Brave 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.
Curious why it matters how it looks, it is supposed to be a computer, not a fashion accessory
I also filed the corners off my MacBook
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#82Nitpick: 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).
Oh, Bosch makes all kinds of things. Bosch's logo is something like a sparkplug (the thing used in internal combustion engines). To this day, the 'mobility' division is the biggest one. See https://www.bosch.com/stories/creation-of-the-bosch-logo/ Decades ago I actually had an offer to work for them as a research student working on optimising internal combustion engines.
I find below article to be a cool explanation of that device, while actually showing shape Bosch uses in that logo.
https://www.da7c.co.uk/technical_torque_articles/magneto_ign...
But yeah, it's magneto ignition device, pre-sparkplug.
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#83I couldn't do this. I know some like to customize their tools, but I like my stuff vanilla.
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#84This 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.
I actually have suffered from a cut. It's ridiculously sharp.
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#85On 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 t…
I'm like this for everything _except_ paper books. I grew up sharing books a lot, books I finished would go to younger kids in my extended family or my mom's students, and I got a bunch of books like that as well. So we took a lot of care keeping books in good condition. I don't buy many paper books anymore, and ones I do buy tend to be new and stay with me, but folding pages or breaking the spines still feels wrong to me
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#86It's always entertaining for me to realize that there are people who find very annoying things that I don't even notice.
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#87Great 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.
>I don't get why on such a well thought-out and built device as this, the corners are so sharp. Because macs have 3 big markets 1) graphic designers/ photo editors 2) web developers 3) people who value looks above other considerations Number 3 buy more macs, so square corners it is
I am in neither of these and nor is any of the many people I know with macbooks. I honestly do not understand why any average person would buy anything else than a macbook today.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
You mentioned Bosch and I can't think of anywhere or anyone else who'd be interested in this little bit of trivia, so a random comment on a thread about filing the edges off a laptop seems like a fitting place to share it. Bosch dates their appliances using a thing called the Fertigungsdatum Number. The first two digits represent the year of manufacture, the second two are for the month. Except the year doesn't align…
And the majority owner of Bosch is the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Robert Bosch foundation), which uses its dividends to fund projects in social sciences, public health and education.
What a tragedy Robert Bosch Stiftung isn't receiving the dividends into his personal accounts, as this means he's not incentivized to keep innovating or to reduce prices.
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#89I didn't have the heart to make something like this on my M2 Air so I did a new edge to 3D-print and attach to the edge. Works really well and have lasted more than 3 years to this date.
https://makerworld.com/models/1356464
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
>I don't get why on such a well thought-out and built device as this, the corners are so sharp. Because macs have 3 big markets 1) graphic designers/ photo editors 2) web developers 3) people who value looks above other considerations Number 3 buy more macs, so square corners it is
I am in neither of these and nor is any of the many people I know with macbooks. I honestly do not understand why any average person would buy anything else than a macbook today.
I use my home laptop once a month at most, a macbook would be an expensive paperweight. I use an old Thinkpad.
This thread is full of people who are scared of changing the look of their macbooks. Jewellery? Or fear of standing out?