I’ve got a new MacBook Pro. Again. Oh well, a “new” old MacBook Pro. There was a hardware problem with my previous MacBook Pro… again. It’s the trackpad… again. It sounds like Apple’s products aren’t built for quality. I’ve even had previous problems with the trackpads. My white MacBook arrived brand new with a warped trackpad. It was brand new then, which means I’ve not used it, so the damage had nothing to do with how I use my notebooks (just in case you’re thinking all the trackpad problems could be due my usage).
My latest trackpad problem was with clicking. The trackpad would not register clicks. Not unless I use a tremendous amount of force. At one time, I thought the clicks would still work as long as I click with more vigour. Then, I realized that by “vigorously clicking”, my thumb would leave the trackpad, come down to make contact with it, then leave the surface… and what was really happening is that the trackpad was registering a tap rather than a click.
There are times when a click is much easier to to get something done than a tap. One example would be rapid clicks over several buttons (rapid tap and mouse movements would have resulted in a click-drag action which, although can be disabled, is something that I also want to have). Another example would be double-click a word and then drag to select a range of words.
So I finally gave up and sent in my MacBook Pro to get it fixed. To cut a long story short (don’t ask…), I ended up with a new old MacBook Pro. I’m very happy, of course, not the least because I have a “new” battery. The battery is already at 94% health (i.e. max out at 94% of original maximum capacity), even though it is at 0 load cycles. But I’m sure it has to be better than my previous used MacBook Pro. I use my MacBook Pro without corded power half the time, so I appreciate every bit of battery I can get.
I know I’m not the only person with trackpad problems. It’s easy to find other people’s complaints on the Internet (after all, they are sharing the problems because they are experiencing it). But I also know of people personally who have trackpad problems. So I’m wondering why are Apple’s trackpads so problematic?
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