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MacBook mousepad not smooth anymore
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The upper palm rests are pretty easy to replace and are cheap on ebay. If you have any cracking to the palm rest yo can also get this replaced by apple for free.
Im not sure if there is anything you can do to the existing trackpad.
Im not sure if there is anything you can do to the existing trackpad.
PLEASE do not do that! i will kill you personally!
get some detergent, and a chux, and rub away!
Yeah, sandpaper is a really bad idea. Just wash it, it's probably dirty. If you use sandpaper, you could ruin your trackpad to the point where it would never work again.
Yeah my blackbook had a crack in the palmrest, got a new topcase and it's amazing. World of difference in the trackpad. Maybe if you have any cracks in your palmrest you can take it in to apple and they will replace the whole topcase for free.
Do you need applecare to get the topcase for free, besides the cracks?
Nope. I don't have AppleCare, and I got it replaced for free because of the cracking issue.
I got it replaced now. What other things do they replace for free?
Anyhow, the trackpad is still bad. I guess the old version of MacBook (2008)'s trackpad is not good in the first place, and not smooth.
You shouldn't even have to bring your MacBook to an Apple Store. Any authorized Apple Service center should be able to do it for free. If you go this route, it may get done quicker and the shop just bills Apple for parts and labor. I got the top case replaced on my MacBook this way. It's always good to check first though and make sure that the computer store is actually an authorized service center.
They're not exactly a candy store of free replacement options. You'll have to ask if you think there's something else you deserve a free replacement on. And, no, the trackpad isn't like glass, it's textured. That's the way it's supposed to be.
Whenever my MacBook's fan goes loud, I smell some kind of electronic fume that's kind of unpleasant (unlike the MacBook Pro which has a pleasant Aluminum smell). Would they do a free cleaning out?
This is along the same lines. Why are you asking me? I'm not an Apple employee or representative, and any info I could give you (that's not documented by Apple as well, which the cracked case replacement is) might be wrong. Ask Apple and you'll get an answer.