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MBAir Ergonomic Woes
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Just got a higher-end 13" MBAir (2012) and absolutely love it. Love it. Except that when I'm just surfing documents or the web using the trackpad, my right palm rests on the semi-sharp blade edge of the case, and after 15 minutes or so, I need to take a break because it becomes painful. I didn't notice that particular ergonomic aspect until I began to use it 'during normal activities' during a work day....which you don't get by playing w/them in the store.
Planning to return it tomorrow -- will be the first Apple product I've ever returned because it wasn't "for" me. Going to go with a 15" non-Retina matte MBPro, which would be the logical upgrade from what I used to have.
Otherwise, I love the little guy!
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That won't fix the issue with the sharp edge. The retina version probably would because its lower to the desk.
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This time I agree with Steve Jobs.
You are holding it wrong. Keep proper wrist position.
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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I had the same problem, they're awful. Bought an Acer with a rounded plastic edge.
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I just bought a Macbook Air. Don't have the sharp edge issue. Maybe some of you just have big heavy but fragile hands.
I might return my Macbook Air because I need more memory and storage space. 128GB doesn't seem enough. Also missing an ethernet port.
Might go back to my MacBook Pro. I don't mind the extra weight.
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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Thunderbolt to ethernet is cheap and full speed.
Buying an Acer instead of a Mac is just swapping a minor form of torture for a far worse one.
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MacBook 2.0GHz CD; MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz Late '08; PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1GHz; 3x Xserve G4 1GHz; Mac Mini 2GHz; Big pile of broken and working bits;
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 
Thunderbolt to ethernet is cheap and full speed.
Buying an Acer instead of a Mac is just swapping a minor form of torture for a far worse one.
I know. I was migrating my data from my macbook pro to my macbook air over wifi. After 6 hours, it still says 34 hours left. Probably because of my crappy wifi N router.
I drove around looking for the stupid thunderbolt to ethernet adaptor. I started migration over again over ethernet, and it took less than 1 hour.
But what happens if I want to use another thunderbolt device? The ethernet adaptor already taking up the port. Will need a thunderbolt device with extra thunderbolt ports.
I think I'm better off with a macbook pro and just adding in 250GB SSD myself. SSD these days are quite affordable. I won't be stuck with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD drive on the macbook air.
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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Nearly every TB device has a pass through port. So if you got a TB hard drive you'd just connect the adapter to that. Ideally you should only ever have to plug in one thunderbolt cable. Also the Apple Thunderbolt monitor has an ethernet port on it.
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Greetings. I am unable to delete my posts, and apparently you moderators are on some kind of a strike.
Therefore, I have removed the content of the original post by hand.
I am asking for this post to be deleted, since I don't seem to have the option to do that myself.
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This one time, at Boot Camp, I stuck a flute up my PC.
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Originally Posted by infowarrior
Going to go with a 15" non-Retina matte MBPro, which would be the logical upgrade from what I used to have.
If you find the front edge of the Air to be sharp/uncomfortable, you'll find it even worse with the MBPro. I use both (Pro at work, Air at home), and find the Air far more comfortable (probably because it's front edge is closer to the surface you're working on).
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Originally Posted by Andrej
I feel your pain, but not at the wrist, at my neck. I have to keep looking down to read the print on my Macbook at work and at home (all one computer), so you can bet that my neck and lower jaw want to just fall right off!
I wish I had a simple solution for this... anyone know?
An ergonomic chair and something to elevate the laptop are the way to go. I still use my old Roadtools PodiumPad both at home and at work.
Steve
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