Macbook Pro Causing lacerations

[howardnow]

Sounds like you have sensitive skin and need an MBP Iedge pad. This may be something you make yourself. Soft rubber/material you cut from a common item. Things such as elastic band, cloth, or some simple item from a pharmacy should protect you.
This may not be perfect, but it is a possible simple solution. Now if I can just get my accelerator string/fishing line release idea to Toyota!

 

[Hellishness]

Waiting for Arrandale MBP updates keeps creating marks on my wrists. Is this unavoidable?

lmao i cant believe that no one commented on this joke. lol it was funny

 

[6-0 Prolene]

Eh that's not a laceration.

+1.

 

[Jason Beck]

High Five!

 

[splitpea]

This doesn't necessarily mean poor posture -- although it likely means poor ergonomics. If you're short it's extremely common for a table or desk to be too high to type with one's elbows and wrists in a straight line, even with an adjustable chair set to its highest position and one's feet dangling off the floor. Also, I've found that using a laptop on one's actual lap in certain postures (e.g. lying on the couch with your knees up) can tilt the laptop into a position where its edge intercepts your forearms.

 

[lilo777]

My macbook pro keeps creating marks on my wrists. They last for about 2 days and there pretty deep. I only have 3 days left for my return period. Should i go and get it exchanged or is this unavoidable.

Here is 3 step solution:

1. Try to smooth the edge using a file.
2. Try typing and see if the problem was solved
3. Buy a normal laptop with normal case (remember, Apple's motto is "Form over function")

 

[gfiz]

lol @ the "it's not a design flaw, learn to type"

if it's something that is prevalent with the current mbp's, and not with most other laptops (including Apple's previous laptops), then is it a feature, if it's not a flaw?

 

[NT1440]

lol @ the "it's not a design flaw, learn to type"

if it's something that is prevalent with the current mbp's, and not with most other laptops (including Apple's previous laptops), then is it a feature, if it's not a flaw?

The "flaw" seems to only be prevalent amongst those with bad typing posture.

 

[lilo777]

The "flaw" seems to only be prevalent amongst those with bad typing posture.

Where "bad" is defined as "not Apple approved posture"? What relevance does it have? There is absolutely no reason for a laptop to hurt the wrists regardless of the posture.

 

[swingerofbirch]

I have a 13" MBP I use all day long and have never had this experience...I have OCD about medical issues so this might not be sage advice, but my first thought when I saw this was: I wonder which medical issues could cause such sensitivity in skin. Like, I know some diseases make you bruise more easily. I don't know about diseases that cause "lacerations" but something to think about.

 

[NT1440]

Where "bad" is defined as "not Apple approved posture"? What relevance does it have? There is absolutely no reason for a laptop to hurt the wrists regardless of the posture.

Bad as in, not proper typing form defined by society for years. You know, the home keys and all that jazz. There is a correct posture to type, which prevents things like repetitive stress injury.

I'm fairly sure that all kids are taught the correct way to type in school, I know I was.

It has NOTHING to do with apple, there is a correct way to type.

 

[Perrumpo]

The "flaw" seems to only be prevalent amongst those with bad typing posture.

Some of us enjoy using our laptop in a relaxed position in bed or whatnot. My palms rest in the correct spot, but when I'm leaning back, my forearms are on the edge, which is unavoidable. The edge does dig in, but when I had an invisible shield on it, that helped a lot.

 

[gfiz]

Bad as in, not proper typing form defined by society for years. You know, the home keys and all that jazz. There is a correct posture to type, which prevents things like repetitive stress injury.

I'm fairly sure that all kids are taught the correct way to type in school, I know I was.

It has NOTHING to do with apple, there is a correct way to type.

but somehow it's not an issue on any other laptops, including Apple's previous ones?

seriously, you shouldn't need to be a secretary to avoid discomfort typing. Glad you have your typing degree, but please stop making excuses for the laptops flaws.

 

[mikes70mustang]

Some of us enjoy using our laptop in a relaxed position in bed or whatnot. My palms rest in the correct spot, but when I'm leaning back, my forearms are on the edge, which is unavoidable. The edge does dig in, but when I had an invisible shield on it, that helped a lot.

Some also use "relaxed position" as an excuse for lazy typing posture.

 

[NT1440]

but somehow it's not an issue on any other laptops, including Apple's previous ones?

seriously, you shouldn't need to be a secretary to avoid discomfort typing. Glad you have your typing degree, but please stop making excuses for the laptops flaws.

Do you complain that knifes cut into you when you handle them wrong too? Sand the damn thing down if its such an issue for you or learn how to type properly.

 

[lilo777]

Do you complain that knifes cut into you when you handle them wrong too? Sand the damn thing down if its such an issue for you or learn how to type properly.

Obviously, knifes' only purpose is to cut. That's a very strange comparison.

 

[spinnerlys]

The following images are stolen from the MacBook Pro (2009) User Guide found here:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacBook_Pro_13inch_Mid2009.pdf

 

[Alvi]

if i ever go emo and i'm ashamed of it i'll blame my macbook pro, read the manual, they'res something about the typing position, in the worst case get an external keyboard