Have you experimented with turning on "Silent clicking"?
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Have you experimented with turning on "Silent clicking"?
am much impressed with the build of this thing. it sits flat on any surface (that's flat lol), so no 'bent lower case' issue. not seeing any screen bleed. it feels solid in my hand when closed. works great, looks great.
‘It's very normal to have unrealistic expectations and to be hyper-critical when those expectations aren't met……”
I don't have that option on mine. in any case its not bad just interesting that one was nearly silent. This one sounds more like my old M1 did not bothersome at all. I agree with many the build is great, very happy with my bto.Have you experimented with turning on "Silent clicking"?
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I had client click setting. I set it. I just went to turn it off and the setting is gone. I haven't made any updates to the OS or any other configuration changes. Weird bug. I'll try it later when I'm connected to an external Magic Trackpad. Maybe that is the key.
I retract my comments... I stand corrected.... it's a great solid machine. LOL.
sorry for adding fuel to the fire!
Surely if it was tightly closed so there is no gap, the keyboard would press against the screen and cause damage? Seems to be working as intended.
This option is no longer available on newer Macs. I am not sure when they killed it exactly, but I've not seen it for a while. Or, perhaps it's only available on certain Macs and Macs with external Magic TrackPads. It's definitely not available on the 14" and 16" M1 Pro, the M1 Air, or the M2 Air. The 'Light' click option does muffle the click nicely, but Silent clicking was better.Have you experimented with turning on "Silent clicking"?
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Silent Clicking only shows up on my M2 MacBook Air when my external MagicTrackpad is connected. Turning it on or off seems to have no effect on the M2 MBA trackpad but it is noticeable on the external Magic Trackpad.
You sure told me! Oh wait, no references, no sources, no pictures…. Just you making claims of all these reports no one has read. When you have a statistically significant number, let me know.
You’ll have some small dents in your screen after a few months. It’s inevitable. Enjoy!
Easy for you to say now… bet you’ll move on to another unfounded statement of doom in a month …
Mines being returned because the hinge is misaligned, the apple technician in the store was quite surprised by it, said it can cause damage over time as well because its rubbing on the one side. Hopefully my new unit will be issue free lol
MacBook Air users:
- Its so light! your MacBook Pro is so heavy!
- Why does my MacBook flex/bend/bleed light/etc.?
Mine does none of those things. But it does weigh an awful lot less than the 14" Pro.
Based on your other posts, you've clearly made up your mind already, so I see no point in that.May I test it?
Every MacBook I’ve owned since 2011 has had the keyboard leave fingerprint smudges on the display. Across 3 MacBook pros including my 14 and a 2020 air
I have a 2017 Air and 2016 13" Pro here right now.
On the Air, the lid is indeed very easy to press down in the middle. It's because of the plastic Apple logo. I can also see quite a lot of light making its way between the keyboard and lid when closed.
The Pro has very very little lid flex and absolutely no light gets between the lid and keyboard when closed. Recently, I almost tripped over while holding it with its lid open. It got thrown onto a tiled floor and slid into a wall quite violently as I was trying to regain balance. A few scuffs but absolutely nothing broke! Solid little machine (lets ignore the keyboard and flexgate though!)
Went in the Apple store a couple of weeks ago to play around with the new 14" Pro. I was a little surprised to see how much less sturdy it felt compared to my 2016 Pro. Lid and bottom panel much much more flexible. Quite shocking to be honest.
To be honest if I had just bought a brand new M2 Air, coming from my 2016", I'd be a little disappointed to see those things too.
On the Air, the lid is indeed very easy to press down in the middle. It's because of the plastic Apple logo. I can also see quite a lot of light making its way between the keyboard and lid when closed.
The Pro has very very little lid flex and absolutely no light gets between the lid and keyboard when closed. Recently, I almost tripped over while holding it with its lid open. It got thrown onto a tiled floor and slid into a wall quite violently as I was trying to regain balance. A few scuffs but absolutely nothing broke! Solid little machine (lets ignore the keyboard and flexgate though!)
Went in the Apple store a couple of weeks ago to play around with the new 14" Pro. I was a little surprised to see how much less sturdy it felt compared to my 2016 Pro. Lid and bottom panel much much more flexible. Quite shocking to be honest.
To be honest if I had just bought a brand new M2 Air, coming from my 2016", I'd be a little disappointed to see those things too.
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Exactly, these new design MacBooks are much more flexible than even one generation older models (2020) but MBA M2 even more than MBP 14".