[Vincent Ferrari]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/app...trackpad-issues

"Apple is reportedly looking into issues regarding its no-buttoned glass trackpad on its new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. According to a blog post by an Apple fan, he had sent an e-mail to Steve Jobs over issues he was having with the new hardware. He then received a call from an Apple representative shortly after sending the message, who said that Apple was currently "looking into the complaints, but has no immediate resolution."

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my review of the new MacBook Pro, and honestly I haven't bumped into this precise issue.  I have had my share of fidgitiness (is that even a word?) with the tracking, but the clicking seems to be working fine.  The good news, of course, is that Apple seems to have gotten enough complaints that they're actually looking into it.  I'm wondering though; if you've already gotten yours, are you having issues with the trackpad clicking or any other issues with the new glass trackpad?  I'm interested to know how widespread this actually is.

[Vincent Ferrari]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/app...trackpad-issues

"Apple is reportedly looking into issues regarding its no-buttoned glass trackpad on its new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. According to a blog post by an Apple fan, he had sent an e-mail to Steve Jobs over issues he was having with the new hardware. He then received a call from an Apple representative shortly after sending the message, who said that Apple was currently "looking into the complaints, but has no immediate resolution."

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my review of the new MacBook Pro, and honestly I haven't bumped into this precise issue.  I have had my share of fidgitiness (is that even a word?) with the tracking, but the clicking seems to be working fine.  The good news, of course, is that Apple seems to have gotten enough complaints that they're actually looking into it.  I'm wondering though; if you've already gotten yours, are you having issues with the trackpad clicking or any other issues with the new glass trackpad?  I'm interested to know how widespread this actually is.

[petvas]

As always, Rev. A products do have specific quality issues. I am sure Apple will sort it out eventually...
Having said that I have to say I don't like the new Apple mirrors...

[Vincent Ferrari]

Based on what I had heard, I thought the glass screen would be much worse, but I'm okay with it. Guess it just works for my lighting situation

[petvas]

Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari

Based on what I had heard, I thought the glass screen would be much worse, but I'm okay with it. Guess it just works for my lighting situation

The problem is that when you have a laptop you can't always control the lightning! Having a glossy display isn't that bad, but having the glass surface on top of it is just not ergonomic. It makes working on the laptop almost impossible. It looks really impressive but I cannot use it...

[alex_kac]

I love my new MacBook. I opted for a glossy screen on the last generation MBP and so was very happy the new ones came with it anyway. I also really love the new glass trackpad - EXCEPT when it doesn't register taps.

I believe the issue is the gestures. It really seems to not take a click only when I have a couple fingers on the trackpad. But I plan to get it fixed.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari

Based on what I had heard, I thought the glass screen would be much worse, but I'm okay with it. Guess it just works for my lighting situation

Part of the reason is that glossy screens have evolved and are somewhat more glare-resistant than the original glossy screens. I thought I'd never want a glossy screen, but after I got my iMac I was hooked. The contrast is great.

Anyway, almost every rev. 1 of Apple products have issues. They've generally gotten better as of late, but Apple's generally aggressive with adopting new technologies, and runs into trouble as a result.

--janak

[mwfielder]

Had my new MBP for about a week...my only issue is that you have to press fairly hard on the pad to click. So I set the trackpad settings to register a simple tap to click and I'm loving it...

[TimH]

I got the new MacBook shortly after its release and in general love it. The track pad is a bit finicky as you say I haven't had any problems clicking...just some times it stops tracking for a second...a simple click will fix it.

[Vincent Ferrari]

Originally Posted by TimH

I got the new MacBook shortly after its release and in general love it. The track pad is a bit finicky as you say I haven't had any problems clicking...just some times it stops tracking for a second...a simple click will fix it.

That's exactly the problem I'm having and it's DRIVING ME FRIGGING CRAZY!

[Macguy59]

Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari

That's exactly the problem I'm having and it's DRIVING ME FRIGGING CRAZY!

Ditto with my MacBook. My only issue with clicks is I have a tendency to rest my finger too close to the lower right hand corner resulting in secondary click