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    Okay, potential problem

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by AbN610, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. AbN610

    AbN610 Notebook Evangelist

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    Okay i just picked up my SR MBP today from the apple store. Now i'm noticing a really annoying problem, not too serious, but annoying nontheless. The right palm rest, when press on at the corner, makes the laptop kinda wobble. It seems like the grips on the 4 corners arent working properly or something. All 4 grips are there, soo i dunno wtf the problem is. Can you MBP owners please try this out on your laptops to see if this is a problem just for me or for everyone. Press down on the corner of your right palm rest. Don't try just the corner, press down around that entire area. Do you guys experience any wobbling? Please let me know asap, this is making me very upset. Thank you.

    Edit: okay i moved it in a different position, and it stopped wobbling. this is so weird. can you guys still test this out. thanks.
     
    AbN610, Aug 27, 2007
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  2. knp

    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine doesn't have problems. Perhaps the desk is not exactly even?
     
    knp, Aug 27, 2007
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  3. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

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    No wobble here, as knp suggests - check the surface you were initially experiencing the issue.
     
    Xander, Aug 27, 2007
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  4. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    No problems at all like that, I'd bet it's your desk or whatever surface you're on that's causing the problem.
     
    niemassacre, Aug 28, 2007
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  5. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    I don't notice any wobble on the right side either. Maybe there's a tiny piece of something on one of the rubber feets that is elevating one side. Try wiping the feet and see if that clears up the wobble, or just get a new table, lol.
     
    dbam987, Aug 28, 2007
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  6. knp

    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    Or move the laptop half an inch either direction. :D
     
    knp, Aug 28, 2007
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  7. DeepShadows

    DeepShadows Notebook Geek

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    Wow you seem to be SEARCHING for problems with the macbook pro... lol
    Just relax, so what if it had wobbled? lol
     
    DeepShadows, Aug 28, 2007
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  8. Eallan

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    Stuff like that annoys me greatly too. It's easy to say "so what" but little things like that can drive you crazy.
     
    Eallan, Aug 28, 2007
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  9. DeepShadows

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    I get what you mean, my spacebar squeeks randomly, but with the way it sits doesn't really have to do with function, although I suppose it would if he used it on a desk all the time
     
    DeepShadows, Aug 30, 2007
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