alt Hacker NewsFiling the corners off my MacBooks
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I have never understood how Jony Ive is highly regarded as a designer when he put not only sharp, aluminum edges but sharp aluminum corners exactly where your body spends almost all the time for continuous contact with the device.
He honestly seems like a terrible designer, which seems corroborated by him doing nothing of remote interest outside of Apple and barely inside it. The items that are regarded as design epochs, like the iPod, we're not his.
It is kind of funny how all the comments are like “yes, finally, file away!” Instead of taking a step back and asking why half the users don’t get these issues at all with the way they lay their hands on the keyboard. I’ve been using metal macbooks for as long as they’ve been around and this is the first I’m hearing of it. Maybe I’m holding it right.
Well, this can be read as a nice hack or ...
... it means the OPs job does not provide external monitors and proper keyboards :)
Savage.
OMFG I am so glad to hear I am not the only one! The stupid thing hurt my wrists on the white Macbook generation so I shaved it off so it wasn't so sharp.
Love it, this is the ultimate laptop sticker.
I dealt with sharp edges issue by investing in an Andar leather case. Works just as well.
If instead you sharpen the corners it's a security mechanism.
I would remove material from the outside edges of the front, not the center near the trackpad. The blue edges of my M2 air have already become silver and the palm rests have become more silver and glossy like glass from wear. I'm probably going to do something like this.
This seems like a reasonable choice, but man you really need to do this with a CNC mill. The craftsmanship is not there.
yay
I hate this But I also understand Still I hate this
> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit.
Damn good advice.
i think its fine but why do such a shitty job
Can we get some pictures with the hinge closed?
I'm now painfully aware of how uncomfortable the edge of my mac is.
Not seriously... I too love the sharp edges but this is scary.. Lol
> I file the sharp corners off my MacBooks. People like to freak out about this
The fact that any conscious human being has the time or energy to be "freaked out" about someone futzing around with their own devices is astounding to me.
Apple users always convincing themselves they are still using the best premium most thought after designs of all time.
> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit.
Preach.
> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit.
Bet this person never heard about FAFO
Looks terrible, I love it
I’m now wondering how difficult it would be to polish one to a mirror finish.
Honestly I love these things because they are so sturdy that you can do it. It’s like a slab of metal
I know people hate apple and I get it but like if you sign the pact with the devil you get many benefits from that ecosystem
Besides I can’t imagine going back to windows, I would have to use Linux. It wouldn’t be a tragedy alright but I am at the point where I like less customization and more the readiness and it just works aspect
I never found comfort in the endangered Linux ricing communities either that usually enriches the experience above just OS
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I think he filed edges too much that the font on the website is getting thinner. /s
I agree the edges _can_ be sharp, I have chosen to use a thin-plastic cover which also doubles as a sticker-holder. Also helps with the "bumps" and scratches...
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One of the many first world problems of this century. /s
Meanwhile a very important object called "Orion CM-003 Integrity" of the Artemis II mission is about to splash-down on Earth in 35 mins.
If my work computer were my own I would do this in a second. The MacBook pro is ridiculously uncomfortable, both in terms of geometry and heat. I don't mind when it gets warm but on a cold morning it's just downright unpleasant to get working on it.