Filing the corners off my MacBooks

Yhippa

As I'm typing on mine right now, I wonder why they made these so sharp. It hasn't cut me yet, but they are decidedly uncomfortable.

patsplat

Physical objects should be rounded, virtual windows should be square. I will die on this hill.

glitchc

Did the same for my Macbook Pro 15 unibody circa 2010. It was a great QoL improvement.

abujazar

Yea, that's ugly. I'm sure it could've been done more gracefully with 15 minutes more effort. But judging from the general wear and tear on this poor Mac I guess they don't even consider the resale value.

bloody-crow

Doing this to a work computer seem a bit questionable from the ethical standpoint. Totally fine to do whatever you want to your personal belongings though.

supliminal

> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit. Preach.

kvuj

Maybe I'm autistic, but I loooove the sharp edges near the opening. They've become almost a nervous tick of playing with them with my fingers. I've got no idea why, but the sharp feeling is amazing.

kube-system

Somebody should offer a service to chuck up Macbooks in a CNC mill and hit them with a chamfer tool

mjamesaustin

I'm not brave enough to try this on my own, but I applaud the effort. I'm pretty sure I'm developing lasting calluses on the underside of my wrists from all the constant rubbing against the sharp edge of my MBP.

michael1999

The sharp points by the track-pad are bad design. Ive made some terrible decisions when he wanted to show off.

denimnerd42

I hate those sharp edges. I've contemplated taking a router with a carbide roundover to mine many times.

adastra22

I just put a plastic case on my MacBook…

loloquwowndueo

> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit. Bet this person never heard about FAFO

krackers

There's a more thorough version of this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSaJAAqSAMw and the end-result doesn't look as tacky

powvans

Nitpicky, but he’s rounding the edges, not the corners. And yes, why are they so sharp? I seem to recall my wife having the plastic MacBook that came out circa 2006 and the edges on that thing were legitimately painful. I always marvel at how sharp the points are on the notch of the lid on my current MacBook. Very very pointy.

bilalbayram

I hate this But I also understand Still I hate this

loloquwowndueo

As a bonus the machine looks like crap so it’s far less likely to get stolen.

sharkjacobs

I don't want to do the whole front edge but this has definitely inspired me to take a file to these notch corners

teaearlgraycold

This seems like a reasonable choice, but man you really need to do this with a CNC mill. The craftsmanship is not there.