When I rub my hands across my MacBook Pro, (pretty much on any spot) my it makes my hand vibrate. The laptop itself does not vibrate, just when my hand moves across it. It did this when I first got it too, but I never got around to asking. I'm sure this is completely normal, but I'm just wondering what it is.
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Weird MacBook Question.
- Thread starter Spencer Reynen
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It's really really hard to describe. It's like a vibrationy oscillation thing. It goes away after it's rubbed. It has nothing to do with my body, it's definitely the laptop, even tho it's not vibrating, because it only happens when I rub it.
Yea I know exactly what you mean. Nothing to worry about. Go to an Apple store and you should feel the exact same thing on any Macbook Pro or Air.
Yep, I know what you're talking about. Feels kinda funny 
Mine stopped doing it after a year or so... sign of it getting old
Mine stopped doing it after a year or so... sign of it getting old
I always thought it was the fine structure of the aluminium body finish that would cause the small vibrations when moving the fingers over it.
It's electrical -- as stated above.
There's a difference between the finish and what the OP is describing.
Ok, it's never too late to learn. I experienced this in the past and decided that it must be the surface. Seems I was wrong. I just tried to compare plugged in/out, and it really seems to be electric.
