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Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by ryandrake »

christophilus wrote: post #38
kibwen wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tim Cook here, we've heard you loud and clear, the next Macbook will have a perfectly circular screen with square windows.

Jony Ive here. I’ll come back and help make your new keyboard perfectly flat and seamless- touchpad based, and we’ll remove all ports. Bluetooth devices only.

Alan Dye here. I'm coming back to Apple, and the next versions of the operating systems will not even have visible controls or icons. You just have to click on the beautiful, clear windows and hope you're interacting with the right UI elements.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by alanbernstein »

powvans wrote: post #30

Nitpicky, but he’s rounding the edges, not the corners. And yes, why are they so sharp? I seem to recall my wife having the plastic MacBook that came out circa 2006 and the edges on that thing were legitimately painful. I always marvel at how sharp the points are on the notch of the lid on my current MacBook. Very very pointy.

The most material is removed at the corners of the lid-lifting notch. Those are IMO the most offensive pointy part on the body.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by abujazar »

kibwen wrote: post #23
abujazar wrote: post #7

Yea, that's ugly. I'm sure it could've been done more gracefully with 15 minutes more effort. But judging from the general wear and tear on this poor Mac I guess they don't even consider the resale value.

I can't even imagine prioritizing resale value here over one's own comfort. The purpose of a tool is to be used, not to serve as an asset class.

Sure, but comfort != abuse :D Apart from the filing, I can't think of ways to make such a recent Mac look like this. Did it suffer a plane crash? Acid attack? Thermite fire?

I appreciate the customization, but would probably make an effort to make it not look like (another) accident.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by nickpinkston »

It was oddly satisfying taking a file to my MacBook when a drop lifted a nasty burr on the edge.

Very minor "you can just do things" collides with the "infallible object" presence that Apple wants for its products - almost feels "wrong", but it's a nice norm to break.

(and I'm not a "Cult of Mac" guy)

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by chatmasta »

Loughla wrote: post #28
bloody-crow wrote: post #8

Doing this to a work computer seem a bit questionable from the ethical standpoint. Totally fine to do whatever you want to your personal belongings though.

My work computer is missing two keys and has been since they signed it out to me. I'm betting they don't notice if I file down the corners. Hell they probably wouldn't notice if I just cut the corners off with a fret saw. But God forbid I try to install an ad blocker or use Firefox.

I promise you they’re claiming taxes on the depreciation of that machine every year. If anything they’ll be upset you didn’t tell them sooner so they could have claimed more.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by lostlogin »

bee_rider wrote: post #37
paulddraper wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not having i3 is truly the worst part about Macs. (Yes, please tell me about some buggy half-compatible tiling window manager for my Mac.)

Surely MacOS has some nice virtual machine that you could run Linux in?

UTM.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by neom »

kvuj wrote: post #17

Maybe I'm autistic, but I loooove the sharp edges near the opening. They've become almost a nervous tick of playing with them with my fingers. I've got no idea why, but the sharp feeling is amazing.

I am autistic and I also enjoy the sharp edges, I rub my wrists up and down them sometimes and generally play with them, I find it very satisfying. I also suspect the laptop might not be as easy to carry around when open if edges were rounded?
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