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TrackPad Button and Fan Clatter Woes
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mainemanx
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Oct 4, 2003, 07:45 PM
 
OK, am I the only one with an unacceptable TrackPad button?
- It's way too stiff. I tried a friend's sub-$1000 Dell laptop ... far less effort, much better "feel."
- Sometimes a single tap sends a double-click.
- It rattles.
- Bottom line: it frustrates!

Fans, they seem to be two-stage ... quiet on low speed, but very noisy on high speed. In addition, the left one has a "clatter" on high speed.
( Last edited by mainemanx; Oct 4, 2003 at 08:15 PM. )
HWMO: 2.5gHz DP G5, 1.25 gHz 15" AL PB, 1st Gen iPod, Shuffle
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mainemanx  (op)
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Oct 5, 2003, 02:14 PM
 
Hmmm ... there's a discussion of the fan clatter on the Apple Discussion site, but I guess I'm the only one complaining about the trackpad button :-|
HWMO: 2.5gHz DP G5, 1.25 gHz 15" AL PB, 1st Gen iPod, Shuffle
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Oct 5, 2003, 04:01 PM
 
My button is uneven -- its sticks up on the right-hand side. It usually works ok, but it annoys me. My wifes rev. A ibook (dual USB) had the same problem. I sent it back to apple and it took about 3 weeks for them to fix... So you can imagine why I haven't sent this one back. But I guess it's mostly cosmetic in my case.
     
mainemanx  (op)
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Oct 5, 2003, 11:17 PM
 
Originally posted by Icruise:
My button is uneven -- its sticks up on the right-hand side. It usually works ok, but it annoys me. My wifes rev. A ibook (dual USB) had the same problem. I sent it back to apple and it took about 3 weeks for them to fix... So you can imagine why I haven't sent this one back. But I guess it's mostly cosmetic in my case.
Hmmm ... my wife's from Funabashi, maybe that's the common thread
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