flex and bend disturbingly easy.

Someone else said that they're all like that now which is a bummer but it's most certainly more fragile than my older and much more solid 13" macbook pro.

 

[junkw]

I would like a video of the problem

 

[Camarillo Brillo]

I get what he’s saying. I noticed how thin and flexible the newer 15-16” screens feel. But it’s so thin and flat and large that it’s got to have some flex. The question is does that flexibility mean it’s easier to damage the computer than a 2011? I would say probably yes. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s hurting the screen to flex a little. It just means the aluminum shell is thinner and may be more prone to damage from drops. I’d recommend opening the screen from the center, if using one hand, not one of the corners. I don’t even do that on my 2011. And don’t drop it

 

[Hazmat401]

You definitely have to be careful when cleaning both the screen and the lid with a microfiber cloth

lol... even with the drops of water

 

[iemcj]

I would like a video of the problem

I'll head back to costco tomorrow and try to get a video. Again hopefully it's just THAT specific unit that's a problem, it's the only macbook pro screen I've personally opened and touched in the last few years so maybe they're just all super thin and fragile now?

You definitely have to be careful when cleaning both the screen and the lid with a microfiber cloth

lol... even with the drops of water

Yeah I'm reading about it more before I buy and I'm seeing a lot of stuff about that. The new glass is a lot more sensitive to getting a film wiped off it or something like that?