Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #2
Hi,
This was a huge issue for me when I was looking at the macbooks at the apple store. I understood that many people were probably playing around with them, bit it was just a co…
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Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #3
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Originally Posted by JustinD
I cleaned the trackpad well with a few cleaners, and it's definitely not oil or grease.
It is oil and grease, I'm so sick of people com…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #4
Clean it with Mr. Clean Magic Earaser...it'll take it right off...trust me.
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #5
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Originally Posted by PJJames
Clean it with Mr. Clean Magic Earaser...it'll take it right off...trust me.
Please don't do that, even if sarcastic not everyone is smart…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #6
Ben - you're so upset, then stop reading this forum.
Anyway, it's wear, not grease, sweat, stains, water, oil, etc. I have a right to complain as it's just like a new car's paint …
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #7
I noticed mine like a day after I got it. Didn't think it was a big deal though. If you clean it, it'll probably come right back. My wear is covering most of the trackpad now …
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #8
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Originally Posted by Hi I'm Ben
It is oil and grease, I'm so sick of people complaining over stupid little things with their MacBook. Please stop sweating and perhaps you…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #9
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
Or maybe not. He says that it's similiar to the wear on a Powerbook, which I own. Realistically the wear shouldn't start showing up so soo…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #10
Yo, ben.....what's wrong with Mr. Clean Magic Earaser??? I use it on everything...I've used it on my blackbook trackpad and it takes the grease wear right off.
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #11
How does the Mr Clean really mess up a laptop?
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #12
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Originally Posted by Dark Helmet
How does the Mr Clean really mess up a laptop?
Exactly...I use it on everything...used it to clean my Powerbook all the time and mak…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #13
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Originally Posted by Hi I'm Ben
No, you'd fine white scratch marks from scrapping the solid black plastic, it's not painted.
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Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #14
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
That's paint. A solid black plastic would be very difficult to achieve.
BS. That picture only goes to show the white letters are printe…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #15
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
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That's paint. A solid black plastic would be very difficult to achieve.
Which is prob…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #16
Of course your other laptops have the same effect, it's your body oil rubbing off your fingers onto the track pad in the places you use it the most. It's the same reason my CLEAR P…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #17
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
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That's paint. A solid black plastic would be very difficult to achieve.
Come again? Have a lo…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #18
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Originally Posted by Hi I'm Ben
It is oil and grease, I'm so sick of people complaining over stupid little things with their MacBook. Please stop sweating and perhaps you…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #19
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Originally Posted by tooki
Come again? Have a look at a Pismo one day, why don't you? They are solid black, and some parts are painted, others are plain solid black plast…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #20
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Originally Posted by Simon
BS. That picture only goes to show the white letters are printed onto a black surface.
Listen to Ben, he's right....
So does Ben even own…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #21
What you said (and since deleted from your post) is that "A solid black plastic would be very difficult to achieve," which is utter nonsense.
You are correct that plastic tends to…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #22
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
So does Ben even own a black Macbook yet?
Don't know but I own one myself and I know as a fact that the white letters are printed onto …
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #23
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Originally Posted by Simon
Don't know but I own one myself and I know as a fact that the white letters are printed onto the black plastic of the MB and not the other way …
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #24
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Originally Posted by mathew_m
However I don't understand why you need both a MB and MBP Something tells me that you have too much dispoable income.
That is absolu…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #25
Which leads us to a good question, how do we prevent or cover the sheen issue?
By the way the sheen I have is not from oil or grease it's from sheer daily use and wear.
For my iB…
Trackpad wear after 3 days! — #26
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Originally Posted by Simon
That is absolutely none of your business. A simple 'sorry for posting false information' would have been more appropriate.
Apologize for w…