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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 maccard »

fooqux wrote: post #469
NikolaNovak wrote: post #443

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a work laptop - I'm surprised none of the coworkers said "you'll get in trouble when you return it". I don't know WHY... But corporate bureaucracies have logic of their own.

Well, it's property of his workplace, and they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one. And it's not exactly mint any more, is it.

> they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one

Are they? Everywhere I've worked they get shoved into a storage closet and ignored for another 5-7 years

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by Greed »

wraptile wrote: post #310

I used a macbook for almost 2 years and genuinely don't understand how people can tolerate these machines. My wrists would be cut up all the time to the point where I looked like I was self harming myself and the glary screen is entirely unsuable anywhere but a darkest basement. Not to mention the terrible keyboard. To this day I'm perplexed how macbooks have such high desirability by full time developers when they'r…

As others have mentioned: battery, build quality, Linux-ish ecosystem. If I could get all three in another laptop I would go for it, but nothing comes close at the moment. There was a very brief moment in time where the XPS came close, and then the M series rolled out and eradicated the competition on performance + battery life.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by dryadin »

thenthenthen wrote: post #449
dryadin wrote: post #428

Nice initiative but I would personally prefer adding some kind of padding, which is an easier solution to the problem, not as drastic, reversible, and less controversial. Unless doing something controversial is one of the goals here, which is also fair.

How are you gonna close the lid when there is padding in the way?

Thin padding? Removable padding? Squishable padding? (Is that a word?) I assume that filing the edge leaves an ugly gap when closing the lid, so that is not ideal either.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by spockz »

1e1a wrote: post #490
Rekindle8090 wrote: post #487

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I dont believe this at all

The edges of the air intake slits are much sharper.

Also the two corner points next to the air slits underneath the screen when folded open. When I wipe away dust there it can feel slightly uncomfortable.

The pci extension slot edges in most PC cases or the IO are way sharper. I’ve cut myself regularly on those when I was a little kid tweaking cases.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by engineer_22 »

maccard wrote: post #491
fooqux wrote: post #469

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, it's property of his workplace, and they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one. And it's not exactly mint any more, is it.

> they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one Are they? Everywhere I've worked they get shoved into a storage closet and ignored for another 5-7 years

Every laptop I've ever purchased was corporate surplus

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by heraldgeezer »

NikolaNovak wrote: post #443
jasoneckert wrote: post #222

Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me! Co-worker 1: Interesting. I wonder if that voids the warranty. It's Apple you know. Co-worker 2: May Jobs have mercy on their soul... Co-worker 3: Not a bad idea. But not sure if that would cause problems with structural integrity of the laptop, like if you drop it or something. Co-w…

It's a work laptop - I'm surprised none of the coworkers said "you'll get in trouble when you return it". I don't know WHY... But corporate bureaucracies have logic of their own.

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Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by spockz »

hansvm wrote: post #472
wraptile wrote: post #310

I used a macbook for almost 2 years and genuinely don't understand how people can tolerate these machines. My wrists would be cut up all the time to the point where I looked like I was self harming myself and the glary screen is entirely unsuable anywhere but a darkest basement. Not to mention the terrible keyboard. To this day I'm perplexed how macbooks have such high desirability by full time developers when they'r…

People come in all sorts of different shapes, sizes, and configurations. I don't have any pressure on the sharp edges in my normal day-to-day, and I'm having a little trouble figuring out how I'd contort myself to change that, so that particular issue is fine. The glare is annoying. I would like to work outside more often. Mind you, I don't really like the poor isolation and floating ground causing a tingling sensati…

I’m really flummoxed at why the MacBooks continue to be spicy. When using then laptop with a charger using the grounded cable on the socket side there used to be no spice. Now that adapters are mostly only used with two prong connectors the spicyness is ubiquitous.

I recall audio equipment also not being grounded because the industry prefers not being grounded over being accidentally grounded to two different grounds causing voltage transients. Maybe the same reason now also applies to MacBooks? Or does someone know another reason why the outer shell of a MacBook is still spicy.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by astura »

fooqux wrote: post #469
NikolaNovak wrote: post #443

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a work laptop - I'm surprised none of the coworkers said "you'll get in trouble when you return it". I don't know WHY... But corporate bureaucracies have logic of their own.

Well, it's property of his workplace, and they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one. And it's not exactly mint any more, is it.

Idk if it's common anymore, but some companies rent equipment rather than purchase it. So they'd have to return everything back to the rental company, who is expecting normal wear and tear, not intentional "customization."
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