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Why don't more people comment on the suicide edges

zipur

zipur

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Mar 3, 2011
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The great state of Texas
Normally I use the wireless keyboard and mouse but for the past few days I've needed to use the rMBP as it was designed. Maybe its my large hands but the edges are slicing my wrist & palms. By the end of the day they feel like I've been dragging my palms on the freeway at 70 miles an hour.

Anyone take a Grinder to their rMBP?
 
zipur said:
Normally I use the wireless keyboard and mouse but for the past few days I've needed to use the rMBP as it was designed. Maybe its my large hands but the edges are slicing my wrist & palms. By the end of the day they feel like I've been dragging my palms on the freeway at 70 miles an hour.

Anyone take a Grinder to their rMBP?
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My palms rest comfortably along either side of the track pad... but I do have a 15'' rmbp, so I don't know if that makes a difference from anything else. Depending on if i'm sitting in a big cushy chair or not, sometimes I do feel a very slight discomfort on my wrists, but nothing a quick adjustment can't fix.
 
I personally have no problem with the rMBP 15". Compared to the previous models, this is like heaven. The older MacBook Pros were terrible for that due to their height in that form factor. The new form factor is a welcome improvement in this department. Best of luck.
 
The rMBP is my first Macbook (only owned an iMac before it) so I can't compare but I never feel any kind of discomfort. At least not noticeable enough so I guess the edges are not as sharp as on the cMBP.
 
JeffiJers said:
I have no issues with the MBP body...

Magic mouse however feels so awkward and terrible.
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What I've noticed is some people hold their mouse with a claw grip, others rest the palm of their hand on the mouse. Those who claw their mouses usually are fine with the magic mouse, but those who rest their hand have issues with it being so flat.
 
A Hebrew said:
You could probably sand it down a bit without damaging the structural integrity of the device. Just saying...
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A friend of mine did that with his 2011 MBP. It was pretty subtle and if I didn't know he did that I wouldn't have noticed. I never really used it, so I can't comment on how much of a difference it actually made.
 
I can't say it was ever the deciding factor in whether or not I bought a MBP, but it's certainly an annoyance that (very slightly) let to the return of a maxed 15" about a year ago.
 
I have large meaty hands.

The edges aren't at all sharp, to me. Very comfortable on my 17"!
 
zipur said:
Normally I use the wireless keyboard and mouse but for the past few days I've needed to use the rMBP as it was designed. Maybe its my large hands but the edges are slicing my wrist & palms. By the end of the day they feel like I've been dragging my palms on the freeway at 70 miles an hour.

Anyone take a Grinder to their rMBP?
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Yes, if you search you'll find photos where a belt sander was used on the sharp edges...

The concern is that the "remedy" cuts thru the anodizing?
 
zipur said:
Why don't more people comment on the suicide edges
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Because they don't have problems with it. I'm not sure why it matters. If you're having problems with it you're having problems with it regardless of how many others are or aren't complaining.
 
I have a early 2013 13" rMBP and I can't say I've noticed the sharp edges. I use it daily for hours at a time, even more on weekends and I've never had an issue with the hand rest areas being uncomfortable or feeling like they're cutting me.
 
my rMBP seems perfect. Had problem at the beginning with my 2011 MBP because of the sharp edges near the trackpad.... where you put fingers to open the screen
 
The things that I have issues with are the points right in front of the trackpad where you lift the lid up when it's closed. My hand rubs against it a lot when I'm sitting straight up and it's really annoying.
 
srsub3 said:
my rMBP seems perfect. Had problem at the beginning with my 2011 MBP because of the sharp edges near the trackpad.... where you put fingers to open the screen
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Yeah, actually those sharp points punched a few holes in two of my shirts... of course this is due to me sitting in worn out sofas in coffee shops, with the laptop on my lap. Still, a slightly smoother design here wouldn't hurt.

The edges are ok for me otherwise.
 
Just for some historical context, people have been complaining about the sharp edges for ages. If you google "macbook pro sharp edges fix" you'll see loads of threads going back many years (including many threads from macrumors.) And you'll see many comments about how the sharp edges don't bother people, about how you've got bad typing posture, bad ergonomics, ad infinitum.

You'll also see many youtube solutions, many very weird, funny, or outrageous solutions.

Here's a dremel suggestion from 2009, which you'd have to be crazy to try (think what it would do to resale value):

http://dustwell.com/macbook-pro-sharp-edge.html

Here's a non-destructive suggestion from 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h22Uxqy3z8

which is this product:

http://www.guardstrip.com/

Ugly, but does remedy the sharp edges, and will come off if you get sick of them!
 
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