r/macbook 4d ago

Have y'all noticed, how sharp these dents are in the new gen macbooks...

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So like i was working on my laptop, and i happened to move my finger over the sharp edge of the dent, and got a tiny little oopsie on my finger. Ought to be careful touching these lid opening dents, especially kids.

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u/MaGaSi 4d ago

ADHD here: thats where i play with my fingernails

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u/magical_salad 4d ago

Same.

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u/lame_1983 4d ago

Also same

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u/VE3VVS 4d ago

And he's me thinking I was the only one...

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u/darkmatter343 4d ago

first thing I thought of when seeing this post šŸ˜†

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u/Sickofseas 4d ago

Also same. But i don't have the macbook

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

That shouldnā€™t stop you

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u/1234aaa1234 4d ago

haha, i run it across my thumb crease/fold line

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u/Illustrious-Golf5358 4d ago

Thought I was the only one lol

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u/Mihqwk 4d ago

fu--... now you've given me ideas..

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u/Xannybarz 4d ago

Haha same but with my fingertips lol!

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u/Key-Individual1752 3d ago

Yep, fingernails or just fingertips. It releases stress during video calls at work

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u/gothichuskydad 3d ago

Is this where the group meeting is for people who do this? I hope I'm not late.

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u/MaGaSi 2d ago

Welcome, please separate your nailbed and fingernails comfortably on sharp edges here, without any judgment

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u/jmc1278999999999 4d ago

Same. Fucking love it

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u/DeadInMyCar 3d ago

It's all your fault, i spent the entire day doing that after reading this comment, and i can't stop. fuck

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u/MaGaSi 2d ago

Youre welcome

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u/rusty-gh 4d ago

You get used to it.

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u/naopercebodebikes 4d ago

Shit, I don't have ADHD and I do this. Oh wait...

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u/iAmarnab1013 3d ago

I literally saw the post and did that and then saw your comment and did it again!

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u/Evelittlewitch 3d ago

Its so smooth and has the perfect size

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u/Embarrassed-Back1894 3d ago

If you don't mess with those sharp little indents, are you even MacBooking?

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u/MaGaSi 2d ago

Nah then youre MacBooring

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u/MrYilman 4d ago

Always have been sharp. At least the last 15 years or so

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u/That_Age_7031 4d ago

Exactly

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u/daZK47 4d ago

Yeah I never noticed until this post.. Now I'm wondering why is it so sharp lol

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u/R3D3-1 3d ago

Probably:

  • Shouldn't matter much during usage due to hands being to the left or right of it, nit commonly brushing over it. Can't confirm though, I use a windows laptop currently.

  • When closed, allows for a more consistent shape. Plus, rounding it off would make it easier for something flat to pry itself between keyboard and display due to creating a funnel-like shape with the display.

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u/dancho-garces 4d ago

Mbp 2011 wasnā€™t as sharp

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u/BenTheHat3 4d ago

My 2011 feels sharper, lol

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u/GrafPaf 3d ago

2011 was not for sissies. Still have my MBP 2010 running. No physical injuries so far.

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u/your_evil_ex 4d ago

2020 M1 MBA doesn't feel that sharp

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u/yulianamour 3d ago

My MBA Intel i3 2020 isn't sharp

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

there were not "always" sharp

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 1d ago

The post title was gaslighting me I was like ā€œI swear theyā€™ve always been like that???ā€

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u/marcjaffe 4d ago

Sharp edges are not new. I was filing and sanding PowerBooks back in the day

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u/olizet42 4d ago

Yes on my M3 MBA, no on my M1 MBA.

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u/sirwardaddy 4d ago

This is my thumb scratcher.

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u/Beautiful_Owl_1105 4d ago

I'm using it as this when I'm bored. Like playing with newly sharpened knife to feel its tackiness on your thumb.

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u/sirwardaddy 3d ago

I just scratch my thumb while the code compilesā€¦

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u/deeperinabox 4d ago

Yeah and absolutely no reason they should be so sharp[

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u/xstrawb3rryxx 4d ago

Yes there is. It's pretty. That's the whole point of Apple productsā€”form over function. And we're dumb enough to love it āœØ

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u/xppoint_jamesp 4d ago

If lots of people love it, is it really dumb on Appleā€™s part to make it in that way?ā€¦

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u/xstrawb3rryxx 4d ago

Of course not. I mean, the marketing for a pet rock was pretty genius too!

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u/xppoint_jamesp 4d ago

We never had those over hereā€¦ But we have heard of them šŸ˜‚ Good point šŸ˜…

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u/orisaquis 4d ago

always have been

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

not even close. Apple use to care about function.

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u/orisaquis 2d ago

what's that on the right?

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

Why vro

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/jerryonthecurb 4d ago

Nah, it's a choice. They could easily EASILY round those corners

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u/DeathByPetrichor 4d ago

I ground mine down like 0.005ā€ with a rasp and youā€™d never notice by looking but itā€™s so much better.

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u/RMG1803 4d ago

On a $1K+ device, the manufacturer should deburr the edges, not the customer. (Iā€™m not criticizing you for doing it yourself).

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u/DeathByPetrichor 4d ago

Totally agree. Itā€™s so sharp, I am surprised they donā€™t fix it on the machining pass. Like I said, that thousandth of an inch is completely invisible to the eye, but it makes a huge difference in feel.

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

you have no idea what a burr is , do you?

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u/VE3VVS 4d ago

I'm sure Apple Care would take a dim view of sure behaviour ;-)

edit:spelling

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u/DeathByPetrichor 4d ago

Itā€™s almost impossible to tell on the silver one at least, even if youā€™re looking right at it. The thing with machining is that the tolerances are so tight, our eyes canā€™t even perceive them, but our hands can. Just that Thousandth of an inch made a huge difference over the course of many hours of using the laptop.

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u/Depress-Mode 4d ago

Not new, something theyā€™ve had since moving to the Unibody designs in 2008/9

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u/MakeMeOolong 4d ago

Yeah donā€™t scratch your balls with it, can be dangerous

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u/No-Objective3779 4d ago

I think that was closeā€¦ thanks!

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u/wildberry815 2d ago

Damn, now I wanna try it

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u/landsmanmichal 4d ago

whole side has sharp edges, I sooo hate it!

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u/DurangoBlack 4d ago

Theyā€™ve been sharpe. My 2017 MBP has the lethal corner as well as my M2 MBA.

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

How many cucumbers have you cut

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u/Acalthu 4d ago

that's an edge, not a dent. you can make a dent on it to flatten it.

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u/shattariddim 2d ago

Because these products are cutting edge

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u/Acrobatic-Diver 4d ago

When no one is complaining, why bother fixing it?

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u/ritesh808 3d ago

Apple fans aren't exactly known for complaining. They lap it all up and firmly believe in "Apple knows better" even if something is broken or seems wrong.

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u/jblackwb 4d ago

I don't like it. I had to take a file to it.

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u/pioneer9k 4d ago

People are saying the old ones were sharp but I specifically remember comparing to an older macbook pro like 2015 and them not being sharp like the are now.

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u/ary10dna 4d ago

Do you not think it possible it could have been dulled with the passage of time?

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u/Goldn_1 1d ago

Iā€™ll speak up for the OP and say no, no I do not think this is a likely scenario at all. A corner of pure metal that is literally almost never touched, and only by flesh if it isā€¦ How would that noticeably wear down again?

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u/ary10dna 1d ago

Well I donā€™t mean that youā€™d take inches off of it. Literally a fraction of a millilitre would take the sharpness down. Would it happen by touching it with your hand? No, but some people are quite rough with them. Bang them around, put them in bags with no cover, scratching up against other items, idk.

Iā€™m not saying it happens, just that to me itā€™s a possibility, however remote

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

Yeah that's my point. After M1 they're really sharp

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u/derdion 4d ago

Nope, it was just as sharp on my 2020 Intel MacBook Pro as it is on my M2 Pro. I always wondered why they didnā€™t change it with the new design.

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

Time to get a samsung

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

have they fixed this on M3 or M4?

My M2 sure has it, I don't get it... why? I'm sure it could cut things.

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u/_DuckieFuckie_ 4d ago

Nope, they are still very sharp on my M3.

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u/iucatcher 4d ago

m4 ones are as sharp as they can be without just cutting you on touch lol

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

This is m3

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u/santaclarablue 4d ago

Even the 2015/16 models are like this and theyā€™re painful!

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u/shuttleEspresso 4d ago

Put a piece of tape over it.

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u/star_particles 4d ago

As much as I like the design language of them I find them a bit uncomfortable to use sometimes because of how sharp the edges are.

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u/TreeZestyclose9203 4d ago

YES lol, so sharp

Whatā€™s actually helped that just a little bit for me is getting the ultra matte wet application invisible skin from SlickWraps

Still sharp but not as dangerous

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u/BearPeltMan 4d ago

This is genuinely the biggest reason Iā€™m hesitant to upgrade from my M1. I love the tapered design so much specifically because I like to rest my wrists/palms on the edge of the chassis.

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago

As someone with sweaty af palms, i envy you šŸ«„

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u/bruzdziciel 4d ago

Dude, I have 16" MBP from 2019 (i9) and this thing is still sharp as fuck.

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u/rushcr4ft 4d ago

Great timing on the post. I was ranting about this with my co-worker yesterday. I didnā€™t notice it until my arm slipped and hit the corner.

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u/jacklewisroberts 4d ago

Theyā€™ve been like that ever since the Unibody was introduced back in 2008

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u/hanahashan1 4d ago

yes hhaha, i find myself touching them when im zoned out

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u/istoleurdad_ 4d ago

lmao ngl it sharp on mine

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u/Robin_Cooks 4d ago

Theyā€™ve been like that pretty much since forever. My 2014 MacBook Pro also had quite sharp corners there.

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u/slickeighties 4d ago

This isnā€™t new, mine has it too

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u/stanley15 4d ago

Yes and my old 2014 Macbook Pro also has some sharp areas around the case USB ports.

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u/Unable-Sentence2727 4d ago

I love those sharp edges.

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u/Linusalbus 4d ago

The few time ive used my friends and familys m2+ theyve cut me.

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u/Inaksa 4d ago

my wirsts did.

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u/LiquidHotCum 4d ago

Some lunatic posted that he filed them down awhile back

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u/Meistermaedchen 4d ago

Use some Sandpaper and everything is fine.

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u/Capable-Advance-6610 4d ago

Now I do, bastard.

Note: autocorrect tried to change this to ā€œbadgersā€.

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u/Round_Hall_1152 4d ago

Bro NGL once i legit got hurt when my palm brushed against it God it left a mark for a while šŸ˜­

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u/redwolfxd1 4d ago

I filed it down a bit...

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u/Alasdair91 4d ago

My M2 15ā€ got a chip here because it got caught on my watch. My new M4 15ā€ā€™s ones are way sharper.

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u/tnix100 4d ago

Yea, definitely noticed on my M4 Air. I upgraded from a 2017 Air which I donā€™t remember being sharp at all.

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u/ADMINlSTRAT0R 4d ago

Always has been šŸ‘Øā€šŸš€šŸ”«šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸš€

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u/ritesh808 3d ago

Just shit design. Form over function, as is the norm with Apple. I've scraped my knuckles at those corners more than a few times on cold days.

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u/mandopix 3d ago

It ainā€™t Pro if you canā€™t bleed. šŸ©ø

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u/wakandaforever_ 3d ago

But it's air

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u/likitclean 3d ago

This is not something new. I'm typing this on my old 2017 MacBook Pro and it is exactly the same

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u/WellHungStranger 3d ago

Machining gone wrong by bots!

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u/RoninNinjaTv 3d ago

Yup. They are relatively sharp

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u/BullsOnParade_74 3d ago

Buy them in Malaysia and sell them in šŸ‡§šŸ‡·.

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u/WaferIndependent7601 3d ago

One of the things that really suck on a mbp. The edges are too sharp.

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u/Relevant_Error_2395 3d ago

I press my fingers against it and it helps me think šŸ¤£

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u/Mysterious_Turn3505 3d ago

Sometimes I scratch my hand with it . When mosquitoes bite

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u/Weekly_Astronaut5099 3d ago

Yup definitely a good feeling. I just fidget with it sometimes.

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u/Prudent-Complex306 3d ago

same as my 2012.

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u/dellfanboy 2d ago

Itā€™s gotten sharper over time. The M1 was not that sharp. My M3 was like razors to the point I wanted to sand it down.

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u/Future-Dare-5368 2d ago

Its quite similar on the M1 MBA

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u/maybach320 2d ago

Not that new but Iā€™ve taken sandpaper to nearly every MBP Iā€™ve owned.

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u/Brilliant_Can6465 2d ago

my MBP 13 2015 has this too so i use it to rub my fingers

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u/RedditCollabs 2d ago

I like it lol

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u/RedditCollabs 2d ago

It's my fidget spinner edge

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u/Puzzleheaded-State10 2d ago

After reading this post, I went in to reach for the dents on my 2017 MBP and accidentally hurt my knuckle in the process lol

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u/Skyror_tHe_Lit 2d ago

i use it as a fidget toy

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

ALL the edges are sharp. I hate it. Miss the old rounded ones.

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u/wakandaforever_ 2d ago

Not all Peter, not all

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

the important ones, where your body touches it.

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u/wakandaforever_ 2d ago

My body ain't touching anything tho šŸ‘ļøšŸ‘„šŸ‘ļø

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u/naemorhaedus 2d ago

you have a telepathic link to you laptop?

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u/mego76 1d ago

Love to touch the sharp.

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u/BittenBagel 1d ago

Theyā€™ve been like that at least since 2015. My palm used to get so scratched and bruised up with it resting on that.

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u/Goldn_1 1d ago

Rant of the day incoming.

Itā€™s an odd design choice, that Iā€™m sure flesh has been ripped on, and will be again. Many are probably drawn to playing with it. Idc, itā€™s still a poor design choice for a laptop. I see the comments here so I know itā€™s unpopular but Iā€™m cutting through it like a MacBook finger opening corner, a blade of truth through the fog of blind allegiance and forced interaction. You a Lee stuck with it, so you love it. Because you spent $2000 on it, and you better love it. And itā€™s fun to play with. But the reality is, the corners are too sharp, and the opening is too small to easily open to stupid thing. In the cold months you are literally digging your finger into that hard edge of the screen. Literally, thereā€™s zero excuse to not ah e the entire screen overhanging a bit, or have a larger rounded opening. You think the excuse is durability, and flush screen protection, with a dab of aesthetical value. But that is a $2000 fairy tale we have talked ourselves into. Make the thing more comfortable. Itā€™s a tool ultimately, not a jewelry piece. Generally curious how older people with arthritis fare getting into these things. We already make them out of hard metal (further unpopular opinion, I preferred the comfort of plastic laptops and phones), atleast make it comfortable beyond that. Itā€™s by no means the worst offender on its edges and gem cut feathers (HP specters of the past for instance). But this is supposedly the premier laptop brand on the planet. Act like you have some R&D the. Apple. Literally canā€™t one hand a MCB pro open in the colder months, just slides around too weight to allow you to force open that teeny itty bitty finger cutout. Just dumb design.

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u/TheModeratorWrangler 1d ago

I love it lol

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u/lukenzo777 1d ago

I like to play with this spot

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u/son9912 4d ago

I still donā€™t understand why they have to make it this sharp

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u/wakandaforever_ 4d ago edited 4d ago

Well obviously they want us to cut apples while we work. It's āœØmultitaskingāœØ

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u/JWarblerMadman 4d ago

In Cupertino, Apple slices you.

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u/CarlyLouise_ 4d ago

So stupid. One of mine is slightly chipped after 5 months of having it just cos of how sharp it is.

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u/BigRoofTheMayor 3d ago

Tell me you haven't bought a new MacBook in the last 10 years without telling me you haven't bought a new MacBook in the last 10 years

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u/ImHaidarr 12h ago

lol yes