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- rob74Nitpick: those are (sharp) edges, not corners. Maybe the next generation of MacBooks will also actually have exactly 90° non-rounded corners? I guess that's the next logical step...Also, TIL that Bosch also makes files. I was under the impression that they only made powertools (or electronic measuring devices, or other things with a battery or power cord).
- dmaaGreat article and happy to see that I'm not alone. I don't get why on such a well thought-out and built device as this, the corners are so sharp.From how I use the trackpad, the bottom of my thumb always feels sore-ish after a day's work and it took me a while to trace this to the sharp cornern of my macbook.
- musha68kI've been using Macs for decades and never had these issues personally. It seems like some people do literally rest their hands / arms on desk / notebook body while typing.The "sharp edge syndrome" here to me seems to be a good thing then as it acts as a reminder for proper ergonomics / posture.First Google AI search result on the topic:"Never rest your wrists on your MacBook while typing. Instead, let your palms rest gently on the laptop body only when you pause. Hover your hands as you type. This prevents you from bending your wrists and protects the nerves in your carpal tunnel."That also pretty much exactly mirrors the way we learned typing / posture at school in Austria.
- HugoTeaI love the animation on the background of your website. And I totally understand what you mean about using a tool, if it's too delicate to do the job, then it's not doing its job. Imagine buying a hammer and trying to keep it clear of scuffs, it's obviously going to impede your work.
- akhil08agrawalNever knew that there are more people like me who get irked at such things. But yeah, I do not have the heart to do this to my laptop, so I end up using my laptop on a solid surface xD
- wodenokotoMaybe I drank the cool-aid, but I like the corners on my Mac, and it took a lot of empathy from me to accept “the other” authors filing job, but this looks beautiful.Thanks to both authors for sharing the work!
- zaptremThis is my number one complaint about the M-series MBP line. Especially true of the cutout in the middle that has points so sharp they can cut you if you accidentally scrape it with your hand.
- wolvoleoYeah the sharp edges have bothered me since they started with the unibody. Luckily I'm completely off Mac these days. But really the last mac I enjoyed using was my powerbook. It had really nice plastic gaskets for the edges, a keyboard with really good travel and cupped keys, it was wonderful.I got a plastic MacBook eventually which I filed down too because the edges were really sharp there. And plastic is easy to file. Also replaced the screen with a matte version, on the plastic MacBook that was also easy because the screens were readily available and there was no glass overlay.Then I had a unibody MBP 15" matte. Less sharp and with off factory matte display. Not great keyboard though.The current MBP I find abhorrent. Even after they switched from the horrible butterfly mistake the travel is still way too shallow. I just can't work with that anymore. These days I just don't buy laptops anymore. Only desk PCs.
- gnabgibRelated: Filing the corners off my MacBooks (1406 points, 3mos ago, 678 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47724352
- XenoamorphousI’ve literally calluses on my wrists from those edges.
- kqrOn a similar note, people are way too precious about their dead-tree books. Feel free to chuck them in bags, make notes in the margins, fold pages, underline, and strike through text in them. It's yours. Make it yours! Your scribblings don't detract from what's in there – they elevate it to something unique.(This is particularly true if it's a book that's still in print, or was in large enough print runs it's easy to buy another second-hand copy when the one you have falls apart. It's still somewhat true even when that's not the case.)
- timvdalenThat looks so much better than that other post!
- noufalibrahimI did this with my first (and only Macbook) in 2014. Did it with a pocket file.I never thought about blogging about it though. Perhaps something to consider.
- carodgersI would just like to say that with this page open I have ~15% utilization on my GPU. XD
- ameliusI'm sure Apple would prevent users from doing this if they could.Next version: edge sharpness detectors. Or body resistance measurements.
- zecg> The moment I am too scared to do something because I might damage the tool, it stops being a tool.What? You can damage even the most robust and simple tool by using it wrongly or inattentively.
- NeywinyGood to see a recognition that power tools are powerful. Too many amateur videos of people experimenting without nearly enough control and messing up projects
- JSR_FDEDBrave to do this on a blue color MacBook - curious how the filed area will look compared to the rest of the body after some time.
- asimovDevI hate the vents on my work macbook, when I rest it on my lap, the edges dig into my thighs and leave imprints. One time after getting in the flow, I didn't notice how it was cutting into my flesh and ended up with a bruise
- baldeaglehttps://a.co/d/0hXtPRfCAmazon link to a debuting tool. It uses sharp harder metal to cut off sharp metal edges.
- lrvickNow try modifying the software that Apple sold you with it.
- vortegnelooks great! not shade to the other guy, but your job is so much nicer looking
- anthonykoanother example: https://bsky.app/profile/s.ly/post/3mlo7ajrqdk2o Jesse Vincent used a deburring tool.
- BenFranklin100Get one of these:https://www.andar.com/products/the-helm?variant=397924980491...Pricey, but the lip covers the edge. My current one is 4 years old and lasted a couple of generations of Macbooks.
- bofadeez"The moment I am too scared to do something because I might damage the tool, it stops being a tool"That's just not the definition of the word "tool" at all but okay... whatever