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I wish it was just a hardware search, but I always find the other OS alternatives have a gotcha or two for my needs. Off topic, I have the new mac book pro 15"

by johne20 10y ago

I wish it was just a hardware search, but I always find the other OS alternatives have a gotcha or two for my needs. Off topic, I have the new mac book pro 15" model (coming from 13" macbook), and I have started to have severe wrist pain. I am not sure if it is because of the new gigantic trackpad or keyboard. I am trying everything short of returning it for now. Any one else having this issue?

analog31 10y ago
This is not intended in any way to be critical of Apple for not offering a touch screen model. But if someone is already inclined to look for a non-Apple notebook, a touch screen system might be worth trying. I have a problem with all trackpads, possibly just due to poor hand to eye coordination. I'm a double bassist, so maybe I'm just ham fisted. But I find that a touch screen system is so much more comfortable, that I put up with the OS and with fingerprints.
tiglionabbit 10y ago
Is it carpal tunnel syndrome? Try to avoid resting your wrist on a surface while typing. Also consider a better keyboard layout like dvorak or colemak.
- johne20 10y ago
  Thanks for advice. I have had what I imagine is carpal tunnel syndrome 5-7 years ago but it had went away when I stopped using a mouse and just used trackpad. This feels just like that again. To avoid resting wrists, do you generally use a pad that supports your forearms then or just hold arms/wrists up? My pain has always been just my right wrist which I use on trackpad.
  - toasterlovin 10y ago
    When I get pain in my right hand/wrist after extensive trackpad use, I just switch hands. I'm a little slower with my left, but overall it's a good solution for me.
  - moh_maya 10y ago
    FWIW, if possible and if you haven't already, I'd suggest trying an external trackball mouse. Particularly the Microsoft ergonomic ones, or the equivalent Logitech ones. Microsoft discontinued the one I use now (coming up to about 10 years and still going strong) but this mouse from Logitech seems similar: Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball: http://www.logitech.com/en-in/product/wireless-trackball-m570 http://www.logitech.com/en-in/product/wireless-trackball-m57... It made a big difference in how (less) stiff my right hand wrist (trackpad / x230) felt in just a few days of use. Definitely better than the trackpad or a regular mouse, IMO
    - nasmorn 10y ago
      I get pain in my wrists from touch pads so I always have a mouse with me. I stopped believing in ergonomics when I worked for 3 months at a kitchen table without any issues. As someone who had huge issues in the past. I guess you gotta find something that works.
tqkxzugoaupvwqr 10y ago
Do you by any chance rest your forearms / wrists differently than on your 13"? One reviewer mentioned he got annoyed by the less than perfect palm rejection in the new touchpad. When he rested his palms, it occasionally led to clicks or right-clicks. To counter unwanted clicks, he changed how he positioned his wrists, and he raised his wrists whenever he clicked to avoid right-clicks. It strained his wrists and he wasn’t happy about it.

by johne20 10y ago

analog31 10y ago

This is not intended in any way to be critical of Apple for not offering a touch screen model. But if someone is already inclined to look for a non-Apple notebook, a touch screen system might be worth trying. I have a problem with all trackpads, possibly just due to poor hand to eye coordination. I'm a double bassist, so maybe I'm just ham fisted. But I find that a touch screen system is so much more comfortable, that I put up with the OS and with fingerprints.

tiglionabbit 10y ago

Is it carpal tunnel syndrome? Try to avoid resting your wrist on a surface while typing. Also consider a better keyboard layout like dvorak or colemak.

johne20 10y ago
Thanks for advice. I have had what I imagine is carpal tunnel syndrome 5-7 years ago but it had went away when I stopped using a mouse and just used trackpad. This feels just like that again. To avoid resting wrists, do you generally use a pad that supports your forearms then or just hold arms/wrists up? My pain has always been just my right wrist which I use on trackpad.
- toasterlovin 10y ago
  When I get pain in my right hand/wrist after extensive trackpad use, I just switch hands. I'm a little slower with my left, but overall it's a good solution for me.
- moh_maya 10y ago
  FWIW, if possible and if you haven't already, I'd suggest trying an external trackball mouse. Particularly the Microsoft ergonomic ones, or the equivalent Logitech ones. Microsoft discontinued the one I use now (coming up to about 10 years and still going strong) but this mouse from Logitech seems similar: Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball: http://www.logitech.com/en-in/product/wireless-trackball-m570 http://www.logitech.com/en-in/product/wireless-trackball-m57... It made a big difference in how (less) stiff my right hand wrist (trackpad / x230) felt in just a few days of use. Definitely better than the trackpad or a regular mouse, IMO
  - nasmorn 10y ago
    I get pain in my wrists from touch pads so I always have a mouse with me. I stopped believing in ergonomics when I worked for 3 months at a kitchen table without any issues. As someone who had huge issues in the past. I guess you gotta find something that works.

tqkxzugoaupvwqr 10y ago

Do you by any chance rest your forearms / wrists differently than on your 13"? One reviewer mentioned he got annoyed by the less than perfect palm rejection in the new touchpad. When he rested his palms, it occasionally led to clicks or right-clicks. To counter unwanted clicks, he changed how he positioned his wrists, and he raised his wrists whenever he clicked to avoid right-clicks. It strained his wrists and he wasn’t happy about it.