I notices that the lid on my new MacBook Air 13" 2011 is very easy to open, it was much harder on the 2010 modell. Anyone else notices the weaker lid magnets on the new model? If i turn the macbook air upsidedown and only holding the base the lid will open by itself 5mm.. just want to know if this is normal or not.
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MacBook Air 2011 weaker lid magnets than 2010??
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My first reaction too - how you can hold just the base while keeping the lid closed??I wanted to try but i just can't hold just the base
Never really notice it, maybe because I don't feel the need to do so? Anyway I don't recall any differences between my 2010 13" and my friends 2011 13". Both needed the same effort to open.
Maybe your 2010 has some oversized magnet?
I seem to remember when the 2010 Airs came out, I went to the Apple Store and tried to open them with 1 finger, like the woman in the ads does, but I couldn't, the whole thing lifted up off the table.
I tried the same thing with the new ones in the Apple Store, and I can open the lid up to almost 90 degrees with one finger before the base lifts off the table.
I don't know if the hinge is weaker, or if it's just that the 2011 models have been in the shop getting abused for weeks, and the 2010s had only been there for a day when I tried.
I tried the same thing with the new ones in the Apple Store, and I can open the lid up to almost 90 degrees with one finger before the base lifts off the table.
I don't know if the hinge is weaker, or if it's just that the 2011 models have been in the shop getting abused for weeks, and the 2010s had only been there for a day when I tried.
My impression to, the 2010 Air was impossible to open with one finger but the 2011 opens very easily.
I noticed this as well.
At first I thought "damn, they left the magnets out of my new air!"
But, I guess this makes sense since the thing is so light and would be too difficult to open with strong magnets.
So long as it stays closed in my bag, I'm happy.
At first I thought "damn, they left the magnets out of my new air!"
But, I guess this makes sense since the thing is so light and would be too difficult to open with strong magnets.
So long as it stays closed in my bag, I'm happy.
I'm going to have to second this? I always thought it was the hinge friction which was causing the resistance. Guess you learn something new everyday. Could anyone tell me where exactly in the lid the magnets are? Is it the top and two sides? Or just one long piece in the top?
