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> why are they so sharp? they intentionally ship them sharp so you can file them down to your desired fillet the design is very human
It's great how apple makes everything so customizable
It's by design.
Filing the corners off my MacBooks
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Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks
#122It 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)
you can just do things: https://ebay.us/m/vWMAUU
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#123Nitpicky, 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.
There are definitely corners by the trackpad, at the gap for opening the lid.
They are quite stabby and I hate them.
https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/aca51a7051edc493b19cfd93da...
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Eizo made a square 1920 x 1920 monitor which was quite nice: https://www.eizo.com/products/flexscan/ev2730q/
I had a blackberry passport and it had a lot going for it(best keyboard ever on a phone) but one thing I really liked for reasons I don't understand is it had a square screen and took square photos.
Square sensors ought to be more common because they maximize the field of view for a given lens. Well, apart from circular sensors.
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#125Apple users always convincing themselves they are still using the best premium most thought after designs of all time.
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I don't think apple computers are meant for people who do use computers. I used to have marks on my wrists (I no longer have an apple computer now).
Apple computers are made for those who purchases a computer. They are engineered to look great on a demo shelf. «During the first Jobsian era at Apple, I used to joke that Steve Jobs cared deeply about Apple customers from the moment they first considered purchasing an Apple computer right up until the time their check cleared the bank.» (Bruce Tognazzini)
It worked. Most people under 30 don't know Apple existed before the iPod / iPhone. ie: Before Jobs.
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#128Brilliant. Love the tech-disrespect and the “right to repair”!
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#129Depending on how I'm using the computer, I may definitely have deep marks after working laying down, but if I sit in a wood chair for a while it's the same thing- and my forearm is much tougher than behind my knee.
I suppose I would prefer it nice and rounded and soft on my wrist - but I don't feel like it's quite as extreme as this thread would have you believe lol
Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks
#130Nitpicky, 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.
> why are they so sharp? they intentionally ship them sharp so you can file them down to your desired fillet the design is very human
The past few generations I found I was not pleased with their performance, so now I take them weekly to the macbook sharpener at the saturday market.